// Example config for Niri. // // See `man 5 niri` for the complete list of options. input { keyboard { xkb { layout "us" } repeat-delay 250 repeat-rate 46 } touchpad { tap dwt dwtp natural-scroll accel-speed 0.2 accel-profile "adaptive" } mouse { accel-speed 0.2 accel-profile "adaptive" } trackpoint { accel-speed 0.2 accel-profile "adaptive" } tablet { map-to-output "eDP-1" } touch { map-to-output "eDP-1" } disable-power-key-handling } output "eDP-1" { scale 1.0 transform "normal" position x=0 y=0 } layout { gaps 16 center-focused-column "never" preset-column-widths { proportion 0.33333 proportion 0.5 proportion 0.66667 } default-column-width { proportion 0.5; } focus-ring { width 4 active-color "#8aadf4" inactive-color "#494d64" } border { width 2 active-color "#8aadf4" inactive-color "#494d64" } shadow { softness 30 spread 5 offset x=0 y=5 draw-behind-window true color "#00000070" } struts { left 64 right 64 top 64 bottom 64 } } prefer-no-csd screenshot-path "~/Pictures/Screenshots/Screenshot from %Y-%m-%d %H-%M-%S.png" hotkey-overlay { skip-at-startup } environment { QT_QPA_PLATFORM "wayland" DISPLAY ":0" } window-rule { match app-id="com.mitchellh.ghostty" default-column-width { proportion 0.5; } } window-rule { match app-id="firefox" default-column-width { proportion 0.75; } } spawn-at-startup "waybar" spawn-at-startup "swaybg" "-i" "/home/nate/.config/niri/bg.png" spawn-at-startup "nm-applet" "--indicator" spawn-at-startup "swaync" spawn-at-startup "keepassxc" spawn-at-startup "sh" "-c" "sleep 5 && syncthingtray --wait" spawn-at-startup "flatpak" "run" "org.signal.Signal" binds { Mod+Shift+Slash { show-hotkey-overlay; } // Terminal - consistent with sway/hyprland Mod+Return { spawn "ghostty"; } // Application launcher - consistent with sway/hyprland Mod+D { spawn "wofi" "--show" "drun"; } // File manager - consistent with sway/hyprland Mod+T { spawn "nautilus"; } // Browser - consistent with sway/hyprland Mod+W { spawn "firefox"; } // Close window - consistent with sway/hyprland Mod+Q { close-window; } // Arrow keys for focus movement Mod+Left { focus-column-left; } Mod+Down { focus-window-down; } Mod+Up { focus-window-up; } Mod+Right { focus-column-right; } // Colemak-DH keys - consistent with sway/hyprland (n=left, i=down, e=up, o=right) Mod+N { focus-column-left; } Mod+I { focus-window-down; } Mod+E { focus-window-up; } Mod+O { focus-column-right; } // Arrow keys for window movement - consistent with sway/hyprland Mod+Shift+Left { move-column-left; } Mod+Shift+Down { move-window-down; } Mod+Shift+Up { move-window-up; } Mod+Shift+Right { move-column-right; } // Colemak-DH keys for window movement - consistent with sway/hyprland Mod+Shift+N { move-column-left; } Mod+Shift+I { move-window-down; } Mod+Shift+E { move-window-up; } Mod+Shift+O { move-column-right; } Mod+Home { focus-column-first; } Mod+End { focus-column-last; } Mod+Ctrl+Home { move-column-to-first; } Mod+Ctrl+End { move-column-to-last; } // Monitor focus (keeping existing Shift pattern since this conflicts with window movement) Mod+Ctrl+Left { focus-monitor-left; } Mod+Ctrl+Down { focus-monitor-down; } Mod+Ctrl+Up { focus-monitor-up; } Mod+Ctrl+Right { focus-monitor-right; } // Colemak-DH keys for monitor focus Mod+Ctrl+N { focus-monitor-left; } Mod+Ctrl+I { focus-monitor-down; } Mod+Ctrl+E { focus-monitor-up; } Mod+Ctrl+O { focus-monitor-right; } // Move column to monitor Mod+Shift+Ctrl+Left { move-column-to-monitor-left; } Mod+Shift+Ctrl+Down { move-column-to-monitor-down; } Mod+Shift+Ctrl+Up { move-column-to-monitor-up; } Mod+Shift+Ctrl+Right { move-column-to-monitor-right; } // Colemak-DH keys for moving column to monitor Mod+Shift+Ctrl+N { move-column-to-monitor-left; } Mod+Shift+Ctrl+I { move-column-to-monitor-down; } Mod+Shift+Ctrl+E { move-column-to-monitor-up; } Mod+Shift+Ctrl+O { move-column-to-monitor-right; } // Workspace navigation (using Page keys to avoid conflicts with Colemak-DH movement) Mod+Page_Down { focus-workspace-down; } Mod+Page_Up { focus-workspace-up; } Mod+Ctrl+Page_Down { move-column-to-workspace-down; } Mod+Ctrl+Page_Up { move-column-to-workspace-up; } Mod+Shift+Page_Down { move-workspace-down; } Mod+Shift+Page_Up { move-workspace-up; } Mod+1 { focus-workspace 1; } Mod+2 { focus-workspace 2; } Mod+3 { focus-workspace 3; } Mod+4 { focus-workspace 4; } Mod+5 { focus-workspace 5; } Mod+6 { focus-workspace 6; } Mod+7 { focus-workspace 7; } Mod+8 { focus-workspace 8; } Mod+9 { focus-workspace 9; } Mod+Ctrl+1 { move-column-to-workspace 1; } Mod+Ctrl+2 { move-column-to-workspace 2; } Mod+Ctrl+3 { move-column-to-workspace 3; } Mod+Ctrl+4 { move-column-to-workspace 4; } Mod+Ctrl+5 { move-column-to-workspace 5; } Mod+Ctrl+6 { move-column-to-workspace 6; } Mod+Ctrl+7 { move-column-to-workspace 7; } Mod+Ctrl+8 { move-column-to-workspace 8; } Mod+Ctrl+9 { move-column-to-workspace 9; } Mod+Comma { consume-window-into-column; } Mod+Period { expel-window-from-column; } Mod+R { switch-preset-column-width; } Mod+Shift+R { reset-window-height; } // Fullscreen - consistent with sway/hyprland Mod+F { fullscreen-window; } Mod+Shift+F { maximize-column; } // Floating toggle - consistent with sway/hyprland (niri doesn't have floating, using maximize instead) Mod+Space { maximize-column; } Mod+C { center-column; } Mod+Minus { set-column-width "-10%"; } Mod+Equal { set-column-width "+10%"; } Mod+Shift+Minus { set-window-height "-10%"; } Mod+Shift+Equal { set-window-height "+10%"; } // Screenshots - consistent with sway/hyprland Mod+P { screenshot; } Mod+Shift+P { screenshot-screen; } // Traditional screenshot keys Print { screenshot; } Ctrl+Print { screenshot-screen; } Alt+Print { screenshot-window; } // Volume control XF86AudioRaiseVolume { spawn "pactl" "set-sink-volume" "@DEFAULT_SINK@" "+5%"; } XF86AudioLowerVolume { spawn "pactl" "set-sink-volume" "@DEFAULT_SINK@" "-5%"; } XF86AudioMute { spawn "pactl" "set-sink-mute" "@DEFAULT_SINK@" "toggle"; } XF86AudioMicMute { spawn "pactl" "set-source-mute" "@DEFAULT_SOURCE@" "toggle"; } // Media control XF86AudioPlay { spawn "playerctl" "play-pause"; } XF86AudioPause { spawn "playerctl" "pause"; } XF86AudioNext { spawn "playerctl" "next"; } XF86AudioPrev { spawn "playerctl" "previous"; } XF86AudioStop { spawn "playerctl" "stop"; } // Brightness control XF86MonBrightnessUp { spawn "brightnessctl" "set" "+5%"; } XF86MonBrightnessDown { spawn "brightnessctl" "set" "5%-"; } Mod+Shift+Q { quit; } Mod+Shift+Ctrl+P { power-off-monitors; } Mod+Shift+Ctrl+T { toggle-debug-tint; } } switch-events { lid-close { spawn "systemctl" "suspend"; } lid-open { spawn "notify-send" "The laptop lid is open!"; } }