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Keybinds

AmazinAxel edited this page May 8, 2026 · 15 revisions

If you are switching from a non-keyboard oriented way of using a computer, I'll admit that having to learn new keybinds for everything is annoying.

If you're used to a tiling WM already, the keybinds are pretty much the defaults (except for the shell stuff and the lack of vim homerow keybinds which I plan to add soon when I switch to neovim)

I can promise you that once you get the hang of these keybinds, it'll feel natural and you'll be super fast. My baby lil brother made the switch in just a few days!

Note that the screenshot key is just the print screen key, there's no alias for that. The Super key is equivalent to the Windows key (if you're on a Mac keyboard and want to configure it to be Command, you can change that in the sway config)

Opening programs

Super + Enter Open foot
Super + E Open Zen browser
Super + Q Close current window

Shell stuff

Super + Z Toggle Bar visibility
Super + Space Toggle app launcher
Super + . Toggle emoji picker
Super + X Toggle quicksettings
Super + A Toggle AI chat
Super + V Toggle clipboard history (more keybinds)
Super + R Toggle recording menu (more keybinds)
Super + Shift + S or power button Power menu (more keybinds)
Super + C Hide last notification
Super + Ctrl + D Toggle Do Not Disturb (notifications wont appear)
Super + L Toggles focus mode (social media apps like Discord or Slack can't be launched, to be used alongside a Pomodoro timer)
Super + B Toggles the blue light filter, for use in outdoor/light environments

Media

Super + S Play/pause mpris
Super + / Toggle mpd playing
Super + Ctrl + . Next mpd track
Super + Ctrl + , Previous track
Super + > Next playlist (for both mpd and the wallpaper)
Super + < Previous playlist (for both mpd and the wallpaper)

Sway

Super + Shift + left/right/up/down Move window
Super + left/right/up/down Move focus
Super + Tab Switch to previous workspace
Ctrl + Super + right/left Next/previous workspace
Super + mouse scroll up/down Next/prev workspace
Ctrl + Super + Shift + right/left Move window to next/prev workspace
Ctrl + Super + Scroll Up/down Move window to next/prev workspace
F11 Toggle fullscreen
Super + F Toggle between floating & tiling window state

Clipboard (in Super + V)

Enter Select entry
C Copy 2nd most recent entry
E Edit selected image
W Wipe the history

Recording Menu (in Super + R)

Space Start recording
C Clip last 30 seconds
R Toggle microphone
Q Toggle recording quality

Power Menu (in Super + Shift + S)

L Lock screen
S Sleep
R Reboot
Q Shut down

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