i3 Keyboard Shortcuts
Contents
Program Openers
| Program | Shortcut | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Main Terminal | Super+Return |
Alacritty |
| Backup Terminal | Super+Return |
xterm |
| Browser | Super+w |
Firefox |
| Graphical File Manager | Super+Shift+e |
Thunar |
| GoTube | Super+s |
Opens in Alacritty |
| Terminal File Manager | Super+e |
Ranger, opens in Alacritty |
| Calculator | Super+c |
qalc, opens in Alacritty |
| btop | Super+b |
Opens in Alacritty |
| nethogs | Super+n |
Opens in Alacritty |
| nethogs | Super+n |
Opens in Alacritty |
| Pulsemixer | Super+g |
Opens in Alacritty |
| Cava Audio Visualiser | Super+u |
Opens in Alacritty |
Music
| Function | Shortcut | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Play Music (Current Playlist) | Super+m |
mpv window opens on "desktop" workspace |
| Play Music (Choose Playlist) | Super+Shift+m |
mpv window opens on "desktop" workspace |
| Previous Track | Super+- |
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| Next Track | Super+= |
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| Play/Pause | Super+Shift+] |
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| Quit | Super+Shift+- |
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| Add To Favourites | Super+Shift+= |
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| Remove from favourites | Super+Shift+] |
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| Play Background Noise | Super+Shift+n |
mpv window opens on "desktop" workspace |
| Control Remote Music | Super+Shift+p |
Not relevant unless you followed my speaker project |
| Identify Playlist Song | Super+r |
Uses SongRec |
Utilities
| Function | Shortcut | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Show/Hide Scratchpad | Super+x |
Text editor for notes |
| System Menu | Super+Shift+x |
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| Open Rofi Window Menu | Alt+w |
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| Close All Notifications | Super+Shift+c |
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| Open Rofi Launcher | Super |
Uses ksuperkey, mapped to Alt+F1 which is sent when Super is pressed by itself for a short period |
| Open Rofi Bookmarks | Super+q |
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| Open Emoji Picker | Super+i |
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| Colour Picker | Super+y |
Uses xcolor |
| Toggle Airplane Mode | Super+Shift+a |
Turns WiFi on and off |
| Restart i3 | Alt+Ctrl+r |
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| Randomise Wallpaper | Super+Shift+b |
System
| Function | Shortcut | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Decrease Volume | Super+[ |
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| Increase Volume | Super+] |
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| Toggle Mute | Super+Shift+/ |
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| Decrease Brightness | Super+' |
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| Increase Brightness | Super+# |
Window Management
| Function | Shortcut | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Focus Left Window | Super+j |
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| Focus Lower Window | Super+k |
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| Focus Upper Window | Super+l |
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| Focus Right Window | Super+; |
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| Focus (Visually) Left Window | Super+Left |
Uses window-tool.py |
| Focus (Visually) Lower Window | Super+Down |
Uses window-tool.py |
| Focus (Visually) Upper Window | Super+Up |
Uses window-tool.py |
| Focus (Visually) Right Window | Super+Right |
Uses window-tool.py |
| Move Window Left | Super+Shift+j |
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| Move Window Down | Super+Shift+k |
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| Move Window Up | Super+Shift+l |
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| Move Window Right | Super+Shift+; |
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| Move Window Left | Super+Shift+Left |
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| Move Window Down | Super+Shift+Down |
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| Move Window Up | Super+Shift+Up |
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| Move Window Right | Super+Shift+Right |
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| Move Window To Lower Monitor | Super+Shift+' |
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| Move Window To Upper Monitor | Super+Shift+# |
Workspaces
| Function | Shortcut | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Go Back and Forth Between Workspaces | Super+Tab |
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| Previous Workspace | Super+, |
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| Next Workspace | Super+. |
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| Go to Workspace 1-4 | Super+[1-4] |
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| Toggle Temporary Workspace | Super+a |
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| Move Window to Workspace 1-4 | Super+Shift+[1-4] |
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| Move Window to Temporary Workspace | Super+Shift+a |
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| Move Workspace to Lower Monitor | Super+Ctrl+' |
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| Move Workspace to Upper Monitor | Super+Ctrl+# |
Other Window Management
| Function | Shortcut | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Toggle Desktop Workspace | Super+d |
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| Resize Window | Super+Shift+r |
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| Close Window | Super+Shift+q |
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| Use Horizontal Split | Super+h |
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| Use Vertical Split | Super+v |
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| Toggle Fullscreen | Super+Shift+f |
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| Toggle Between Floating and Tiling | Super+Shift+Space |
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| Change Focus Between Tiling and Floating Windows | Super+Space |
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| Toggle Window Sticky (show on all workspaces) | Super+Ctrl+x |