All sway keybindings — $mod is Super (Mod4).

Applications

• Open terminal: $mod+t

• Open browser (Firefox): $mod+x

• Open file manager (Thunar): $mod+c

• Open launcher (fuzzel): $mod+Space

• Open system manual: $mod+Home

Window management

• Kill focused window: $mod+q

• Toggle floating: $mod+f

• Fullscreen: $mod+y

• Swap focus tiling/floating: $mod+g

• Focus parent container: $mod+a

• Lock screen: $mod+Escape

Focus / Move

• Focus: $mod+h/j/k/l (left/down/up/right)
• Move window: $mod+Shift+h/j/k/l

Layout

• Split horizontal: $mod+b
• Split vertical: $mod+v
• Layout stacking: $mod+s
• Layout tabbed: $mod+w
• Layout toggle split: $mod+e

Scratchpad

• Send to scratchpad: $mod+Shift+minus
• Show scratchpad: $mod+minus

Resize

• Resize: $mod+Alt+h/j/k/l (narrower/taller/shorter/wider)
• Steps 10px per press; hold to repeat

Workspaces

• Switch to workspace 1–10: $mod+1 … $mod+0
• Move container to workspace 1–10: $mod+Shift+1 … $mod+Shift+0

System / Media keys

• Volume mute (works on lock screen): XF86AudioMute
• Volume down 5%: XF86AudioLowerVolume
• Volume up 5%: XF86AudioRaiseVolume
• Mic mute: XF86AudioMicMute
• Brightness up 5%: XF86MonBrightnessUp
• Brightness down 5%: XF86MonBrightnessDown

Screenshots

• Capture area (interactive): Print
• Capture full screen: Shift+Print
• Capture focused window: Ctrl+Print
• Pick color under cursor → clipboard: $mod+Shift+Print

Config

• Reload sway + waybar: $mod+Shift+c
• Exit sway: $mod+Shift+e