yabai-config
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julian-heng
My personal Yabai and Skhd configs and scripts.
Yabai and Skhd Config
This repository contains my standalone Yabai and Skhd configurations.
See my dotfiles repository for my other configurations.
To see the old Chunkwm configurations, click here.
NOTE: Yabai requires System Integrity Protection to be disabled to work properly. See here for more information. NOTE: For macOS Big Sur and above, scripting additions needs elevated privileges to work properly. See here for more information.
Installation
# Remove previous links
$ rm -f "${HOME}"/.{yabai,skhd}rc
# Install configs
$ git clone https://github.com/Julian-Heng/yabai-config.git "${HOME}"/.config/yabai
$ ln -s "${HOME}/.config/yabai/yabairc" "${HOME}/.yabairc"
$ ln -s "${HOME}/.config/yabai/skhdrc" "${HOME}/.skhdrc"
Keyboard Shortcuts
Changing Focus
alt + hjkl
Resize Windows
| Action | Key Combination |
|---|---|
| Resize left | lctrl + alt + h |
| Resize down | lctrl + alt + j |
| Resize up | lctrl + alt + k |
| Resize right | lctrl + alt + l |
| Equalise | lctrl + alt + e |
Move Windows
shift + alt + hjkl
Move Windows to Workspace
| Action | Key Combination |
|---|---|
| Send to last active desktop | shift + alt + m |
| Send to previous workplace | shift + alt + p |
| Send to next workplace | shift + alt + n |
| Send to workplace | shift + alt + num |
Rotate Windows
| Action | Key Combination |
|---|---|
| Rotate clockwise | alt + r |
| Rotate anticlockwise | shift + alt + r |
| Flip on x-axis | shift + alt + x |
| Flip on y-axis | shift + alt + y |
Window Actions
| Action | Key Combination |
|---|---|
| Fullscreen | alt + f |
| Native fullscreen | shift + alt + f |
Window Insertion Point
| Action | Key Combination |
|---|---|
| Insert left | shift + lctrl + alt + h |
| Insert down | shift + lctrl + alt + j |
| Insert up | shift + lctrl + alt + k |
| Insert right | shift + lctrl + alt + l |
NOTE: To cancel insertion point, press the last inerstion key combination.
Misc
| Action | Key Combination |
|---|---|
| Toggle float | shift + alt + space |
| Toggle gaps | lctrl + alt + g |
| Restart yabai | lctrl + shift + alt + r |
Showing System Information
Description
Uses osascript to show information like CPU, memory, battery, etc. The CPU script requires osx-cpu-temp installed. The song script supports Spotify, Music and cmus.
Click here to view the script folder.
NOTE: May have to change the location of the scripts in skhdrc.
Key Combination
fn + lalt + num
Screenshots
fn + lalt - 1 : /path/to/script
fn + lalt - 2 : /path/to/script
fn + lalt - 3 : /path/to/script
...
Launch iTerm2
Description
Launches iTerm2.
Click here to view the script.
Key Combination
alt + return
alt - return : /path/to/launch/terminal
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julian-heng
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My personal Yabai and Skhd configs and scripts.