hyprland-wiki/pages/Configuring/Advanced-config.md

This page documents all of the more advanced config options. Binds, curves, execs, etc.

{{< hint type=important >}}

Please remember, that for ALL arguments separated by a comma, if you want to leave one of them empty, you cannot reduce the number of commas, unless told otherwise in a specific section:

three_param_keyword=A,B,C # OK

three_param_keyword=A,C # NOT OK

three_param_keyword=A,,C # OK

{{< /hint >}}

Table of contents

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Monitors

monitor=name,res,offset,scale

for example:

monitor=DP-1,1920x1080@144,0x0,1

will tell Hyprland to make the monitor on DP-1 a 1920x1080 display, at 144Hz, 0x0 off from the beginning and a scale of 1.

Please use the offset for its intended purpose before asking stupid questions about "fixing" monitors being mirrored.

Please remember the offset is calculated with the scaled resolution, meaning if you want your 4K monitor with scale 2 to the left of your 1080p one, you'd use the offset 1920x0 for the second screen. (3840 / 2)

Leaving the name empty will define a fallback rule to use when no other rules match.

You can use preferred as a resolution to use the display's preferred size, and auto as an offset to let Hyprland decide on an offset for you.

Recommended rule for easy and quick plugging in of random monitors:

monitor=,preferred,auto,1

Will make any monitor that was not specified with an explicit rule automatically placed in a sensible location with its preferred resolution.

To disable a monitor, use

monitor=name,disable

If your workflow requires custom reserved area, you can add it with

monitor=name,addreserved,TOP,BOTTOM,LEFT,RIGHT

Where TOP BOTTOM LEFT RIGHT are integers in pixels of the reserved area to add. This does stack on top of the calculated one, (e.g. bars) but you may only use one of these rules per monitor in the config.

workspace=name,number

for example:

workspace=DP-1,1

will tell Hyprland to make the default workspace on DP-1 a number 1.

If you want to rotate a monitor, use

monitor=NAME,transform,TRANSFORM

where NAME is the name, and TRANSFORM is an integer, from 0 to 7, corresponding to your transform of choice.

{{< hint type=important >}} This keyword MUST be after your monitor= keyword with the resolution, etc. {{< /hint >}}

WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_NORMAL = 0
WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_90 = 1
WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_180 = 2
WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_270 = 3
WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_FLIPPED = 4
WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_FLIPPED_90 = 5
WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_FLIPPED_180 = 6
WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_FLIPPED_270 = 7

Binds

bind=MOD,key,dispatcher,params

for example,

bind=SUPERSHIFT,Q,exec,firefox

will bind opening firefox to SUPER + SHIFT + Q

Please note that SHIFT modifies the key names, so for example

bind=SHIFT,1,anything,

will not work, because when you press SHIFT+1, on your screen you won't get a 1, you'll get a !

Common overwrites:

1 -> exclam
2 -> at
3 -> numbersign
4 -> dollar
5 -> percent
6 -> asciicircum
7 -> ampersand
8 -> asterisk
9 -> parenleft
0 -> parenright
- -> underscore
= -> plus

(Overwrites may vary on different keymaps)

See the xkbcommon-keysyms.h header for all the keysyms. The name you should use is the one after XKB_KEY_, written in all lowercase.

If you are unsure of what your key's name is, or what it shifts into, you can use xev or wev to find that information.

If you want to bind by a keycode, you can just input it in the KEY position, e.g.:

bind=SUPER,28,exec,amongus

Will bind SUPER + T. (T is keycode 28.) - You can also use xev or wev to find keycodes.

You can also unbind with unbind, e.g.:

unbind=SUPER,O

May be useful for dynamic keybindings with hyprctl.

You can also bind mouse buttons, by prefacing the mouse keycode with mouse:, for example:

bind=SUPER,mouse:272,exec,amongus

will bind it to SUPER + LMB.

For binding only modkeys, you need to use the TARGET modmask (with the activating mod) and the r flag, e.g.:

bindr=SUPERALT,Alt_L,exec,amongus

You can also bind the mouse wheel with mouse_up and mouse_down:

bind=SUPER,mouse_down,workspace,e-1

(control the reset time with binds:scroll_event_delay)

Bind flags

bind supports flags in this format:

bind[flags]=...

e.g.:

bindrl=MOD,KEY,exec,amongus

flags:

l -> locked, aka. works also when an input inhibitor is active
r -> release, will trigger on release of a key
e -> repeat, will repeat when held.

Binding mods

You can bind a mod alone like this:

bindr=ALT,Alt_L,exec,amongus

General dispatcher list

Please keep in mind some layout-specific dispatchers will be listed in the layout pages (See the sidebar)

Some confusing params explained:

param type	description
window	a window. Any of the following: Class regex, title: and a title regex, pid: and the pid, address: and the address
workspace	see below.
direction	l r u d left right up down
monitor	One of: direction, ID, name
resizeparams	Pixel delta vec2 (e.g. 10 -10) or exact followed by exact vec2, e.g. exact 1280 720)
floatdelta	a float value delta, e.g -0.2 or +0.2.
workspaceopt	see below.

Dispatchers:

dispatcher	description	params
exec	executes a shell command	command
pass	passes the key (with mods) to a specified window. Can be used as a workaround to global keybinds not working on Wayland.	window
killactive	kills the active window	none
workspace	changes the workspace	workspace
movetoworkspace	moves the focused window to a workspace	workspace OR workspace,window for a specific window
movetoworkspacesilent	same as above, but doesnt switch to the workspace	workspace OR workspace,window for a specific window
togglefloating	toggles the current window's floating state	none
fullscreen	toggles the focused window's fullscreen state	0 - real fullscreen (takes your entire screen), 1 - "maximize" fullscreen (keeps the gaps and bar(s))
dpms	sets all monitors' DPMS status. Do not use with a keybind directly.	on or off
pseudo	toggles the focused window's pseudo mode	none
movefocus	moves the focus in a direction	direction
movewindow	moves the active window in a direction or to a monitor	direction or monitor
resizeactive	resizes the active window	resizeparams
moveactive	moves the active window	resizeparams
resizewindowpixel	resizes a selected window	resizeparams,window, e.g. `100 100,^(kitty)$
movewindowpixel	moves a selected window	resizeparams,window
cyclenext	focuses the next window on a workspace	none (for next) or prev (for previous)
focuswindow	focuses the first window matching	window
focusmonitor	focuses a monitor	monitor
splitratio	changes the split ratio	floatdelta
toggleopaque	toggles the current window to always be opaque	none
movecursortocorner	moves the cursor to the corner of the active window	direction, 0 - 3, bottom left - 0, bottom right - 1, top right - 2, top left - 3
workspaceopt	toggles a workspace option for the active workspace.	workspaceopt
exit	exits the compositor with no questions asked.	none
forcerendererreload	forces the renderer to reload all resources and outputs	none
movecurrentworkspacetomonitor	Moves the active workspace to a monitor	monitor
moveworkspacetomonitor	Moves a workspace to a monitor	workspace and a monitor separated by a space
togglespecialworkspace	toggles the special workspace on/off	none

{{< hint type=warning >}} it is NOT recommended to set DPMS with a keybind directly, as it might cause undefined behavior. Instead, consider something like

bind = MOD,KEY,exec,sleep 1 && hyprctl dispatch dpms off

{{< /hint >}}

Workspaces

You have six choices:

• ID: e.g. 1, 2, or 3

• Relative ID: e.g. +1, -3 or +100

• Relative workspace on monitor: e.g. m+1, m-1 or m+3

• Relative open workspace: e.g. e+1 or e-10

• Name: e.g. name:Web, name:Anime or name:Better anime

• Special Workspace: special

{{< hint type=warning >}} special is supported ONLY on movetoworkspace. Any other dispatcher will result in undocumented behavior. {{< /hint >}}

Special Workspace

Special workspace is what is called a "scratchpad" in some other places. A workspace that you can toggle on/off on any monitor.

{{< hint >}} You cannot have floating windows in the Special workspace. Making a window floating will send it to the currently active real workspace. {{< /hint >}}

Workspace options

allfloat -> makes all new windows floating (also floats/unfloats windows on toggle)
allpseudo -> makes all new windows pseudo (also pseudos/unpseudos on toggle)

Global Keybinds

Yes, you heard this right, Hyprland does support global keybinds for ALL apps, including OBS, Webcord, Firefox, etc.

See the pass dispatcher for keybinds.

e.g.:

I've set the "Start/Stop Recording" keybind in OBS to SUPER+F10, and I want it to be global.

Simple, add

bind = SUPER,F10,pass,^(com\.obsproject\.Studio)$

to your config and you're done.

{{< hint type=important >}} pass has currently a minor issue with XWayland and may not fully work on XWayland apps.

It works flawlessly with all native Wayland applications though. {{< /hint >}}

Executing

you can execute a shell script on startup of the compositor or on each time it's reloaded.

{{< hint type=info >}}

There currently is a bug with the exec that makes the executed app unable to die if killed, use SIGKILL (e.g. killall name -9) or launch from a script (exec-once=~/myscript.sh and do myapp & in the script)

{{< /hint >}}

exec-once=command will execute only on launch

exec=command will execute on each reload

Curves

Defining your own Bezier curve can be done with the bezier keyword:

bezier=NAME,X0,Y0,X1,Y1

where NAME is the name, and the rest are two points for the Cubic Bezier. A good website to design your bezier can be found here, on cssportal.com.

Example curve:

bezier=overshot,0.05,0.9,0.1,1.1

Window Rules

You can set window rules for various actions. These are applied on window open!

windowrule=RULE,WINDOW

RULE is a rule (and a param if applicable)

WINDOW is a RegEx, either:

• plain regex (for matching a window class)
• title: followed by a regex (for matching a window's title)

you can get both by inspecting hyprctl clients

Examples:

windowrule=float,^(kitty)$
windowrule=move 0 0,title:^(Firefox)(.*)$

Rules

rule	description
float	floats a window
tile	tiles a window
fullscreen	fullscreens a window
move [x] [y]	moves a floating window (x,y -> int or %, e.g. 20% or 100)
size [x] [y]	resizes a floating window (x,y -> int or %, e.g. 20% or 100)
center	if the window is floating, will center it on the monitor
pseudo	pseudotiles a window
monitor [id]	sets the monitor on which a window should open
workspace [w]	sets the workspace on which a window should open (for workspace syntax, see binds->workspaces). You can also make [w] to unset, will unset all previous workspace rules applied to this window. You can also add silent after the workspace to make the window open silently.
opacity [a]	additional opacity multiplier. Options for a: float -> sets an opacity OR float float -> sets activeopacity and inactiveopacity respectively
opaque	forces the window to be opaque (can be toggled with the toggleopaque dispatcher)
animation [style] ([opt])	forces an animation onto a window, with a selected opt. Opt is optional.
rounding [x]	forces the application to have X pixels of rounding, ignoring the set default (in decoration:rounding). Has to be an int.
noblur	disables blur for the window
nofocus	disables focus to the window

Examples:

windowrule = move 100 100,^(kitty)$
windowrule = animation popin,^(kitty)$
windowrule = noblur,^(firefox)$

{{< hint type=tip >}}

Opacity is always a PRODUCT of all opacities. E.g. active_opacity to 0.5 and windowrule opacity to 0.5 will result in a total opacity 0.25. You are allowed to set opacities over 1, but any opacity product over 1 will cause graphical glitches. E.g. 0.5 * 2 = 1, and it will be fine, 0.5 * 4 will cause graphical glitches.

{{< /hint >}}

Animations

animations are declared with the animation keyword.

animation=NAME,ONOFF,SPEED,CURVE,STYLE
or
animation=NAME,ONOFF,SPEED,CURVE

for example:

animation=workspaces,1,8,default
animation=windows,1,10,myepiccurve,slide

ONOFF can be either 0 or 1, 0 to disable, 1 to enable.

SPEED is the amount of ds (1ds = 100ms) the animation will take

CURVE is the bezier curve name, see curves above.

STYLE (optional) is the animation style

The animations are a tree. If an animation is unset, it will inherit its parent's values.

Animation tree:

global
  ↳ windows - styles: slide, popin
    ↳ windowsIn - window open
    ↳ windowsOut - window close
    ↳ windowsMove - everything in between, moving, dragging, resizing.
  ↳ fade
    ↳ fadeIn - fade in (open) -> layers and windows
    ↳ fadeOut - fade out (close) -> layers and windows
    ↳ fadeSwitch - fade on changing activewindow and its opacity
    ↳ fadeShadow - fade on changing activewindow for shadows
  ↳ border
  ↳ workspaces - styles: slide, slidevert, fade

Extras

For animation style popin in windows, you can specify a minimum percentage to start from. For example:

animation=windows,1,8,default,popin 80%

will make the animation 80% -> 100% of the size.

Defining variables

You can define your own custom variables like this:

$VAR = value

for example:

$MyFavoriteGame = Among Us

then, to use them, simply use them. For example:

col.active_border=$MyColor

You ARE allowed to do this:

col.active_border=ff$MyRedValue1111

Sourcing (multi-file)

Use the source keyword to source another file.

For example, in your hyprland.conf you can:

source=~/.config/hypr/myColors.conf

And Hyprland will enter that file and parse it like a Hyprland config.

Please note it's LINEAR. Meaning lines above the source= will be parsed first, then lines inside ~/.config/hypr/myColors.conf, then lines below.

Gestures

Use something like libinput-gestures, with hyprctl if you want to expand Hyprland's gestures beyond what's offered in Basic Configuring.

Submaps

If you want keybind submaps, for example if you press ALT+R, you can enter a "resize" mode, resize with arrow keys, and leave with escape, do it like this:

bind=ALT,R,submap,resize # will switch to a submap called resize

submap=resize # will start a submap called "resize"

binde=,right,resizeactive,10 0
binde=,left,resizeactive,-10 0
binde=,up,resizeactive,0 -10
binde=,down,resizeactive,0 10

bind=,escape,submap,reset # use reset to go back to the global submap

submap=reset # will reset the submap, meaning end the current one and return to the global one.

# keybinds further down will be global again...

IMPORTANT: do not forget a keybind to reset the keymap while inside it! (In this case, escape)

If you get stuck inside a keymap, you can use hyprctl dispatch submap reset to go back. If you do not have a terminal open, tough luck buddy. I warned you.

Per-device input configs

Per-device config options will overwrite your options set in the input section. It's worth noting that ONLY values explicitly changed will be overwritten.

In order to apply per-device config options, make a new category like this:

device:name {

}

the name can be easily obtained by doing hyprctl devices.

Inside of it, put your config options. All options from the input category (and all subcategories, e.g. input:touchpad) can be put inside, EXCEPT:

force_no_accel, follow_mouse

For example:

device:ROYUAN Akko Multi-modes Keyboard-B {
    repeat_rate=50
    repeat_delay=500
    middle_button_emulation=0
}

remember about the space after the end of the device's name (before the {)!

{{< hint type=tip >}} With hyprctl, the category's spaces get turned into -, and everything is lowercase. So, for hyprctl calls, do for example:

hyprctl keyword device:royuan-akko-multi-modes-keyboard-b:kb_layout us

{{< /hint >}}

Wallpapers

The hyprland background you see when you first start Hyprland is NOT A WALLPAPER, it's the default image rendered at the bottom of the render stack.

To set a wallpaper, use a wallpaper utility like hyprpaper or swaybg.

Blurring layerSurfaces

LayerSurfaces are not windows. These are for example: Your wallpapers, notification overlays, bars, etc.

If you really want to blur them, use blurls=

blurls=NAMESPACE

where NAMESPACE is the namespace of the layerSurface. (You can get it from hyprctl layers)

to remove a namespace from being blurred (useful in dynamic situations) use:

blurls=remove,NAMESPACE