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A Cheatsheet for Glaze Window Manager


GlazeWM Commands Cheatsheet

All available commands and their default keybindings


🧭 Shifting Focus

ActionCommandKeybinding
Focus in directionfocus --direction <DIRECTION>Alt + h/j/k/l
Cycle focus: tiling → floating → fullscreenwm-cycle-focusAlt + Space
Focus recent workspacefocus --recent-workspaceAlt + '
Focus next workspacefocus --next-workspaceAlt + .
Focus previous workspacefocus --prev-workspaceAlt + ,
Focus workspace by namefocus --workspace <NAME>Alt + <0-9>

🧱 Moving Around

ActionCommandKeybinding
Move window in directionmove --direction <DIRECTION>Alt + Shift + h/j/k/l
Move window to recent workspacemove --recent-workspaceAlt + Shift + '
Move window to next workspacemove --next-workspaceAlt + Shift + .
Move window to previous workspacemove --prev-workspaceAlt + Shift + ,
Move window to workspacemove --workspace <NAME>Alt + Shift + <0-9>
Move workspace in directionmove-workspace --direction <DIRECTION>Alt + Shift + a/d

🪟 Modifying Windows

ActionCommandKeybinding
Resize windowresize --width <AMOUNT> --height <AMOUNT>Alt + u/i/o/p
Set exact window sizesize --width <AMOUNT> --height <AMOUNT>
Close windowcloseAlt + Shift + q
Ignore windowignore
Resize window bordersadjust-borders --left --right ...
Toggle tiling directiontoggle-tiling-direction
Toggle floating statetoggle-floatingAlt + Shift + Space
Toggle minimized statetoggle-minimizedAlt + -
Toggle fullscreen statetoggle-fullscreenAlt + =
Toggle tiling statetoggle-tilingAlt + t
Change to floating stateset-floating
Change to minimized stateset-minimized
Change to fullscreen stateset-fullscreen
Change to tiling stateset-tiling

⚙️ General

ActionCommandKeybinding
Gracefully exit WMwm-exitAlt + Shift + e
Reload configwm-reload-configAlt + Shift + r
Redraw all windowswm-redrawAlt + Shift + w
Enable binding mode by namewm-enable-binding-mode --name <NAME>
Disable binding mode by namewm-disable-binding-mode --name <NAME>
Execute a shell commandshell-exec <COMMAND...>

🎹 Keybindings Overview

With Alt pressed:
  • h/j/k/l: Focus window left/down/up/right
  • u/i/o/p: Resize window
  • Space: Cycle focus
  • '/., ,: Focus workspaces
  • 0–9: Focus workspace by name
  • t: Toggle tiling
  • -: Toggle minimized
  • =: Toggle fullscreen
With Alt + Shift pressed:
  • h/j/k/l: Move window
  • '/., ,: Move window to workspace
  • 0–9: Move window to workspace by name
  • a/d: Move workspace left/right
  • Space: Toggle floating
  • q: Close window
  • e: Exit WM
  • r: Reload config
  • w: Redraw windows

Legend:

  • <DIRECTION> = left, right, up, down
  • <NAME> = Workspace name or number
  • <AMOUNT> = Pixel value or percentage
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