• Before installing
  • Nvidia users
  • Login managers
  • Configuration
  • Display configuration
  • Multihead
  • Clamshell Mode
  • HiDPI
  • Display rotation
  • Redshift equivalent
  • Input configuration
  • Keyboard layout
  • Load custom xkb keymap file (since #3999)
  • Keyboard repeat delay and rate
  • Load a modified custom xkb keymap (xmodmap equivalent)
  • Libinput config options
  • Touch Display Mapping
  • Wallpapers
  • Swaybar configuration
  • Comments
  • Taking screenshots
  • Creating screencasts
  • Program launchers
  • Screen zooming feature
  • Setting environmental variables
  • FAQ
  • Before asking questions...
  • How do I get rid of title bars on applications?
  • Where are my tray icons?
  • How do I configure urxvt transparency?
  • I'm not using logind but still want DBus/PolKit/power management to work.
  • xbacklight
  • Which terminal emulator can I use?
  • Why am I getting Error on line XX […] Unknown key?
  • Locale-specific configuration tricks
  • Workspace switching on the French layout
  • Key bindings on a dual US/Russian layout or US/Greek
  • Windows/KDE/gnome launcher shortcut
  • Memorize and switch target windows
  • Move workspace to current output when switching
  • Move all workspace windows
  • XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP environment variable is not being set
  • Systemd and dbus activation environments
  • Troubleshooting
  • How do I report issues?
  • I just installed sway. I can move my mouse cursor but my keyboard does not work.
  • I can't run anything.
  • My keyboard shortcuts do not work.
  • i3-dmenu-desktop does not work.
  • My favorite application isn't displayed right, how can I fix this?
  • Disabling client-side Qt decorations
  • Window rules to adjust sway's borders
  • Issues with Java applications
  • Issues with JetBrains IDE popups/menus losing focus
  • Status icon doesn't show up
  • I run a Linux distribution without systemd and sway does not start.
  • I have a multi-gpu setup (like intel+nvidia or intel+amd) and sway does not start / Some video cards cannot display / Full screen images, etc. will be corrupted
  • My GTK+3 theme isn't working
  • After unplugging an external display, some applications appear too large on my HiDPI screen
  • Is an application using Xwayland?
  • Mouse events (clicking, scrolling) aren't working on some of my workspaces
  • Xwayland DPI increases after hotplug
  • I can't open links in external applications in Firefox
  • Android studio draws the menus in the wrong place
  • GTK+ applications take 20 seconds to start
  • Wayland won't let me run apps as root
  • Clutter applications hang at startup
  • Sway 1.6 shows garbage or a blank screen on Nouveau
  • eglInitialize errors on with nouveau
  • Sway shows garbage or blank screen on usb-c 3.2 Gen 2 DisplayPort monitor.
  • How can I setup keyboard volume keys?
  • My screen isn't detected when plugged in
  • How do I utilize wp-fractional-scale-v1 since Sway 1.9?
  • No hardware acceleration since Sway 1.10
  • wmenu doesn't show command suggestions as you type