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2. Keybindings

Nirmal Kasi Rajan edited this page Mar 26, 2026 · 1 revision

BrewLand Wiki: Keybindings

This is a complete list of all keybindings defined in the BrewLand configuration. Mastering these shortcuts will allow you to navigate the system efficiently and stay within your workflow.

Note

The default Main Modifier Key ($mainMod) is the SUPER (Windows/Command) key.

System & Core

Key Binding Action
$mainMod + RETURN Open Terminal (Kitty)
$mainMod + Shift + L Lock the Screen (hyprlock)
$mainMod + Q Close Active Window
$mainMod + X Exit Hyprland (Logout)
$mainMod + E Open File Manager (Thunar)
$mainMod + Alt + N Open Quick Network TUI (impala)
$mainMod + Alt + B Open Quick Bluetooth TUI (bluetui)

Applications

Key Binding Action
$mainMod + W Launch Web Browser (Zen-Browser)
$mainMod + O Launch Knowledge Base (Obsidian)
$mainMod + C Launch Code Editor (VSCodium)

Rofi Menus (The HUD)

Key Binding Action
$mainMod + SPACE App Launcher (Standard drun)
$mainMod + / Clipboard History
$mainMod + . Emoji Picker
$mainMod + Shift + SPACE File Search
$mainMod + Shift + W Wallpaper Selection Menu
$mainMod + Shift + M Music & Media Control Menu
$mainMod + Shift + X Power & Session Menu
$mainMod + Shift + P Package & System Update Menu
$mainMod + Shift + A Audio Output Switcher
$mainMod + Shift + F Interactive File Manager

Scripts & Utilities

Key Binding Action
$mainMod + Shift + D Quick Drive Access
$mainMod + Shift + B Backup Drive Tool
$mainMod + R Reload UI (Waybar and SwayNC)
$mainMod + Shift + Z Toggle System Theme (Dark/Light Switch)
$mainMod + P Toggle Power Settings

Window Management

Key Binding Action
$mainMod + V Toggle Floating Mode
$mainMod + F Toggle Fullscreen
$mainMod + Shift + V Pin Active Window (Stay on top)
$mainMod + Left Move focus Left
$mainMod + Right Move focus Right
$mainMod + Up Move focus Up
$mainMod + Down Move focus Down
SUPER + Mouse Wheel Down Cycle next window
SUPER + Mouse Wheel Up Cycle previous window
$mainMod + Left Click & Drag Move active window
$mainMod + Right Click & Drag Resize active window

Layout & Scrolling (Scrolling Layout)

Key Binding Action
$mainMod + Shift + Left Swap current Column Left
$mainMod + Shift + Right Swap current Column Right
$mainMod + Shift + Up Increase Column Size (+0.1)
$mainMod + Shift + Down Decrease Column Size (-0.1)
$mainMod + Shift + RETURN Reset Column Scaling (Scale to 1.0)

Workspaces & Magic Shelf

Key Binding Action
$mainMod + S Toggle Magic Shelf (Special Workspace)
$mainMod + Shift + S Move active window to Magic Shelf
$mainMod + Alt + S Move window out of Magic Shelf to current workspace
$mainMod + [1-0] Switch to Workspace [1-10]
$mainMod + Shift + [1-0] Move active window to Workspace [1-10]
$mainMod + Shift + Mouse Wheel Cycle through Workspaces

Multimedia & Hardware

Key Binding Action
XF86AudioRaiseVolume Increase Volume (5% step)
XF86AudioLowerVolume Decrease Volume (5% step)
XF86AudioMute Toggle Audio Mute
XF86AudioMicMute Toggle Mic Mute
XF86MonBrightnessUp Increase Screen Brightness
XF86MonBrightnessDown Decrease Screen Brightness
XF86AudioNext/Prev Next/Previous Track
XF86AudioPause/Play Toggle Play/Pause
XF86AudioStop Stop Track

Screenshots

Key Binding Action
$mainMod + Alt + 1 Capture Full Screen (Output)
$mainMod + Alt + 2 Capture Active Window
$mainMod + Alt + 3 Capture Custom Area

Documentation is auto-synced with hypr/HLconfigs/keybindings.conf.

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