Keybinds

Noctara Dots ships with my personal application shortcuts and keyboard layout.

I tried to keep the keybinds simple, consistent, and easy to remember, but everyone has a different workflow. Feel free to change both the keybindings and the applications they launch to better match your setup.

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Noctalia Keybinds

These shortcuts control the Noctalia Shell.

Keybind	Action
Super + L	Lock the current session
Super + ,	Toggle Wallpaper Panel
Super + .	Toggle Emoji Launcher
Super + V	Toggle Clipboard History
Super + D	Toggle Control Center
Alt + Space	Toggle Application Launcher
Super + N	Open Notifications
Super + Escape	Open Session Menu
Super + Alt + I	Toggle Noctalia Settings
Alt + Tab	Open Window Switcher

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Default Application Shortcuts

These are the default applications included with Noctara Dots.

Keybind	Application
Super + T	Kitty
Super + B	Helium Browser
Super + E	Thunar
Super + M	Spotify
Super + O	Obsidian
Super + C	VSCodium

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Niri

Changing application shortcuts in Niri is very straightforward.

Most application launches follow this format:

<KEYBIND> hotkey-overlay-title="Window Title" { spawn "application"; }

Example:

Super+T hotkey-overlay-title="Open a Terminal: Kitty" { spawn "kitty"; }

Simply replace the keybind or the application name with whatever you prefer.

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Hyprland

TIP

If you like the default keybindings but simply want to change the applications they launch, you only need to edit the variables below.

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local terminal    = "kitty"
local fileManager = "thunar"
local mainMod     = "SUPER"
local browser     = "helium-browser"
local players     = "spotify"
local notes       = "obsidian"
local editor      = "vscodium"

Once you update these variables, every keybind that uses them will automatically use your preferred applications.

Most keybindings follow a simple format similar to:

hl.bind("<KEYBIND>", hl.dsp.exec_cmd("<APPLICATION>"))

Example:

hl.bind("SUPER,T", hl.dsp.exec_cmd(terminal))

This keeps the configuration clean since you only need to update the variables instead of editing every individual keybind.

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MangoWM

NOTE

MangoWM support is still evolving, and I'm still learning the compositor myself.

Because of that, the current configuration mainly includes the Noctalia shortcuts and common application launchers. More advanced keybindings and workflow improvements will be added over time.

Application keybindings follow a simple format:

bind=<KEYBIND>,spawn,<APPLICATION>

Example:

bind=SUPER,T,spawn,kitty

Simply replace the key combination or the application name with whatever you want to use.

As MangoWM matures, this section will continue to grow with additional shortcuts and workflow improvements.