Keybindings
The Super key (the Windows/Command key on most keyboards) is the ShedOS modifier. Every desktop shortcut starts there. This page is generated from the same metadata shedman keybindings reads — press Super + Alt + K on a running system for the live, searchable version.
Applications
| Keys | Action |
|---|---|
| Super + Return | Open a new terminal window |
| Super + Shift + Return | Open a terminal that floats above tiled windows |
| Super + D | Search and launch installed applications |
| Super + E | Open Visual Studio Code |
| Super + N | Open a new file manager window |
| Super + A | Open Postman |
| Super + B | Open the default web browser in a new window |
| Super + C | Browse and paste from clipboard history |
| Super + Alt + J | Open the ShedOS log viewer |
| Super + Alt + K | Show this keybindings dialog |
| Super + Shift + U | Review past system upgrades |
| Super + Shift + P | Pick a color from anywhere on the screen |
Windows & tiling
| Keys | Action |
|---|---|
| Super + Q | Close the focused window |
| Alt + Tab | Cycle open windows (most recent first); release Alt to switch |
| Super + V | Switch the focused window between tiled and floating |
| Super + F | Maximize the focused window to full screen |
| Super + M | Take the focused window full size with no decorations |
| Super + O | Switch the tile-split direction at the focused location |
| Super + H/J/K/L | Move keyboard focus left / down / up / right (vim bindings; arrows work too) |
| Super + Shift + H/J/K/L | Swap the focused window with its neighbour in that direction |
| Super + Ctrl + H/J/K/L | Shrink or grow the focused window's width / height |
| Super + drag (LMB / RMB) | Hold Super and click-drag to move (left) or resize (right) a window |
Workspaces
| Keys | Action |
|---|---|
| Super + 1…0 | Switch to workspace 1–10 |
| Super + Shift + 1…0 | Move the focused window to workspace 1–10 |
| Super + S | Show or hide the special scratchpad workspace |
| Super + Shift + S | Move the focused window to the scratchpad workspace |
| Super + scroll | Cycle to the previous / next workspace |
| Super + Tab | Open the workspace grid (parity with the 3-finger swipe up) |
System
| Keys | Action |
|---|---|
| Super + Escape | Lock the desktop |
| Super + Shift + E | Sign out of the Hyprland session |
| Super + Ctrl + Shift + R | Re-read the Hyprland configuration |
| Super + F9 | Toggle the blue-light filter on the active display |
| Super + Shift + N | Toggle notifications; critical alerts still show |
| Super + T | Show or hide the application dock |
| Super + Alt + B/L/R | Move the dock to the bottom / left / right edge |
Audio & media
| Keys | Action |
|---|---|
| Volume Up / Down / Mute | Raise / lower the system volume by 5%, or toggle mute |
| Mic Mute | Toggle the microphone mute |
| Play / Pause / Next / Prev | Control media playback |
| Brightness Up / Down | Raise / lower screen brightness by 5% |
Screenshots
| Keys | Action |
|---|---|
| Capture a selected region and edit it | |
| Shift + Print | Capture the entire screen and edit it |
| Super + Print | Capture a region and save it under ~/Pictures/Screenshots |
| Super + R | Start (or stop) a screen recording via walker prompt |
| Super + Shift + R | Stop the active screen recording |
Touchpad gestures
| Gesture | Action |
|---|---|
| 3-finger swipe horizontal | Slide between workspaces; carries any window held with Super+drag |
| 3-finger swipe up / down | Open / close the workspace grid |
| 3-finger pinch in / out | Toggle fullscreen / floating on the active window |
| 4-finger swipe left / right | Move the active window one workspace left / right |
| 4-finger pinch in | Open the app launcher |
| 4-finger pinch out | Toggle the minimized special workspace to clear the screen |
| 2-finger pinch out / in | Magnify / restore the area around the cursor (accessibility zoom) |