Module 03: Master the Omarchy Desktop

About This Module

You now understand:

• what Omarchy is;
• how Arch Linux fits underneath it;
• where Hyprland and the Omarchy Shell fit;
• where your configuration lives;
• the Linux concepts needed to follow the rest of the course.

Now we start using Omarchy the way it is designed to be used.

This module is about daily desktop operation.

Omarchy is heavily keyboard-driven. The official navigation documentation makes that explicit: the keyboard is the primary interface, and the Omarchy Menu is the entry point when you do not yet know the faster shortcut.

That means this module is not about memorizing dozens of keys.

It is about building a small number of strong habits:

Open
→ Focus
→ Move
→ Tile
→ Switch workspace
→ Use panels
→ Discover missing shortcuts

By the end of this module, you should feel comfortable operating Omarchy without constantly reaching for the mouse.

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What You Will Learn

By the end of Module 3, you will be able to:

• open the Omarchy Menu;
• open the application launcher;
• open the system menu;
• launch core applications quickly;
• close windows;
• move focus between tiled windows;
• swap tiled windows;
• switch between tiling and floating;
• use fullscreen and full-width modes;
• navigate workspaces;
• move windows between workspaces;
• use the scratchpad;
• switch between Omarchy layouts;
• resize tiled windows;
• use the clipboard manager;
• use capture tools;
• use emoji and utility panels;
• control notifications;
• discover current keybindings instead of memorizing old ones;
• build a practical multi-workspace developer workflow.

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3.1 — The Omarchy Navigation Philosophy

The official Omarchy navigation guide describes the desktop as keyboard-first.

The basic idea is:

Super + Space
→ discover anything

direct shortcut
→ do it faster

You should not try to memorize the full shortcut map on day one.

Instead, learn shortcuts in layers.

Layer 1 — Essential

Super + Space
Super + Return
Super + Shift + Return
Super + K
Super + W

Layer 2 — Window management

Super + Arrows
Super + Shift + Arrows
Super + T
Super + F
Super + Alt + F

Layer 3 — Workspaces

Super + 1..0
Super + Shift + 1..0
Super + Tab
Super + Shift + Tab

Layer 4 — Panels and tools

Super + Ctrl + A
Super + Ctrl + B
Super + Ctrl + W
Super + Ctrl + D
Super + Ctrl + C
Super + Ctrl + E

This gives you a manageable learning path.

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3.2 — The Super Key

Throughout Omarchy documentation you will see:

Super

On a typical PC keyboard, this is the Windows key.

Example:

Super + Space

means:

Hold the Windows/Super key and press Space.

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3.3 — Open the Omarchy Menu

Press:

Super + Space

This opens the main Omarchy Menu.

The menu is the safest place to start when you do not remember a shortcut.

You can use it to access areas such as:

• applications;
• system controls;
• setup;
• install;
• themes;
• capture tools;
• power actions;
• configuration.

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3.4 — Open the Application Launcher

Press:

Super + Alt + Space

This opens the apps menu.

The distinction is useful:

Super + Space
→ Omarchy Menu

Super + Alt + Space
→ applications

The exact presentation may evolve between Omarchy releases, so always verify with the current keybinding list if necessary.

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3.5 — Open the System Menu

Press:

Super + Escape

This opens the system menu containing actions such as:

• lock;
• suspend;
• restart;
• power off.

Do not confuse the system menu with the main Omarchy Menu.

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3.6 — Lock the Computer

Current Omarchy hotkeys include:

Super + Ctrl + L

for locking the workstation.

This is a shortcut worth learning early.

Especially on a development workstation, you should not leave an unlocked session unattended.

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3.7 — Launch the Terminal

Press:

Super + Return

This launches your configured default terminal.

In our Stevinator baseline, that is:

Ghostty

but the binding follows the configured Omarchy default terminal.

This is important.

The shortcut is not conceptually:

“Launch Ghostty.”

It is:

“Launch my Omarchy default terminal.”

That makes the binding resilient if you later change terminal.

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3.8 — Launch the Browser

Press:

Super + Shift + Return

This launches your configured default browser.

In our baseline:

Chromium

Again, Omarchy launches the configured default rather than forcing one browser forever.

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3.9 — See Tiling in Action

Open:

1. terminal;
2. browser.

You should see Hyprland automatically arrange both windows.

Conceptually:

You did not manually resize the windows.

Hyprland tiled them.

This is one of the defining behaviors of the Omarchy desktop.

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3.10 — Close a Window

Use:

Super + W

Current Omarchy also exposes:

Super + Q

for closing the focused window.

You only need to remember one.

Stevinator Recommendation

Use:

Super + W

because it is easy to associate with “window.”

Practice with Superkey

If you installed Superkey in Module 0, this is where it starts earning its place. Lesson Essentials — 7 steps: the Omarchy menu, terminal, browser, keybindings reference, closing a window, and the system menu from 3.3 to here, plus one you have not met yet — Super + Shift + N launches the editor. Click SK in the bar → Hyprland → Essentials, or launch it directly:

omarchy-shell shell summon stevinator.superkey '{"lesson":"hyprland.essentials"}'

Kappy shows the keys and waits. Press them on the real desktop:

When Hyprland reports the effect, the step is verified — the keys turn blue, Kappy adds a short note on why the shortcut matters, and the next step loads:

Hint rephrases the instruction. Show me performs the action for you, puts everything back, and says “Now you.” Skip moves on without blocking completion. Progress is saved, so you can leave and come back.

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3.11 — Move Focus Between Windows

When multiple tiled windows are visible, move focus using:

Super + Left
Super + Right
Super + Up
Super + Down

Example:

Super + Right

moves focus to the window on the right.

This is much faster than reaching for the mouse.

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3.12 — How to Know Which Window Is Focused

The exact visual styling depends on the current theme, but the active window generally has some visual distinction.

You can also inspect the focused window from the terminal:

hyprctl activewindow

Later we will use this command for window rules.

For daily navigation, rely on the visual focus indicator.

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3.13 — Swap Tiled Windows

Use:

Super + Shift + Arrow

Example:

Super + Shift + Right

swaps the focused window with the window to the right.

Conceptually:

Before:

┌───────────────┬───────────────┐
│   Terminal    │    Browser    │
└───────────────┴───────────────┘

After swapping right from Terminal:

┌───────────────┬───────────────┐
│    Browser    │   Terminal    │
└───────────────┴───────────────┘

This is one of the most useful Hyprland habits.

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3.14 — Toggle Tiling and Floating

Press:

Super + T

This toggles the focused window between:

tiled
↕
floating

Use floating mode when a window should not occupy a permanent tile.

Examples:

• small utility windows;
• dialogs;
• media controls;
• temporary tools.

Do not float everything.

The tiling workflow is one of the main advantages of Omarchy.

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3.15 — Fullscreen

Press:

Super + F

This makes the focused window fullscreen.

Use it for:

• coding;
• videos;
• focused writing;
• presentations.

Press it again to return.

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3.16 — Full Width

Press:

Super + Alt + F

This expands the focused window across the available workspace width while preserving Omarchy’s window-management context.

This is useful when you want more horizontal space without necessarily using full screen.

Examples:

• large editor;
• wide terminal output;
• data table;
• browser dev tools.

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3.17 — Fullscreen Inside the Window

Current Omarchy hotkeys also include:

Super + Ctrl + F

for fullscreening content inside the focused window where supported.

This is a more specialized shortcut.

You do not need it for normal navigation.

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3.18 — Change the Tiling Orientation

Current Omarchy uses:

Super + J

to toggle the arrangement direction.

For example, two windows might change from:

side by side

to:

stacked vertically

Conceptually:

┌───────────────┬───────────────┐
│   Terminal    │    Browser    │
└───────────────┴───────────────┘

becomes:

┌───────────────────────────────┐
│           Terminal            │
├───────────────────────────────┤
│            Browser            │
└───────────────────────────────┘

Press:

Super + J

again to change the orientation back.

Practice with Superkey

Lesson Windows I — focus & tiling — 9 steps covering 3.11 to here: move focus with Super + Arrows, swap two windows, float and re-tile with Super + T, fullscreen and full width with Super + F and Super + Alt + F, and change the split orientation with Super + J. Superkey opens two practice windows on an empty workspace, so nothing of yours gets moved. Click SK in the bar → Hyprland → Windows I, or launch it directly:

omarchy-shell shell summon stevinator.superkey '{"lesson":"hyprland.windows-1"}'

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3.19 — Toggle Workspace Layout

Current Omarchy supports multiple Hyprland layout styles.

Press:

Super + L

to toggle the active workspace between:

dwindle
↕
scrolling

You do not need to decide which one is “best.”

Try both.

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Dwindle Layout

Dwindle recursively splits available space.

Conceptually:

┌───────────────┬───────────────┐
│               │       A       │
│       C       ├───────────────┤
│               │       B       │
└───────────────┴───────────────┘

This is familiar to many tiling-window-manager users.

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Scrolling Layout

Scrolling layout allows windows to behave more like horizontally arranged columns that you move through.

This can be particularly useful on:

• ultrawide displays;
• laptop screens;
• coding workflows with several vertical panes.

Try it rather than choosing based only on screenshots.

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3.20 — Resize Tiled Windows

Current Omarchy hotkeys expose directional resizing.

The main shortcuts include:

Super + Minus
Super + Equal
Super + Shift + Minus
Super + Shift + Equal

The exact direction depends on the current layout/orientation.

Current hotkeys also expose:

Super + Alt + Minus/Equal

for smaller resize steps and:

Super + Ctrl + Minus/Equal

for larger resize steps.

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Mouse Resize

You can also hold:

Super + Right Mouse

and drag to resize.

For learning, the mouse method can help you understand how tiling sizes behave.

Later, keyboard resizing becomes faster.

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3.21 — Save and Restore Window Width

Current Omarchy exposes:

Super + Alt + Home

to save the current window width and:

Super + Home

to restore it.

This is useful when you have a preferred working width for a terminal, editor, or browser.

You do not need to use this immediately.

Just know the feature exists.

Practice with Superkey

Lesson Windows II — size & shape — 5 steps: change the focused window’s width with Super + = and Super + -, its height with Super + Shift + = and -, save a width with Super + Alt + Home and restore it with Super + Home. The last step, Super + O, pops the window out — you will meet it in 3.33; Kappy explains it if you get there first. Click SK in the bar → Hyprland → Windows II, or launch it directly:

omarchy-shell shell summon stevinator.superkey '{"lesson":"hyprland.windows-2"}'

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3.22 — Workspaces

Workspaces are one of the most important parts of the Omarchy workflow.

Instead of putting every application on one desktop, distribute work across multiple workspaces.

Example:

Workspace 1
→ browser / communication

Workspace 2
→ coding

Workspace 3
→ terminal / infrastructure

Workspace 4
→ documentation / research

This is much cleaner than minimizing and restoring dozens of overlapping windows.

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3.23 — Switch to a Workspace

Use:

Super + Number

Examples:

Super + 1
Super + 2
Super + 3

Current Omarchy defines numeric workspace bindings through the standard number row.

You can use workspaces 1 through 10.

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3.24 — Move a Window to Another Workspace

Use:

Super + Shift + Number

Example:

Super + Shift + 2

moves the focused window to workspace 2 and follows it.

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3.25 — Move a Window Without Following

Current Omarchy also exposes:

Super + Shift + Alt + Number

Example:

Super + Shift + Alt + 3

moves the window to workspace 3 without switching your view to workspace 3.

This is extremely useful when organizing windows quickly.

Example:

browser popup appears
→ send to workspace 1 silently
→ keep coding on workspace 2

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3.26 — Next and Previous Workspace

Use:

Super + Tab

for the next workspace.

Use:

Super + Shift + Tab

for the previous workspace.

This is useful when you are moving sequentially through several active workspaces.

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3.27 — Return to the Former Workspace

Press:

Super + Ctrl + Tab

to jump back to the previous workspace you were using.

This creates a very efficient two-workspace workflow.

Example:

Workspace 2 → code
Workspace 1 → browser documentation

You can jump back and forth quickly.

Practice with Superkey

Lesson Workspaces — 7 steps covering 3.23 to here: Super + 2, Super + 1, Super + Tab, Super + Shift + Tab, sending a window to another workspace with and without following it, and Super + Ctrl + Tab to bounce back. Click SK in the bar → Hyprland → Workspaces, or launch it directly:

omarchy-shell shell summon stevinator.superkey '{"lesson":"hyprland.workspaces"}'

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3.28 — Scroll Through Workspaces

Current Omarchy also supports:

Super + Mouse Wheel

for cycling through workspaces.

This is optional.

Keyboard workspace navigation is generally faster once learned.

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3.29 — The Scratchpad

Omarchy includes a special workspace called the scratchpad.

Think of it as:

A temporary overlay workspace you can summon over whatever you are doing.

Toggle it with:

Super + S

or:

Super + Grave

where Grave is typically the backtick key:

`

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3.30 — Why the Scratchpad Is Useful

Good scratchpad candidates include:

• terminal;
• AI agent;
• music controls;
• calculator;
• monitoring tool;
• notes;
• quick reference.

Example:

Coding workspace
        ↓
Super + S
        ↓
temporary terminal/AI overlay
        ↓
Super + S
        ↓
back to code

You do not need to leave the current workspace.

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3.31 — Move a Window to the Scratchpad

Current Omarchy uses:

Super + Alt + S

or:

Super + Shift + Grave

to move the focused window to the scratchpad.

Then:

Super + S

shows or hides it.

Practice with Superkey

Lesson Scratchpad — 3 steps: send the practice window to the scratchpad with Super + Alt + S, show it with Super + S, hide it again. Click SK in the bar → Hyprland → Scratchpad, or launch it directly:

omarchy-shell shell summon stevinator.superkey '{"lesson":"hyprland.scratchpad"}'

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3.32 — Remove a Window from the Scratchpad

Send it to a normal workspace.

Example:

Super + Shift + 2

moves it to workspace 2.

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3.33 — Pop a Window

Current Omarchy provides:

Super + O

to “pop” a tiled window into a floating, sticky-style state.

This is useful for windows that should remain visible while moving between workspaces.

Examples:

• video;
• monitoring;
• call window.

Do not confuse this with the scratchpad.

Conceptually:

Scratchpad
→ summon/hide a special workspace

Pop
→ make one window float/stick across workspace use

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3.34 — Window Groups

Current Omarchy also exposes Hyprland window grouping.

Toggle grouping with:

Super + G

Grouped windows can behave like a tabbed group.

This is more advanced than normal tiling.

Inside a group, current Omarchy exposes shortcuts such as:

Super + Alt + Tab

and:

Super + Ctrl + Left/Right

for moving through grouped windows.

You do not need groups to be productive.

Treat them as an advanced desktop feature.

Practice with Superkey

Lesson Windows III — groups — 2 steps: turn the focused window into a group with Super + G, then cycle inside it with Super + Alt + Tab. Click SK in the bar → Hyprland → Windows III, or launch it directly:

omarchy-shell shell summon stevinator.superkey '{"lesson":"hyprland.windows-3"}'

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3.35 — The Omarchy Panels

Omarchy’s top bar exposes interactive panels.

The official current top-bar documentation emphasizes that these are functional control panels, not just status indicators.

Current shortcuts include:

Super + Ctrl + A
→ Audio

Super + Ctrl + W
→ Network

Super + Ctrl + B
→ Bluetooth

Super + Ctrl + D
→ Display

Super + Ctrl + P
→ Power

Super + Ctrl + Alt + D
→ Calendar

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3.36 — Audio Panel

Press:

Super + Ctrl + A

The current Omarchy shell audio panel can expose controls such as:

• master volume;
• output device;
• per-application audio.

Practical Exercise

Open:

1. browser audio;
2. audio panel.

Try changing the application volume without changing the entire system volume.

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3.37 — Network Panel

Press:

Super + Ctrl + W

Current functionality includes:

• Wi-Fi networks;
• signal strength;
• connecting/disconnecting;
• network settings.

Later we will also use:

omarchy network status --verbose

from the terminal.

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3.38 — Bluetooth Panel

Press:

Super + Ctrl + B

Use it to:

• inspect devices;
• connect;
• disconnect;
• view device state.

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3.39 — Display Panel

Press:

Super + Ctrl + D

This provides display-related controls.

For precise monitor configuration, we will later use:

~/.config/hypr/monitors.lua

The panel is the fast daily interface.

The config is the persistent engineering interface.

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3.40 — Activity Monitor

Press:

Super + Ctrl + T

This opens:

btop

Use it to inspect:

• CPU;
• memory;
• processes;
• load;
• system activity.

This is one of the most useful quick troubleshooting shortcuts.

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3.41 — Capture Menu

Press:

Super + Ctrl + C

This opens Omarchy’s capture controls.

Current Omarchy capture functionality includes:

• screenshot;
• screen recording;
• text extraction/OCR;
• color picking.

This menu is especially useful for compact keyboards without a dedicated Print Screen key.

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3.42 — Print Screen Capture Shortcuts

On keyboards with a working Print Screen key, current Omarchy hotkeys include:

Print Screen
→ Screenshot

Alt + Print Screen
→ Screen recording

Super + Print Screen
→ Color picker

Super + Ctrl + Print Screen
→ Text extraction to clipboard

Because compact keyboards may map Print Screen differently, verify the actual key event if these do not work.

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3.43 — Clipboard

Omarchy provides unified clipboard shortcuts.

Current hotkeys include:

Super + C
→ Copy

Super + X
→ Cut

Super + V
→ Paste

and:

Super + Ctrl + V

for the clipboard manager/history.

This is useful because traditional Linux terminal copy/paste shortcuts can differ from graphical applications.

Omarchy attempts to make the desktop behavior more consistent.

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3.44 — Clipboard History

Press:

Super + Ctrl + V

This opens clipboard history.

This is incredibly useful during development.

Examples:

• reuse multiple copied commands;
• recover a previous URL;
• paste an older code snippet;
• switch between copied values.

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3.45 — Emoji Picker

Press:

Super + Ctrl + E

This opens the emoji picker.

Select an emoji and it becomes available through the clipboard workflow.

You may not use it constantly for programming, but it is useful for:

• documentation;
• communication;
• README files;
• project status;
• issue discussions.

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3.46 — Calculator

Current Omarchy includes:

Super + Ctrl + Q

for a calculator interface.

Useful for quick calculations without opening a browser.

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3.47 — Notifications

Current Omarchy provides several notification shortcuts.

Useful ones include:

Super + ,
→ dismiss latest notification

Super + Shift + ,
→ dismiss all notifications

Super + Ctrl + ,
→ toggle notification silencing

Super + Shift + Alt + ,
→ notification history

Notification silencing is effectively Omarchy’s do-not-disturb mode.

This is useful during focused coding sessions.

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3.48 — Style Shortcuts

Current Omarchy exposes quick visual customization.

Examples include:

Super + Ctrl + Shift + Space
→ choose theme

Super + Ctrl + Space
→ choose theme background

Super + Backspace
→ toggle transparency for focused window

We will cover themes properly later.

For now, know that visual customization is integrated into the same keyboard-first workflow.

Practice with Superkey

Lesson Panels & tools — 13 steps, one per panel and tool from 3.35 to here: audio, network, Bluetooth, display, power, the capture menu, emoji picker, clipboard history, activity monitor, calculator, app launcher, theme picker, and background picker. Click SK in the bar → Hyprland → Panels & tools, or launch it directly:

omarchy-shell shell summon stevinator.superkey '{"lesson":"hyprland.panels"}'

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3.49 — Scaling Shortcuts

Current Omarchy exposes monitor scaling steps through:

Super + /

and:

Super + Alt + /

These step through monitor scaling options.

Do not randomly change scaling on a working workstation unless you understand what you are testing.

Persistent display configuration belongs in the later display/Hyprland modules.

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3.50 — Discover Current Keybindings

This is one of the most important shortcuts in the entire course:

Super + K

The official Omarchy hotkey documentation recommends this as the main way to inspect current bindings.

This is better than:

• memorizing a screenshot;
• relying on a year-old YouTube video;
• assuming our handbook version exactly matches your installed version.

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3.51 — CLI Keybinding Discovery

You can also use:

omarchy menu keybindings

On current versions, the keybinding menu may also support output-oriented options such as:

omarchy menu keybindings --print

if exposed by your installed version.

Verify current syntax with:

omarchy menu keybindings --help

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3.52 — Why We Verify Instead of Memorize

During the real workstation setup used to create this course, several shortcut assumptions turned out to be wrong for the installed configuration.

That taught us an important rule:

The installed keybinding map is the source of truth for your machine.

So when a shortcut does not work:

do not immediately edit config

Instead:

1. open Super + K
2. search for the action
3. verify the current shortcut
4. only then troubleshoot further

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3.53 — Practical Developer Workspace

Now let’s build a useful daily layout.

We will use:

You do not have to keep this layout forever.

It is a training exercise.

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3.54 — Exercise: Build Workspace 1

Switch:

Super + 1

Open browser:

Super + Shift + Return

This becomes your:

research / docs workspace

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3.55 — Exercise: Build Workspace 2

Switch:

Super + 2

Open terminal:

Super + Return

Later, this workspace will contain:

• editor;
• coding agent;
• terminal.

For now, just establish the workspace.

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3.56 — Exercise: Build Workspace 3

Switch:

Super + 3

Open another terminal.

This can become:

infrastructure
logs
servers
Git operations

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3.57 — Practice Moving Windows

Focus a terminal.

Move it to workspace 4:

Super + Shift + 4

Then move it silently back to workspace 3:

Super + Shift + Alt + 3

Verify that you remain on workspace 4 when moving silently.

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3.58 — Practice Former Workspace

Switch between:

Workspace 1
Workspace 2

Then press:

Super + Ctrl + Tab

several times.

This is extremely useful for:

code
↔
documentation

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3.59 — Practice the Scratchpad

Open a terminal.

Move it to scratchpad:

Super + Alt + S

Toggle scratchpad:

Super + S

Hide it:

Super + S

Show it again:

Super + S

Then move the terminal back:

Super + Shift + 2

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3.60 — Practice Tiling

On one workspace, open:

1. terminal;
2. browser.

Use:

Super + Left/Right

to change focus.

Use:

Super + Shift + Left/Right

to swap them.

Use:

Super + J

to change orientation.

Use:

Super + T

to float one.

Then:

Super + T

again to tile it.

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3.61 — Practice Fullscreen and Full Width

With a browser or terminal focused:

Super + F

Return.

Then:

Super + Alt + F

Return.

Notice the difference.

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3.62 — Practice Layout Switching

Open several windows on one workspace.

Press:

Super + L

Move between them.

Then press:

Super + L

again.

Decide which layout feels more natural for your display.

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3.63 — Practical Exercise: No Mouse for Five Minutes

This exercise is intentionally simple.

For five minutes, do the following without using the mouse:

1. open a browser;
2. open two terminals;
3. move one terminal to another workspace;
4. switch between workspaces;
5. move focus between tiled windows;
6. swap two windows;
7. fullscreen one;
8. open the audio panel;
9. open the clipboard manager;
10. open the keybinding search.

The point is not speed.

The point is teaching your hands the Omarchy model.

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3.64 — Common Desktop Mistakes

These will be explored more deeply in the troubleshooting module.

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Mistake 1 — Trying to Operate Omarchy Like Windows

Constantly:

• minimizing;
• dragging;
• resizing;
• stacking overlapping windows;

works against the tiling workflow.

Try workspaces and focus movement first.

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Mistake 2 — Memorizing Too Many Shortcuts

You do not need 50 shortcuts.

Remember:

Super + Space
Super + K

and discover the rest when needed.

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Mistake 3 — Assuming a Shortcut Is Broken

First check:

Super + K

Your version or personal configuration may differ.

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Mistake 4 — Confusing Clipboard Paste With Clipboard History

Current Omarchy:

Super + V
→ paste

Super + Ctrl + V
→ clipboard manager

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Mistake 5 — Confusing Share With Scratchpad

Current Omarchy uses:

Super + S
→ scratchpad

while sharing functionality is under a different shortcut.

Always verify current keybindings.

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Mistake 6 — Floating Everything

Floating mode is useful.

But if every application is floating, you lose much of the benefit of a tiling environment.

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Mistake 7 — Putting Everything on Workspace 1

Workspaces are not an advanced feature.

They are central to the intended workflow.

Use them.

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3.65 — Checkpoint

Before moving on, you should be able to answer yes to the following.

Core Navigation

• I can open the Omarchy Menu.
• I can open the app launcher.
• I can open the system menu.
• I can open a terminal.
• I can open a browser.
• I can close a window.
• I can open current keybinding help.

Window Management

• I can move focus with Super + Arrow.
• I can swap tiled windows.
• I can toggle floating.
• I can fullscreen a window.
• I understand full-width mode.
• I can change tiling orientation.
• I can switch workspace layout.

Workspaces

• I can switch to numbered workspaces.
• I can move a window to another workspace.
• I can move a window silently.
• I can go to the next and previous workspace.
• I can return to the former workspace.

Scratchpad

• I understand what the scratchpad is.
• I can toggle it.
• I can send a window to it.
• I can move a window back to a normal workspace.

System Controls

• I can open audio.
• I can open network.
• I can open Bluetooth.
• I can open display controls.
• I can open btop.
• I can open capture tools.

Productivity

• I know how to open clipboard history.
• I know how to open the emoji picker.
• I know how to silence notifications.
• I can discover a shortcut rather than guess it.

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3.66 — What You Can Now Do

After completing Module 3, you can now:

• navigate Omarchy primarily from the keyboard;
• organize work across workspaces;
• move focus without using the mouse;
• rearrange tiled windows;
• choose between tiled and floating modes;
• use fullscreen and full-width modes;
• use the scratchpad for temporary tools;
• use Omarchy’s built-in panels;
• inspect system activity quickly;
• use clipboard history;
• capture screenshots and recordings;
• control notifications;
• discover current shortcuts;
• create a practical multi-workspace developer layout.

Most importantly:

You have started using Omarchy as a tiling workstation rather than treating it like a traditional overlapping-window desktop.

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Module 3 Summary

Core entry points:

Super + Space
→ Omarchy Menu

Super + Alt + Space
→ Apps

Super + Escape
→ System Menu

Super + K
→ Keybindings

Core applications:

Super + Return
→ Terminal

Super + Shift + Return
→ Browser

Window management:

Super + Arrow
→ Focus

Super + Shift + Arrow
→ Swap

Super + T
→ Tile / float

Super + J
→ Change tiling direction

Super + F
→ Fullscreen

Super + Alt + F
→ Full width

Super + L
→ Toggle layout

Workspaces:

Super + Number
→ Switch workspace

Super + Shift + Number
→ Move window + follow

Super + Shift + Alt + Number
→ Move window silently

Super + Tab
→ Next workspace

Super + Shift + Tab
→ Previous workspace

Super + Ctrl + Tab
→ Former workspace

Scratchpad:

Super + S
→ Toggle

Super + Alt + S
→ Move window to scratchpad

System panels:

Super + Ctrl + A
→ Audio

Super + Ctrl + B
→ Bluetooth

Super + Ctrl + W
→ Network

Super + Ctrl + D
→ Display

Super + Ctrl + T
→ Activity

Super + Ctrl + C
→ Capture

Productivity:

Super + Ctrl + V
→ Clipboard history

Super + Ctrl + E
→ Emoji picker

Super + Ctrl + ,
→ Notification silencing

The most important lesson:

Do not memorize Omarchy. Learn how to discover Omarchy.

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