diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/openroad/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/op/openroad/package.nix
similarity index 55%
rename from pkgs/applications/science/electronics/openroad/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/op/openroad/package.nix
index ef9db55ef3f5..2023f2606825 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/openroad/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/op/openroad/package.nix
@@ -1,50 +1,45 @@
 {
   lib,
-  mkDerivation,
+  stdenv,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+
+  # nativeBuildInputs
   bison,
   cmake,
   doxygen,
   flex,
-  git,
-  python3,
+  gitMinimal,
+  gtest,
+  libsForQt5,
+  pkg-config,
   swig,
+
+  # buildInputs
   boost186, # 1.87.0 broken https://github.com/boostorg/asio/issues/442
   cbc, # for clp
   cimg,
   clp, # for or-tools
   cudd,
   eigen,
-  gtest,
   glpk,
   lcov,
   lemon-graph,
-  libsForQt5,
   libjpeg,
   or-tools,
   pcre,
-  pkg-config,
+  python3,
   re2, # for or-tools
   readline,
   spdlog,
   tcl,
   tclPackages,
-  xorg,
   yosys,
   zlib,
+  xorg,
   llvmPackages,
-  stdenv,
 }:
 
-let
-  or-tools-static = or-tools.overrideAttrs (oldAttrs: {
-    cmakeFlags = oldAttrs.cmakeFlags ++ [
-      # https://github.com/google/or-tools/issues/3709
-      "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF"
-    ];
-  });
-in
-mkDerivation rec {
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "openroad";
   version = "2.0-unstable-2025-03-01";
 
@@ -61,39 +56,42 @@ mkDerivation rec {
     cmake
     doxygen
     flex
-    git
+    gitMinimal
     gtest
+    libsForQt5.wrapQtAppsHook
     pkg-config
     swig
   ];
 
-  buildInputs = [
-    boost186
-    cbc
-    cimg
-    clp
-    cudd
-    eigen
-    glpk
-    lcov
-    lemon-graph
-    libjpeg
-    or-tools-static
-    pcre
-    python3
-    libsForQt5.qtbase
-    libsForQt5.qtcharts
-    libsForQt5.qtsvg
-    libsForQt5.qtdeclarative
-    re2
-    readline
-    spdlog
-    tcl
-    tclPackages.tclreadline
-    yosys
-    xorg.libX11
-    zlib
-  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [ llvmPackages.openmp ];
+  buildInputs =
+    [
+      boost186
+      cbc
+      cimg
+      clp
+      cudd
+      eigen
+      glpk
+      lcov
+      lemon-graph
+      libjpeg
+      libsForQt5.qtbase
+      libsForQt5.qtcharts
+      libsForQt5.qtdeclarative
+      libsForQt5.qtsvg
+      or-tools
+      pcre
+      python3
+      re2
+      readline
+      spdlog
+      tcl
+      tclPackages.tclreadline
+      yosys
+      zlib
+    ]
+    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux [ xorg.libX11 ]
+    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [ llvmPackages.openmp ];
 
   postPatch = ''
     patchShebangs --build etc/find_messages.py
@@ -103,18 +101,18 @@ mkDerivation rec {
 
   cmakeFlags =
     [
-      "-DENABLE_TESTS=ON"
-      "-DUSE_SYSTEM_BOOST=ON"
-      "-DUSE_SYSTEM_ABC=OFF"
-      "-DABC_SKIP_TESTS=ON" # it attempts to download gtest
-      "-DUSE_SYSTEM_OPENSTA=OFF"
-      "-DOPENROAD_VERSION=${version}_${src.rev}"
-      "-DCMAKE_RULE_MESSAGES=OFF"
-      "-DTCL_HEADER=${tcl}/include/tcl.h"
-      "-DTCL_LIBRARY=${tcl}/lib/libtcl${stdenv.hostPlatform.extensions.sharedLibrary}"
+      (lib.cmakeBool "ENABLE_TESTS" true)
+      (lib.cmakeBool "USE_SYSTEM_BOOST" true)
+      (lib.cmakeBool "USE_SYSTEM_ABC" false)
+      (lib.cmakeBool "ABC_SKIP_TESTS" true) # it attempts to download gtest
+      (lib.cmakeBool "USE_SYSTEM_OPENSTA" false)
+      (lib.cmakeFeature "OPENROAD_VERSION" "${version}_${src.rev}")
+      (lib.cmakeBool "CMAKE_RULE_MESSAGES" false)
+      (lib.cmakeFeature "TCL_HEADER" "${tcl}/include/tcl.h")
+      (lib.cmakeFeature "TCL_LIBRARY" "${tcl}/lib/libtcl${stdenv.hostPlatform.extensions.sharedLibrary}")
     ]
     ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
-      "-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=-DBOOST_STACKTRACE_GNU_SOURCE_NOT_REQUIRED"
+      (lib.cmakeFeature "CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS" "-DBOOST_STACKTRACE_GNU_SOURCE_NOT_REQUIRED")
     ];
 
   # Resynthesis needs access to the Yosys binaries.
@@ -130,18 +128,22 @@ mkDerivation rec {
 
   doInstallCheck = true;
   installCheckPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstallCheck
+
     $out/bin/openroad -version
     $out/bin/sta -version
+
+    runHook postInstallCheck
   '';
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  meta = {
     description = "OpenROAD's unified application implementing an RTL-to-GDS flow";
     homepage = "https://theopenroadproject.org";
-    license = licenses.bsd3;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [
+    license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
       trepetti
       hzeller
     ];
-    platforms = platforms.linux ++ platforms.darwin;
+    platforms = lib.platforms.linux ++ lib.platforms.darwin;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index ad4ad32cc674..fbd07fa94373 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -18497,8 +18497,6 @@ with pkgs;
     qcsxcad = libsForQt5.qcsxcad;
   };
 
-  openroad = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/science/electronics/openroad { };
-
   qucs-s = qt6Packages.callPackage ../applications/science/electronics/qucs-s { };
 
   xyce = callPackage ../applications/science/electronics/xyce { };