Custom keyboard shortcuts for niri window manager on ThinkPad X1 Carbon.
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Terminal (Ghostty) |
Mod+Return |
| App Launcher (Noctalia) |
Mod+D |
| File Manager (Yazi) |
Mod+E |
| Zed Editor |
Mod+Z |
| Firefox |
Mod+B |
| Chromium |
Mod+Shift+B |
| Obsidian |
Mod+O |
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Control Center |
Mod+S |
| Settings |
Mod+, |
| Clipboard History |
Mod+V |
| Toggle Do Not Disturb |
Mod+Shift+N |
| Lock Screen |
Mod+Escape |
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Close window |
Mod+Q |
| Focus left |
Mod+H |
| Focus down |
Mod+J |
| Focus up |
Mod+K |
| Focus right |
Mod+L |
| Move window left |
Mod+Shift+H |
| Move window down |
Mod+Shift+J |
| Move window up |
Mod+Shift+K |
| Move window right |
Mod+Shift+L |
| Center column |
Mod+C |
| Toggle floating |
Mod+Shift+Space |
| Consume/expel window left |
Mod+[ |
| Consume/expel window right |
Mod+] |
| Toggle tabbed display |
Mod+W |
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Cycle preset widths |
Mod+R |
| Decrease width 10% |
Mod+- |
| Increase width 10% |
Mod+= |
| Maximize column |
Mod+F |
| Fullscreen window |
Mod+Shift+F |
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Go to workspace 1-5 |
Mod+[1-5] |
| Move window to workspace 1-5 |
Mod+Shift+[1-5] |
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Focus monitor left |
Mod+Ctrl+Shift+H |
| Focus monitor right |
Mod+Ctrl+Shift+L |
| Move window to monitor left |
Mod+Ctrl+Shift+Left |
| Move window to monitor right |
Mod+Ctrl+Shift+Right |
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Selection to clipboard |
Print |
| Full screen to clipboard |
Mod+Print |
| Selection to file |
Shift+Print |
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Toggle recording |
Mod+Shift+R |
| Action |
Key |
| Volume up |
XF86AudioRaiseVolume |
| Volume down |
XF86AudioLowerVolume |
| Mute output |
XF86AudioMute |
| Mute mic |
XF86AudioMicMute |
| Brightness up |
XF86MonBrightnessUp |
| Brightness down |
XF86MonBrightnessDown |
| Play/Pause |
XF86AudioPlay |
| Next track |
XF86AudioNext |
| Previous track |
XF86AudioPrev |
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Shutdown |
Mod+Delete |
| Color picker |
Mod+Shift+C |
| ThinkPad performance toggle |
Mod+P |
| VPN selector |
Mod+N |
| Reload config |
Mod+Ctrl+R |
| Show hotkey overlay |
Mod+Shift+/ |
| Quit niri |
Mod+Shift+E |
Note: Mod is the Super/Windows key.
Source: ~/.config/niri/config.kdl