Essential keybinds to get started. Super key = Windows key.
| Keybind | Action |
|---|---|
| Super + W | Open wallpaper picker |
| Super + H | Open guide (keybinds, system info, changelog) |
| Super + D | Open app launcher |
| Super + B | Open battery popup |
| Super + N | Open network manager |
| Super + X | Open volume popup |
| Super + S | Open calendar/weather |
| Super + C | Open clipboard manager |
| Super + P | Open movies/humor popup |
| Super + M | Open monitor manager |
| Super + Shift + S | Open settings panel |
| Super + Shift + T | Open focus timer |
| Alt + Q | Open music player |
| Super + T | Open terminal (Kitty) |
| Super + G | Open Google Chrome |
| Super + J | Open Microsoft Edge |
| Super + E | Open file manager (Thunar) |
| Super + F | Open Spotify |
| Super + A | Open Discord |
| Super + K | Open Steam |
| Alt + V | Open VS Code |
| Super + V | Open PulseAudio volume control (pavucontrol) |
| Super + Q | Kill focused window |
| Super + Shift + F | Toggle floating window |
| Super + Shift + arrows | Resize active window |
| Super + Ctrl + arrows | Move window in direction |
| Super + arrows | Move focus between windows |
| Super + L | Lock screen |
| Super + Space | Play/Pause media (playerctl) |
| Super + R | Reload QuickShell UI |
| Super + 1–0 | Switch to workspace 1–10 |
| Super + Shift + 1–0 | Move window to workspace 1–10 |
| Super + Tab | Focus next monitor |
| Take screenshot (region select + edit) | |
| Shift + Print | Take screenshot (region, skip editor) |
| Super + Print | Take screenshot (full screen) |
| Super + Shift + Print | Take screenshot (full screen + edit) |
Tip: You can customize all keybindings in
~/.config/hypr/settings.json
under the keybinds array. Custom binds override defaults.