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Keyboard Shortcuts

NCOS provides a variety of keyboard shortcuts to enhance your productivity. Here's a detailed list:


Manage Windows

Action Shortcut
Close Window Super+Q
Maximize Window Super+M
Minimize Window Super+Minus
Resize Window Inwards Super+Shift+R
Resize Window Outwards Super+R
Toggle Sticky Window Disabled

Move Windows

Action Shortcut
Move Window Down Super+Shift+Down or Super+Shift+J
Move Window Left Super+Shift+Left or Super+Shift+H
Move Window Right Super+Shift+Right or Super+Shift+L
Move Window Up Super+Shift+Up or Super+Shift+K
Move Window to Previous Workspace Disabled
Move Window to Next Workspace Disabled
Move Window to Last Workspace Super+Shift+0
Move Window to Workspace 1 Super+Shift+1
Move Window to Workspace 2 Super+Shift+2
Move Window to Workspace 3 Super+Shift+3
Move Window to Workspace 4 Super+Shift+4
Move Window to Workspace 5 Super+Shift+5
Move Window to Workspace 6 Super+Shift+6
Move Window to Workspace 7 Super+Shift+7
Move Window to Workspace 8 Super+Shift+8
Move Window to Workspace 9 Super+Shift+9
Move Window to Previous Display Super+Shift+Comma
Move Window to Next Display Super+Shift+Period
Move Window One Monitor Down Super+Ctrl+Shift+Down or Super+Ctrl+Shift+K
Move Window One Monitor Left Super+Ctrl+Shift+Left or Super+Ctrl+Shift+H
Move Window One Monitor Right Super+Ctrl+Shift+Right or Super+Ctrl+Shift+L
Move Window One Monitor Up Super+Ctrl+Shift+Up or Super+Ctrl+Shift+J

Action Shortcut
Focus Window Left Super+Right
Focus Window Right Super+Left
Focus Window Up Super+Up
Focus Window Down Super+Down
Focus Window In Super+I
Focus Window Out Super+U
Focus Previous Workspace Disabled
Focus Next Workspace Disabled
Focus Last Workspace Super+0
Focus Previous Output Super+Comma
Focus Next Output Super+Period
Switch to Output Left Disabled
Switch to Output Right Disabled
Switch to Output Up Disabled
Switch to Output Down Disabled
Switch to Workspace 1 Super+1
Switch to Workspace 2 Super+2
Switch to Workspace 3 Super+3
Switch to Workspace 4 Super+4
Switch to Workspace 5 Super+5
Switch to Workspace 6 Super+6
Switch to Workspace 7 Super+7
Switch to Workspace 8 Super+8
Switch to Workspace 9 Super+9

System

Action Shortcut
Open the App Library Super+A
Open the Launcher Super+/
Open the Workspace Overview Super+W
Switch Between Open Windows Super+Tab or Alt+Tab
Switch Between Open Windows Reversed Super+Shift+Tab or Alt+Shift+Tab
Lock the Screen Super+Escape
Decrease Audio Output Volume XF86AudioLowerVolume
Increase Audio Output Volume XF86AudioRaiseVolume
Mute Audio Output XF86AudioMute
Mute Microphone Input XF86AudioMicMute
Play/Pause XF86AudioPlay
Next Track XF86AudioNext
Previous Track XF86AudioPrev
Decrease Display Brightness XF86MonBrightnessDown
Increase Display Brightness XF86MonBrightnessUp
Decrease Keyboard Brightness Disabled
Increase Keyboard Brightness Disabled
Take a Screenshot Print
Open a Terminal Super+T
Open Home Folder Super+F
Open a Web Browser Super+B
Cycle Theme Previous Super+Shift+[
Cycle Theme Next Super+Shift+]
Suspend Super+Ctrl+Alt+S
Spotify Super+Shift+S
Text Editor Super+E
Settings Super+;
VSCode Super+C
Discord Super+D
PhoneSMS Super+\
Neovim Super+n
Toggle Light/Dark Mode Super+Ctrl+]

Window Tiling

Action Shortcut
Toggle Window Tiling Super+Y
Toggle Window Stacking Super+S
Toggle Window Floating Super+G
Toggle Orientation Super+O
Set Horizontal Orientation Disabled
Set Vertical Orientation Disabled
Swap Window Super+X