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Omarchy – First Contact (Keyboard Guide) Jan 16, 2026 | Linux If you’ve just red-shirt style landed totally unprepared on a fresh install of Omarchy, the first thing you’ll notice is that your mouse feels a lot like a paperweight. That’s by design. To truly move through DHH’s curated world, you have to learn the chords. Here is the essential “survival kit” of keyboard shortcuts to get you from lost to productive in your first thirty minutes. The Basics Super + T: Open the Terminal (Ghostty) Super + B: Open the Browser Super + Q: Close the active window (Kill) Super + Space: Open the App Launcher (Rofi) Super + Enter: Swap the focused window with the “Master” window Window Management Super + H/J/K/L: Move focus (Vim keys) Super + Shift + H/J/K/L: Move window position Super + F: Toggle Fullscreen Super + G: Toggle Floating mode Super + [1-9]: Switch between workspaces The “Omakase” Specials Because Omarchy is built on Hyprland with a custom flavor, there are specific shortcuts for the aesthetics and system tools: Shortcut Action Super + P Theme Picker (Cycle through the 14 built-in themes) Super + Shift + W Change Wallpaper Super + X Power Menu (Lock, Logout, Suspend, Shutdown) Super + Shift + C Reload Hyprland Config (Instant updates) Pro Tip: In Omarchy, the “Super” key is usually the Windows key or the Command key on a Mac layout. If you ever get stuck, Super + / will typically bring up a cheat sheet overlay. Learning these is like learning scales on a guitar. It’s clunky for the first hour, but once the muscle memory kicks in, you’ll find it hard to go back to a system where you have to hunt for a “Minimize” button. Looking for a deep dive into the Neovim config included with Omarchy? Let me know and I can break down a gold shirt-level shortcuts guide next!  ChatGPT Image Jan 16, 2026, 07_49_48 AM If you’ve just red-shirt style landed totally unprepared on a fresh install of Omarchy, the first thing you’ll notice is that your mouse feels a lot like a paperweight. That’s by design. To truly move through DHH’s curated world, you have to learn the chords. Here is the essential “survival kit” of keyboard shortcuts to get you from lost to productive in your first thirty minutes. Because Omarchy is built on Hyprland with a custom flavor, there are specific shortcuts for the aesthetics and system tools: | Shortcut | Action | | Super + P | Theme Picker (Cycle through the 14 built-in themes) | | Super + Shift + W | Change Wallpaper | | Super + X | Power Menu (Lock, Logout, Suspend, Shutdown) | | Super + Shift + C | Reload Hyprland Config (Instant updates) | > Pro Tip: In Omarchy, the “Super” key is usually the Windows key or the Command key on a Mac layout. If you ever get stuck, Super + / will typically bring up a cheat sheet overlay. Learning these is like learning scales on a guitar. It’s clunky for the first hour, but once the muscle memory kicks in, you’ll find it hard to go back to a system where you have to hunt for a “Minimize” button. Looking for a deep dive into the Neovim config included with Omarchy? Let me know and I can break down a gold shirt-level shortcuts guide next! More from Mike: How I’m Building HexVeil: Inside the Code!  Set a Course for 2026  Minio’s Dead Jim