A quick reference for your Windows tiling window manager keyboard shortcuts.
Basic Window Controls
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
Alt + Q | Close window |
Alt + M | Minimize window |
Alt + Shift + O | Reload configuration |
Alt + I | Toggle shortcuts on/off |
Window Focus
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
Alt + H | Focus left window |
Alt + J | Focus down window |
Alt + K | Focus up window |
Alt + L | Focus right window |
Alt + Shift + A | Cycle focus to previous window |
Alt + Shift + Z | Cycle focus to next window |
Move Windows
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
Alt + Shift + H | Move window left |
Alt + Shift + J | Move window down |
Alt + Shift + K | Move window up |
Alt + Shift + L | Move window right |
Window Stacking
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
Alt + ↓ | Stack window down |
Alt + U | Stack window up |
Alt + → | Stack window right |
Alt + Shift + U | Unstack windows |
Alt + E | Cycle stack previous |
Alt + Shift + E | Cycle stack next |
Resize Windows
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
Alt + Shift + ← | Increase horizontal size |
Alt + Shift + → | Decrease horizontal size |
Alt + Shift + ↑ | Increase vertical size |
Alt + Shift + ↓ | Decrease vertical size |
Workspaces
Switch to Workspace
| Shortcut | Workspace |
|---|
Alt + 1 | Workspace 1 |
Alt + 2 | Workspace 2 |
Alt + 3 | Workspace 3 |
Alt + 4 | Workspace 4 |
Alt + 5 | Workspace 5 |
Alt + 6 | Workspace 6 |
Alt + 7 | Workspace 7 |
Alt + 8 | Workspace 8 |
Alt + 9 | Workspace 9 |
Move Window to Workspace
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
Alt + Shift + 1-9 | Move window to workspace 1-9 |
Cycle Through Workspaces
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
Alt + Tab | Next workspace |
Alt + Shift + Tab | Previous workspace |
Layout Management
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
Alt + X | Flip layout horizontal |
Alt + Y | Flip layout vertical |
Alt + C | Promote window to master |
Alt + Shift + Backspace | Retile windows |
Alt + Backspace | Toggle window float |
Alt + T | Toggle float all windows |
Alt + W | Toggle monocle mode |
Alt + Shift + R | Toggle tiling direction |
Alt + S | Toggle maximize |
Tips
- Use
hjkl keys for vim-like navigation
- Hold
Shift with movement keys to move windows instead of focusing
- Numbers 1-9 correspond to workspaces 0-8 internally
- Arrow keys are used for stacking and resizing operations
Alt + C promotes the focused window to the master position