Hyprland
Hyprland is an independent tiling Wayland compositor written in C++. Noteworthy features of Hyprland include dynamic tiling, tabbed windows, a clean and readable C++ code-base, and a custom renderer that provides window animations, rounded corners, and Dual-Kawase Blur on transparent windows. General usage and configuration is thoroughly documented at Hyprland wiki.
Installation
Install one of the following:
- hyprland - Latest upstream release.
- hyprland-gitAUR - Latest commit to master branch.
As of #6608, Hyprland uses aquamarine as its own rendering backend library. Before that, it bundled its own version of wlroots, which closely followed wlroots-gitAUR.
- NVIDIA GPU users should also make sure to follow the NVIDIA specific page on the upstream Wiki before trying to launch Hyprland. Failure to do so will likely result in many bugs including not being able to log in, flashing windows and high CPU usage.
- Using an NVIDIA GPU with Hyprland is unsupported. Many users have had success but if something is broken then you are on your own.
- Also make sure to install the Polkit package, as the lack thereof will cause Hyprland to fail to start. (
logind missing permissions)
Configuration
Configuration is done through a single configuration file, hyprland.conf, though it supports splitting the configuration into multiple files and including them in hyprland.conf. The default file is /usr/share/hyprland/hyprland.conf and, after logging in for the first time, ~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf.
hyprland.conf includes directives to configure your devices (keyboards, mice, trackpads, monitors), as well as settings for animations, decorations, layout, etc. You can set key bindings, window rules, and execute commands (either once or each time) the configuration is reloaded.
The configuration is automatically reloaded each time you update the file. You can also use hyprctl reload for the same effect. For some settings (particularly input settings), you may have to restart your Hyprland session.
Settings can also be changed on the fly with hyprctl but they will not be saved.
Keyboard
Keymap
By default Hyprland will use US Qwerty, you can configure it as follows:
~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
# German Colemak layout
input {
...
kb_layout = de
kb_variant = colemak
...
}
See upstream's Wiki for all available options.
US layout keyboard.Typematic delay and rate
While Xorg users will be used to having this setting defined at the server level, on Wayland each compositor handles it on its own:
~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
# Repeat rate and delay
input {
...
repeat_rate = 25
repeat_delay = 600
...
}
Keyboard backlight
Using keyboard brightness controls in Hyprland is possible. Install brightnessctl then add the related binds (replace keyboard_brightness_* with SUPER, FX or XF86KbdBrightness depending on how your hardware exposes the keyboard backlight):
~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
# Keyboard backlight bind = , keyboard_brightness_up_shortcut, exec, brightnessctl -d *::kbd_backlight set +33% bind = , keyboard_brightness_down_shortcut, exec, brightnessctl -d *::kbd_backlight set 33%-
It is also possible to have on-screen notifications that fire when changes are made.
Media keys
Using keyboard media controls in Hyprland is possible by making use of XF86Audio keysyms and an external application like pavucontrol or pamixer and playerctl.
~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
# Volume and Media Control bind = , XF86AudioRaiseVolume, exec, pamixer -i 5 bind = , XF86AudioLowerVolume, exec, pamixer -d 5 bind = , XF86AudioMicMute, exec, pamixer --default-source -m bind = , XF86AudioMute, exec, pamixer -t bind = , XF86AudioPlay, exec, playerctl play-pause bind = , XF86AudioPause, exec, playerctl play-pause bind = , XF86AudioNext, exec, playerctl next bind = , XF86AudioPrev, exec, playerctl previous
It is also possible to have on-screen notifications that fire when changes are made.
Touchpad gestures
Being a Wayland compositor, Hyprland has full support for touchpad gestures though they are disabled by default. To enable them, make the following edit:
~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
# Enable touchpad gestures
gestures {
workspace_swipe = true
workspace_swipe_fingers = 3
}
See the upstream Wiki for all available options.
Display settings
Screen sharing
See Screen-sharing
Being a wlroots-compatible compositor, Hyprland can utilize xdg-desktop-portal-wlr to enable screen capture in a range of applications by way of xdg-desktop-portal.
Hyprland also maintains xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland, which supports screen sharing (including region sharing and window sharing), global shortcuts, and has a graphical picker utility. Usage of the portal is further documented in the Hyprland wiki.
It is worth noting that xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland does not include a file picker, for which users can additionally install xdg-desktop-portal-gtk.
Setting screen resolution
Hyprland will try to detect your screen resolution automatically and then select either 1x, 1.5x, or 2x screen scaling. [1] However, in some cases it will fail and default to a fail-safe, usually if there are multiple screens present or if you have a hybrid laptop. If everything on your screen is huge then you need to configure your default monitor and resolution.
First find your default monitor using hyprctl:
$ hyprctl monitors
Monitor eDP-1 (ID 0):
1920x1080@144.003006 at 0x0
description: Chimei Innolux Corporation 0x153C (eDP-1)
...
Then add your monitor to the configuration:
~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
... # Monitor details monitor=eDP-1,1920x1080@144,0x0,1 ...
0x0 is a position offset used for multi screen setups and the final 1 is the screen scaling factor.
See the upstream Hyprland Monitors Wiki for more details.
Screen backlight
Install brightnessctl then add the following binds:
~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
# Screen brightness bind = , XF86MonBrightnessUp, exec, brightnessctl s +5% bind = , XF86MonBrightnessDown, exec, brightnessctl s 5%-
It is also possible to have on-screen notifications that fire when changes are made.
Usage
Starting
It is currently recommended to start Hyprland from a TTY.
$ Hyprland
While launching from a display manager is not officially supported, users have reported success launching from GDM, SDDM, and others. The upstream wiki maintains a compatibility list with display managers. The hyprland package contains a display manager entry, and all Hyprland AUR packages will generate one automatically.
Both methods provide identical results, plus or minus a few environment variables and services.
Auto login
Users can automatically login by using a display manager or adapting the method described in Xinit#Autostart X at login.
hyprctl and IPC
hyprctl is a command line utility that comes installed with Hyprland to communicate with the display server. It allows you to dispatch commands to the server (equivalent to commands in the configuration file, but with a slightly different syntax), set keywords, send queries and request information. See the full documentation.
Hyprland also exposes 2 UNIX Sockets for controlling and getting information about Hyprland via code or command-line utilities. These sockets broadcast events on focus change (windows, workspaces, monitors), creation of windows/workspace, and so on.
Both hyprctl and the IPC sockets can be effectively used in scripts to control Hyprland for complex tasks.
exec versus exec-once
When starting applications it is important to use the correct type of dispatcher, using exec incorrectly can result in applications being started multiple times taking up system resources and in the worst cases, causing a race condition that can crash your system.
hyprland.conf each time a change to the file is saved: do not use exec for everything.
In most cases you should use exec-once to launch applications and daemons at boot, as this command will not run again with a reload, only use exec if you are absolutely sure you want the command to run again on every reload.Setting environment variables
It is possible to set environment variables directly in hyprland.conf through the env keyword, which has a different syntax than the env UNIX command used by shells.
The differences are explained on the upstream Wiki.
Hypr-Ecosystem
The Hyprland development team are building an ecosystem of applications tailored to be specifically used with Hyprland, these tools will include dispatchers allowing for them to be controlled with hyprctl rather than relying on scripts.
Currently the ecosystem consists of:
Hyprpaper
Hyprpaper is a wallpaper utility, it can be installed with the hyprpaper package.
Hyprpicker
Hyprpicker is a utility to grab a colour from your desktop, it can be installed with the hyprpicker package.
Hypridle
Hypridle is an idle management daemon, it can be installed with the hypridle package.
Hyprlock
Hyprlock is a screen lock manager, it can be installed with the hyprlock package.
Hyprcursor
Hyprcursor is a new format for handling screen cursors that offers many improvements over the traditional way, it can be installed with the hyprcursor package,
Hyprcursor themes
Cursor themes can be installed from the AUR, for example:
- sweet-cursors-hyprcursor-gitAUR
- nordzy-hyprcursorsAUR
- xcursor-pro-hyprcursorAUR
- hyprcursor-dracula-kde-gitAUR
Instructions for porting existing themes to Hyprcursor are available on the upstream GitHub repository.
xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland
Hyprland's own implementation of XDG Desktop Portal. Compatible with other wlroots based compositors, but provides extra functionality when used on Hyprland. Available through the xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland package.
Tips and tricks
- For all below sections there will usually be more than one way of achieving a similar result, everything provided here is a basic example.
- For a comprehensive list of alternatives refer to List of applications, a Hyprland specific list can be found on the upstream Wiki.
File manager
Hyprland requires a wayland-compatible external application if graphical file management is desired. Using thunar as an example, we simply need to assign it a keybind as follows:
~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
... bind = SUPER, E, exec, thunar ...
Application launcher
Hyprland requires a wayland-compatible external application to launch applications. Using wofi as an example, we simply need to assign it a keybind as follows:
~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
... bind = SUPER, F, exec, wofi --show drun ...
Idle
Hyprland requires a wayland-compatible external idle management daemon. The most common setup is swayidle and swaylock. You can lock your screen manually using a bind as follows:
~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
... bind = SUPER, L, exec, swaylock -f -c 000000 ...
Automatic screen locking and suspend
Create the following script:
~/.config/hypr/scripts/sleep.sh
swayidle -w timeout 300 'swaylock -f -c 000000' \
timeout 600 'systemctl suspend' \
before-sleep 'swaylock -f -c 000000' &
- You can adjust the timeout periods by editing the numerical values, in seconds. 300 is 5 minutes, 600 is 10 minutes etc.
- The script must be executable.
Then call it:
~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
... exec-once = ~/.config/hypr/scripts/sleep.sh ...
Turning off the screen using DPMS after a timeout period
Hyprland has a built in dispatcher to handle DPMS requests however using it as a direct keybind is not recommended, doing so will result in you not being able to turn the screen back on and will require you to reboot.
Edit the script from above and change it to read:
~/.config/hypr/scripts/sleep.sh
swayidle -w timeout 300 'swaylock -f -c 000000' \
timeout 600 'hyprctl dispatch dpms off' \
resume 'hyprctl dispatch dpms on' \
timeout 900 'systemctl suspend' \
before-sleep 'swaylock -f -c 000000' &
hyprctl dispatch dpms on command must come directly after the hyprctl dispatch dpms off command in the script for it to function correctly, as the resume command is linked to the previous timeout used.Stop DPMS while using applications
The above setup will result in your monitor powering off while you are doing things like playing a game, watching a video or listening to music where you might not touch the system for longer than the timeout period.
To fix this you can either use Hyprlands built in Window Rules V2 function which has a idleinhibit rule or you can install one of either idlehack-gitAUR or sway-audio-idle-inhibit-gitAUR. The former uses D-Bus to prevent Swayidle requests whenever Firefox or Chromium are playing audio/video. The latter prevents Swayidle requests whenever any application is playing audio.
For programs that use org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver.inhibit to pause the screensaver, you can install wscreensaver-bridge-gitAUR[broken link: package not found] to implement it for Hyprland (or any Wayland compositor that support the idle-inhibit protocol).
Status bar
Hyprland requires a wayland-compatible external application to display a status bar. Using waybar as an example, we simply need to call it as follows:
~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
... exec-once = waybar -c ~/.config/waybar/waybar.conf ...
Workspace overview
waybar has a built in, fully customisable module that supports Hyprland workspace switching natively.
See the waybar Wiki [2] for details.
Polkit authentication
Polkit authentication requires the use of an external authentication agent. Hyprland recommends using polkit-kde-agent but any should work.
Call it as follows:
~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
... exec-once = /usr/lib/polkit-kde-authentication-agent-1 ...
Desktop wallpaper
Hyprland requires a wayland-compatible external application to manage desktop wallpapers. Using swww as an example, we simply need to call it as follows:
~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
... exec-once = swww-daemon exec-once = swww img path/to/image ...
Using a script to change wallpaper every X minutes
Create the following script and make sure its executable:
~/.config/hypr/scripts/swww-random
#!/bin/bash
# This script will randomly go through the files of a directory, setting it
# up as the wallpaper at regular intervals
#
# NOTE: this script uses bash (not POSIX shell) for the RANDOM variable
if [[ $# -lt 1 ]] || [[ ! -d $1 ]]; then
echo "Usage:
$0 <dir containing images>"
exit 1
fi
# Edit below to control the images transition
export SWWW_TRANSITION_FPS=144
export SWWW_TRANSITION_STEP=2
export SWWW_TRANSITION_TYPE=random
# This controls (in seconds) when to switch to the next image
INTERVAL=300
while true; do
find "$1" \
| while read -r img; do
echo "$((RANDOM % 1000)):$img"
done \
| sort -n | cut -d':' -f2- \
| while read -r img; do
if [[ "$img" != "$1" ]]; then
swww img "$img"
sleep $INTERVAL
fi
done
done
Next create a new folder to store background images, something like ~/.config/hypr/backgrounds should work fine, and populate it with any images you want.
Finally call the script:
~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
... exec-once = swww-daemon exec-once = ~/.config/hypr/scripts/swww-random ~/.config/hypr/background ...
On screen notifications
On screen notifications for actions like brightness and volume changes are possible by using external notification daemons. This is a very complex topic and covering it completely is beyond the scope of this page. Rather, this section will focus on mako so go ahead and install it.
See Desktop notifications for further instructions and Desktop notifications#Standalone for a list of alternatives.
- All scripts offered here are examples and will very likely need to be adjusted for your setup.
- All scripts in this section must be executable.
Mako
Mako is a lightweight notification daemon, you can read mako(5) for details. Its configuration file is ~/.config/mako/config, icons used for OSD are stored at ~/.config/mako/icons/ and should be in PNG format.
For the rest of this section all the images used by the scripts are available from this GitHub folder.
Keyboard backlight notifications
First create the following script:
~/.config/hypr/scripts/kbbacklight
#!/usr/bin/env bash
iDIR="$HOME/.config/mako/icons"
# Get brightness
get_backlight() {
LIGHT="$(cat /sys/class/leds/*::kbd_backlight/brightness)"
echo "${LIGHT}"
}
# Get icons
get_icon() {
current="$(cat /sys/class/leds/*::kbd_backlight/brightness)"
if [[ ("$current" -ge "0") && ("$current" -le "1") ]]; then
icon="$iDIR/brightness-20.png"
elif [[ ("$current" -ge "1") && ("$current" -le "2") ]]; then
icon="$iDIR/brightness-60.png"
elif [[ ("$current" -ge "2") && ("$current" -le "3") ]]; then
icon="$iDIR/brightness-100.png"
fi
}
# Notify
notify_user() {
notify-send -h string:x-canonical-private-synchronous:sys-notify -u low -i "$icon" "Keyboard Brightness : $(brightnessctl -d '*::kbd_backlight' g)"
}
# Increase brightness
inc_backlight() {
brightnessctl -d *::kbd_backlight set 33%+ && get_icon && notify_user
}
# Decrease brightness
dec_backlight() {
brightnessctl -d *::kbd_backlight set 33%- && get_icon && notify_user
}
# Zero brightness
zero_backlight() {
brightnessctl -d *::kbd_backlight s 0%
}
# Full brightness
full_backlight() {
brightnessctl -d *::kbd_backlight s 100%
}
# Execute accordingly
if [[ "$1" == "--get" ]]; then
brightnessctl -d '*::kbd_backlight' g
elif [[ "$1" == "--inc" ]]; then
inc_backlight
elif [[ "$1" == "--dec" ]]; then
dec_backlight
elif [[ "$1" == "--zero" ]]; then
zero_backlight
elif [[ "$1" == "--full" ]]; then
full_backlight
else
get_backlight
fi
Then add a new bind, or edit any existing one:
~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
# Keyboard brightness bind = keyboard_brightness_up_shortcut, exec, ~/.config/hypr/scripts/kbbacklight --inc bind = keyboard_brightness_down_shortcut, exec, ~/.config/hypr/scripts/kbbacklight --dec
Media key notifications
First create the following script:
~/.config/hypr/scripts/volume
#!/usr/bin/env bash
iDIR="$HOME/.config/mako/icons"
# Get Volume
get_volume() {
volume=$(pamixer --get-volume)
echo "$volume"
}
# Get icons
get_icon() {
current=$(get_volume)
if [[ "$current" -eq "0" ]]; then
echo "$iDIR/volume-mute.png"
elif [[ ("$current" -ge "0") && ("$current" -le "30") ]]; then
echo "$iDIR/volume-low.png"
elif [[ ("$current" -ge "30") && ("$current" -le "60") ]]; then
echo "$iDIR/volume-mid.png"
elif [[ ("$current" -ge "60") && ("$current" -le "100") ]]; then
echo "$iDIR/volume-high.png"
fi
}
# Notify
notify_user() {
notify-send -h string:x-canonical-private-synchronous:sys-notify -u low -i "$(get_icon)" "Volume : $(get_volume) %"
}
# Increase Volume
inc_volume() {
pamixer -i 5 && notify_user
}
# Decrease Volume
dec_volume() {
pamixer -d 5 && notify_user
}
# Toggle Mute
toggle_mute() {
if [ "$(pamixer --get-mute)" == "false" ]; then
pamixer -m && notify-send -h string:x-canonical-private-synchronous:sys-notify -u low -i "$iDIR/volume-mute.png" "Volume Switched OFF"
elif [ "$(pamixer --get-mute)" == "true" ]; then
pamixer -u && notify-send -h string:x-canonical-private-synchronous:sys-notify -u low -i "$(get_icon)" "Volume Switched ON"
fi
}
# Toggle Mic
toggle_mic() {
if [ "$(pamixer --default-source --get-mute)" == "false" ]; then
pamixer --default-source -m && notify-send -h string:x-canonical-private-synchronous:sys-notify -u low -i "$iDIR/microphone-mute.png" "Microphone Switched OFF"
elif [ "$(pamixer --default-source --get-mute)" == "true" ]; then
pamixer -u --default-source u && notify-send -h string:x-canonical-private-synchronous:sys-notify -u low -i "$iDIR/microphone.png" "Microphone Switched ON"
fi
}
# Get icons
get_mic_icon() {
current=$(pamixer --default-source --get-volume)
if [[ "$current" -eq "0" ]]; then
echo "$iDIR/microphone.png"
elif [[ ("$current" -ge "0") && ("$current" -le "30") ]]; then
echo "$iDIR/microphone.png"
elif [[ ("$current" -ge "30") && ("$current" -le "60") ]]; then
echo "$iDIR/microphone.png"
elif [[ ("$current" -ge "60") && ("$current" -le "100") ]]; then
echo "$iDIR/microphone.png"
fi
}
# Notify
notify_mic_user() {
notify-send -h string:x-canonical-private-synchronous:sys-notify -u low -i "$(get_mic_icon)" "Mic-Level : $(pamixer --default-source --get-volume) %"
}
# Increase MIC Volume
inc_mic_volume() {
pamixer --default-source -i 5 && notify_mic_user
}
# Decrease MIC Volume
dec_mic_volume() {
pamixer --default-source -d 5 && notify_mic_user
}
# Execute accordingly
if [[ "$1" == "--get" ]]; then
get_volume
elif [[ "$1" == "--inc" ]]; then
inc_volume
elif [[ "$1" == "--dec" ]]; then
dec_volume
elif [[ "$1" == "--toggle" ]]; then
toggle_mute
elif [[ "$1" == "--toggle-mic" ]]; then
toggle_mic
elif [[ "$1" == "--get-icon" ]]; then
get_icon
elif [[ "$1" == "--get-mic-icon" ]]; then
get_mic_icon
elif [[ "$1" == "--mic-inc" ]]; then
inc_mic_volume
elif [[ "$1" == "--mic-dec" ]]; then
dec_mic_volume
else
get_volume
fi
Then add the following (or edit any existing binds):
~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
# Volume bind = , XF86AudioRaiseVolume, exec, ~/.config/hypr/scripts/volume --inc bind = , XF86AudioLowerVolume, exec, ~/.config/hypr/scripts/volume --dec bind = , XF86AudioMicMute, exec, ~/.config/hypr/scripts/volume --toggle-mic bind = , XF86AudioMute, exec, ~/.config/hypr/scripts/volume --toggle
Screen backlight notifications
First create the following script:
~/.config/hypr/scripts/backlight
!/usr/bin/env bash
iDIR="$HOME/.config/mako/icons"
# Get brightness
get_backlight() {
LIGHT=$(printf "%.0f\n" $(brightnessctl g))
echo "${LIGHT}"
}
# Get icons
get_icon() {
current="$(get_backlight)"
if [[ ("$current" -ge "0") && ("$current" -le "19200") ]]; then
icon="$iDIR/brightness-20.png"
elif [[ ("$current" -ge "19200") && ("$current" -le "38400") ]]; then
icon="$iDIR/brightness-40.png"
elif [[ ("$current" -ge "38400") && ("$current" -le "57600") ]]; then
icon="$iDIR/brightness-60.png"
elif [[ ("$current" -ge "57600") && ("$current" -le "76800") ]]; then
icon="$iDIR/brightness-80.png"
elif [[ ("$current" -ge "76800") && ("$current" -le "96000") ]]; then
icon="$iDIR/brightness-100.png"
fi
}
# Notify
notify_user() {
notify-send -h string:x-canonical-private-synchronous:sys-notify -u low -i "$icon" "Brightness : $(get_backlight)"
}
# Increase brightness
inc_backlight() {
brightnessctl s +5% && get_icon && notify_user
}
# Decrease brightness
dec_backlight() {
brightnessctl s 5%- && get_icon && notify_user
}
# Execute accordingly
if [[ "$1" == "--get" ]]; then
get_backlight
elif [[ "$1" == "--inc" ]]; then
inc_backlight
elif [[ "$1" == "--dec" ]]; then
dec_backlight
else
get_backlight
fi
Then add the following (or edit any existing binds):
~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
# Screen brightness bind = , XF86MonBrightnessUp, exec, ~/.config/hypr/scripts/backlight --inc bind = , XF86MonBrightnessDown, exec, ~/.config/hypr/scripts/backlight --dec
Keyboard language notifications
To run this script, you need a command-line JSON processor gojqAUR.
First create the following script:
~/.config/hypr/scripts/lang
#!/usr/bin/env bash
icon="$HOME/.config/mako/icons/language.png"
# Get language
get_lang() {
lang=$(hyprctl devices -j | gojq -r '.keyboards[] | select(.name == "at-translated-set-2-keyboard") | .active_keymap' | cut -c 1-2 | tr 'A-Z' 'a-z')
case $lang in
en)
lang="English language"
;;
ru)
lang="Русский язык"
;;
uk)
lang="Українська мова"
;;
esac
echo $lang
}
# Notify
notify-send -h string:x-canonical-private-synchronous:sys-notify -u low -i "$icon" "$(get_lang)"
Then add the following (or edit any existing binds):
~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
device:at-translated-set-2-keyboard {
kb_layout = us,ru,ua
kb_variant = lang
kb_options = grp:win_space_toggle
}
# Language
bind = SUPER, SPACE, exec, ~/.config/hypr/scripts/lang
Power control
Hyprland requires a wayland-compatible external application for power control. Using nwg-bar as an example, we simply need to bind it as follows:
~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
... bind = SUPER, ESCAPE, exec, nwg-bar ...
Clipboard
Wayland clipboard behaviour deletes data when closing the application we copied it from. Other desktop environments work around this by using dedicated clipboard managers and on Hyprland there are multiple compatible choices. See the upstream Wiki for more information.
This section will cover cliphist as it supports copying images as well as text, start by adding the following:
~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
... exec-once = wl-paste --type text --watch cliphist store exec-once = wl-paste --type image --watch cliphist store ...
Then create a bind to call the history in your chosen application launcher:
~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
... bind = SUPER, V, exec, cliphist list | wofi --dmenu | cliphist decode | wl-copy ...
Now pressing Super+v will open up a wofi window with a clipboard history list.
Enable/disable devices
To enable/disable devices (e.g. touchpad), first use
$ hyprctl devices
to get the name of your device.
Put these lines of code into your configuration file (replace <device_name> with the name of your device queried above) to turn the device on/off:
~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
device:<device_name> {
enabled = {true/false}
}
To dynamically switch the device on/off use hyprctl:
$ hyprctl keyword "device:<device_name>:enabled" {true|false}
You can also create a keybinding, e.g.:
~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
... bind = $mainMod, t, exec, hyprctl keyword "device:pixa3854:00-093a:0274-touchpad:enabled" false bind = $mainMod Shift, t, exec, hyprctl keyword "device:pixa3854:00-093a:0274-touchpad:enabled" true ...
Troubleshooting
xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland is using a lot of CPU
This is a known bug [3] that should be resolved in the latest Git build. You can work around it by calling the nuclear script from the Hyprland wiki in your hyprland.conf file.
Native (wayland) electron apps flickering on NVIDIA
It is a widespread issue among NVIDIA users on Hyprland [4], [5] because of lack of support for explicit sync in Hyprland [6]. Recommended temporary fix is using X11 (XWayland) with the problematic apps by passing them --ozone-platform-hint=x11, or setting env = ELECTRON_OZONE_PLATFORM_HINT,x11 in ~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf to force all electron apps to run using XWayland.