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Hyprland (Deprecated) Keybinds & FAQ

Take a look into our Hyprland FAQ.

Most of the key combinations require the use of the mod key which in our case is the Windows key (referenced as SUPER), you can change it on the config file.

DescriptionKey
Open terminal Super + Return
Open Rofi (Program Launcher) Super + Space
Open file manager Super + E
Close focused window Super + Q
DescriptionKey
Go to workspace (0-9) Super + 0 through Super + 9
Next workspace Super + Period
Previous workspace Super + Comma
Move between workspaces with scroll wheel Super + Scroll
Switch to previous workspace Super + Slash
DescriptionKey
Focus window up Super + ArrowUp
Focus window down Super + ArrowDown
Focus window left Super + ArrowLeft
Focus window right Super + ArrowRight
Change active group Super + Tab
DescriptionKey
Move window to workspace (0-9) without switching Super + Shift + 1 through Super + Shift + 9
Move window to workspace (0-9) and switch to it Super + Control + 1 through Super + Control + 9
Move window up Super + Shift + ArrowUp
Move window down Super + Shift + ArrowDown
Move window left Super + Shift + ArrowLeft
Move window right Super + Shift + ArrowRight
Toggle window fullscreen Super + F
Toggle window floating Super + V
Pin window to all workspaces (floating) Super + Y
Toggle window to group Super + K
Toggle current window split Super + J
DescriptionKey
Move active window to Special workspace Super + Minus
Toggle Special workspace Super + Equal
Call special workspace scratchpad Super + F1
Move active window to special workspace scratchpad Super + Alt + F1
DescriptionKey
Enter resize mode (use H,J,K,L or arrows, Escape to exit) Super + R
Resize window down Super + Control + Shift + J or Super + Control + Shift + ArrowDown
Resize window up Super + Control + Shift + K or Super + Control + Shift + ArrowUp
Resize window left Super + Control + Shift + H or Super + Control + Shift + ArrowLeft
Resize window right Super + Control + Shift + L or Super + Control + Shift + ArrowRight
DescriptionKey
Move window with mouse Super + LeftClick
Resize window with mouse Super + RightClick
DescriptionKey
Screenshot of area Print
Screenshot of active window Control + Print
Screenshot of active display Alt + Print
Reload Waybar Super + O
Lower gap between windows Super + G
Reset gaps to default Super + Shift + G
Lock screen Super + L
Exit Hyprland by terminating the session Super + Shift + M
DescriptionKey
Volume controlMultimedia keys: VolUp VolDown Mute
Brightness controlMultimedia keys: depends on hardware
Playback controlMultimedia keys: Play/Pause Next Previous

Why does my Discord, Thunar and Nautilus have a weird background?

Section titled “Why does my Discord, Thunar and Nautilus have a weird background?”

This is because the window has a modified opacity.

  • Consider modifying the window rule in the Hyprland config file.
Example
windowrulev2 = opacity 0.92, class:^(thunar|nemo)$
  • No, install one you like.

What are the reasons behind the deprecation of CachyOS Hyprland settings?

Section titled “What are the reasons behind the deprecation of CachyOS Hyprland settings?”

Due to the burden of maintaining against the constant upstream changes breaking the configuration + lack of a dedicated maintainer, we have decided to deprecate our Hyprland settings (dotfiles).