Niri / Keybind

Subject

• Config File
• System
• Overview
• Application
• Window
• Workspace
• Column
• Screenshot
• Brightness
• Volume

Config File

Config File
~/.config/niri/config.kdl
~/.config/niri/section/profile/main/init.kdl
~/.config/niri/section/skeleton/main/skel.kdl
~/.config/niri/section/profile/main/keybind.kdl
~/.config/niri/autostart

System

Keybind	Action	Command
Alt + Shift + x	Exit	spawn wlogout
Alt + Ctrl + x	Logout	quit
Alt + Ctrl + Delete	Logout	quit

run yay -Sy --needed wlogout to install wlogout

Keybind	Action	Command
Alt + Shift + z	Lock	spawn swaylock
Alt + Ctrl + z	Monitors Power Off	power-off-monitors

Keybind	Action	Command
Alt + Ctrl + l	Lock	spawn swaylock
Alt + Ctrl + p	Monitors Power Off	power-off-monitors

run yay -Sy --needed swaylock to install swaylock

Overview

Keybind	Action	Command
Super + v	Workspace Overview	toggle-overview
Alt + Shift + /	Hotkey Tips	show-hotkey-overlay

Application

Application / Launcher

Keybind	Action	Command
Alt + Shift + d	Launcher drun	spawn rofi -show drun
Alt + Shift + r	Launcher run	spawn rofi -show run

Application / Terminal

Keybind	Action	Command
Alt + Enter	Terminal	spawn xfce4-terminal
Alt + Shift + a	Terminal	spawn xfce4-terminal
Alt + Ctrl + a	Terminal	spawn foot
Alt + Shift + t	Terminal	spawn sakura
Alt + Ctrl + t	Terminal	spawn kitty

Application / Favorite

Keybind	Action	Command
Alt + Shift + f	File Manager	spawn thunar
Alt + Shift + g	File Manager	spawn pcmanfm
Alt + Shift + e	Text Editor	spawn mousepad
Alt + Shift + b	Web Browser	spawn firefox --new-tab about:blank
Alt + Shift + v	Volume Control	spawn pavucontrol
Alt + Shift + n	Network Connection	spawn kitty --class 'nmtui' --title 'Network Settings' nmtui

Window

Window / Close

Keybind	Action	Command
Super + q	Window Close	close-window
Alt + F4	Window Close	close-window

Window / Fullscreen

Keybind	Action	Command
Super + f	Window Toggle Fullscreen	fullscreen-window

Window / Resize

Keybind	Action	Command
Super + Ctrl + Up	Window Resize	set-window-height "-5%"
Super + Ctrl + Down	Window Resize	set-window-height "+5%"
Super + Ctrl + Left	Window Resize	set-column-width "-5%"
Super + Ctrl + Right	Window Resize	set-column-width "+5%"

Keybind	Action	Command
Super + Ctrl + k	Window Resize	set-window-height "-5%"
Super + Ctrl + j	Window Resize	set-window-height "+5%"
Super + Ctrl + h	Window Resize	set-column-width "-5%"
Super + Ctrl + l	Window Resize	set-column-width "+5%"

Window / Tabbed

Keybind	Action	Command
Super + t	Window Tabbed	toggle-column-tabbed-display

Window / Floating or Tiling

Keybind	Action	Command
Super + Escape	Window Toggle Floating	toggle-window-floating
Super + z	Window Focus	switch-focus-between-floating-and-tiling

Window / Focus

Keybind	Action	Command
Super + a	Window Focus Prev	focus-column-left
Super + s	Window Focus Next	focus-column-right

Keybind	Action	Command
Super + Up	Window Focus Prev	focus-window-up
Super + Down	Window Focus Next	focus-window-down
Super + Left	Window Focus Prev	focus-column-left
Super + Right	Window Focus Next	focus-column-right

Keybind	Action	Command
Super + k	Window Focus Prev	focus-window-up
Super + j	Window Focus Next	focus-window-down
Super + h	Window Focus Prev	focus-column-left
Super + l	Window Focus Next	focus-column-right

Keybind	Action	Command
Super + WheelScrollDown	Window Focus Prev	focus-column-left
Super + WheelScrollUp	Window Focus Next	focus-column-right

Window / Swap

Keybind	Action	Command
Super + grave	Window Swap Prev	move-column-left
Super + Tab	Window Swap Next	move-column-right

grave means `

Keybind	Action	Command
Super + Shift + Up	Window Swap Prev	move-window-up
Super + Shift + Down	Window Swap Next	move-window-down
Super + Shift + Left	Window Swap Prev	move-column-left
Super + Shift + Right	Window Swap Next	move-column-right

Keybind	Action	Command
Super + Shift + k	Window Swap Prev	move-window-up
Super + Shift + j	Window Swap Next	move-window-down
Super + Shift + h	Window Swap Prev	move-column-left
Super + Shift + l	Window Swap Next	move-column-right

Keybind	Action	Command
Super + Shift + WheelScrollDown	Window Swap Prev	move-column-left
Super + Shift + WheelScrollUp	Window Swap Next	move-column-right

Window / Move

Keybind	Action	Command
Super + c	Window Move	center-column

Workspace

Workspace / Specific

Keybind	Action	Command
Super + 1	Workspace Focus 1	focus-workspace 1
Super + 2	Workspace Focus 2	focus-workspace 2
Super + 3	Workspace Focus 3	focus-workspace 3
Super + 4	Workspace Focus 4	focus-workspace 4
Super + 5	Workspace Focus 5	focus-workspace 5
Super + 6	Workspace Focus 6	focus-workspace 6
Super + 7	Workspace Focus 7	focus-workspace 7
Super + 8	Workspace Focus 8	focus-workspace 8
Super + 9	Workspace Focus 9	focus-workspace 9

Keybind	Action	Command
Super + Shift + 1	Window MoveTo Workspace 1	move-column-to-workspace 1
Super + Shift + 2	Window MoveTo Workspace 2	move-column-to-workspace 2
Super + Shift + 3	Window MoveTo Workspace 3	move-column-to-workspace 3
Super + Shift + 4	Window MoveTo Workspace 4	move-column-to-workspace 4
Super + Shift + 5	Window MoveTo Workspace 5	move-column-to-workspace 5
Super + Shift + 6	Window MoveTo Workspace 6	move-column-to-workspace 6
Super + Shift + 7	Window MoveTo Workspace 7	move-column-to-workspace 7
Super + Shift + 8	Window MoveTo Workspace 8	move-column-to-workspace 8
Super + Shift + 9	Window MoveTo Workspace 9	move-column-to-workspace 9

Workspace / Focus

Keybind	Action	Command
Alt + a	Workspace Focus Prev	focus-workspace-up
Alt + s	Workspace Focus Next	focus-workspace-down

Keybind	Action	Command
Alt + WheelScrollUp	Workspace Focus Prev	focus-workspace-up
Alt + WheelScrollDown	Workspace Focus Next	focus-workspace-down

Workspace / Swap

Keybind	Action	Command
Super + Ctrl + a	Workspace Swap Prev	move-workspace-up
Super + Ctrl + s	Workspace Swap Next	move-workspace-down

Keybind	Action	Command
Alt + Ctrl + WheelScrollUp	Workspace Swap Prev	move-workspace-up
Alt + Ctrl + WheelScrollDown	Workspace Swap Next	move-workspace-down

Workspace / Window MoveTo

Keybind	Action	Command
Super + Shift + a	Window MoveTo Workspace Prev	move-column-to-workspace-up
Super + Shift + s	Window MoveTo Workspace Next	move-column-to-workspace-down

Keybind	Action	Command
Alt + Shift + WheelScrollUp	Window MoveTo Workspace Prev	move-column-to-workspace-up
Alt + Shift + WheelScrollDown	Window MoveTo Workspace Next	move-column-to-workspace-down

Column

Column / Window Move

Keybind	Action	Command
Super + BracketLeft	Window MoveTo Column	consume-or-expel-window-left
Super + BracketRight	Window MoveTo Column	consume-or-expel-window-right

Keybind	Action	Command
Super + Comma	Window MoveTo Column	consume-window-into-column
Super + Period	Window MoveTo Column	expel-window-from-column

• BracketLeft means [ ({)
• BracketRight means ] (})
• Comma means , (<)
• Period means . (>)

Column / Window Resize

Keybind	Action	Command
Super + w	Window Maximize	maximize-column

Keybind	Action	Command
Super + Shift + w	Window Maximize Width	expand-column-to-available-width
Super + Ctrl + w	Window Maximize Height	reset-window-height

Keybind	Action	Command
Super + Shift + f	Window Resize Width	switch-preset-column-width
Super + Ctrl + f	Window Resize Height	switch-preset-window-height

Screenshot

Keybind	Action	Command
Print	Screenshot Fullscreen	screenshot-screen
Super + Print	Screenshot Window	screenshot-window
Ctrl + Print	Screenshot Region	screenshot

Brightness

Keybind	Action	Command
XF86MonBrightnessDown	Brightness Up	spawn brightnessctl set +5%
XF86MonBrightnessUp	Brightness Down	spawn brightnessctl set 5%-

run sudo pacman -Sy --needed brightnessctl to install brightnessctl

Volume

Keybind	Action	Command
XF86AudioMute	Volume Mute	spawn pamixer --toggle-mute
XF86AudioRaiseVolume	Volume Up	spawn pamixer -i 5
XF86AudioLowerVolume	Volume Down	spawn pamixer -d 5

run sudo pacman -Sy --needed pamixer to install pamixer