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Hyprland plugin to replicate the feel of kde activities and desktop grid layout
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Hyprland plugin to replicate the feel of kde activities and desktop grid layout

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# Hyprkool

An opinionated [Hyprland](https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland) plugin that tries to replicate the feel of KDE activities and grid layouts.



### Demo Video

Check out our [demo video](https://youtu.be/tim5r6Yo6TA) to see Hyprkool in action:



[![overview](./screenshots/overview.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tim5r6Yo6TA)



# Features

- switch desktops when cursor touches screen edges

- grid layout

- info commands for tools like eww and waybar

- an optional daemon for stateful commands

- a grid overview



# Usage

Hyprkool consists of two main components: a CLI + daemon written in Rust and a C++ plugin.

The CLI and daemon collectively provide most of the functionality.

Additionally, there's an optional C++ plugin that offers a couple of features.

- Changing workspace animations based on movement direction.

- Grid overview.



The daemon component of Hyprkool is also optional but required for certain features, including:

- Desktop switching when the cursor touches screen edges.

- Remembering the last workspace per activity.

- Named focus



# Version Compatibility

The plugin is tested and compatible with the following versions of Hyprland. While the daemon and cli should work with any reasonably new version of Hyprland.



| Hyprland version      | hyprkool version      |

| ------------- | ------------- |

| [v0.39.x](https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/releases/tag/v0.39.1) | [v0.5.x](https://github.com/thrombe/hyprkool/releases/tag/0.5.3) |

| [v0.40.x](https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/releases/tag/v0.40.0) | [v0.6.x](https://github.com/thrombe/hyprkool/releases/tag/0.6.0) |

| [v0.41.0](https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/releases/tag/v0.41.0), [v0.41.1](https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/releases/tag/v0.41.1) | [v0.7.0](https://github.com/thrombe/hyprkool/releases/tag/0.7.0) |

| [v0.41.2](https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/releases/tag/v0.41.2) | [v0.7.1](https://github.com/thrombe/hyprkool/releases/tag/0.7.1) |

| [v0.42.0](https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/releases/tag/v0.42.0), [v0.43.0](https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/releases/tag/v0.43.0) | [v0.7.2](https://github.com/thrombe/hyprkool/releases/tag/0.7.2) |



# Installing Cli/Daemon



## Install from source

```zsh

git clone https://github.com/thrombe/hyprkool

cd hyprkool

cargo install --locked --path .

```



## Nix

Try it out

```nix

nix run github:thrombe/hyprkool

```



Else add the following to your nix flake

```nix

{

  inputs = {

    # ...

    # define flake input

    hyprkool.url = "github:thrombe/hyprkool";

  };



  # ...



    # then add it to your environment packages

    packages = [

      inputs.hyprkool.packages."${system}".default

    ];



  # ...

}

```



## Installing the Plugin

### using [hyprpm](https://wiki.hyprland.org/0.39.0/Plugins/Using-Plugins/#hyprpm)

```zsh

hyprpm add https://github.com/thrombe/hyprkool

hyprpm enable hyprkool

```



### Nix

It is recommended that you are using Hyprland flake.

You can install hyprkool plugin just like other [hyprland plugins](https://github.com/hyprwm/hyprland-plugins?tab=readme-ov-file#nix).

```nix

{

  inputs = {

    # ...

    hyprland.url = "github:hyprwm/Hyprland";

    hyprkool = {

      url = "github:thrombe/hyprkool";

      inputs.hyprland.follows = "hyprland";

    };

  };



  # ...



    # then, you can use the plugins with the Home Manager module

    {inputs, pkgs, ...}: {

      wayland.windowManager.hyprland = {

        enable = true;

        # ...

        plugins = [

          inputs.hyprkool.packages.${pkgs.system}.hyprkool-plugin

          # ...

        ];

      };

    }



  # ...

}

```



# Example Configs

## Configure hyprkool

~/.config/hypr/hyprkool.toml

```toml

# activity names (first activity is treated as default)

# note: only a-z A-Z 0-9 - _ characters are allowed in the name

activities = ["my-default-activity", "my-activity"]



# number of workspaces in x and y dimensions

workspaces = [2, 2]



[daemon]

# remember last focused workspace in an activity

remember_activity_focus = true



# execute fallback commands if daemon cannot be reached

fallback_commands = true



[daemon.mouse]

switch_workspace_on_edge = true



# how often to poll for cursor position

polling_rate = 300 # in ms



# number of pixels to consider as edge

edge_width = 0



# number of pixels to push cursor inside when it loops around

edge_margin = 2

```



## Hyprland config

~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf

```conf

animations {

  ...



  # i recommend setting workspace animations to fade by default

  # hyprkool plugin will set the animation to slide with appropriate

  # direction when you switch between workspaces

  animation = workspaces, 1, 2, default, fade

}



# default hyprkool plugin configuration

plugin {

    hyprkool {

        overview {

            hover_border_color = rgba(33ccffee)

            focus_border_color = rgba(00ff99ee)

            workspace_gap_size = 10

        }

    }

}



# Switch activity

bind = $mainMod, TAB, exec, hyprkool next-activity -c



# Move active window to a different acitvity

bind = $mainMod CTRL, TAB, exec, hyprkool next-activity -c -w



# Relative workspace jumps

bind = $mainMod, h, exec, hyprkool move-left -c

bind = $mainMod, l, exec, hyprkool move-right -c

bind = $mainMod, j, exec, hyprkool move-down -c

bind = $mainMod, k, exec, hyprkool move-up -c



# Move active window to a workspace

bind = $mainMod CTRL, h, exec, hyprkool move-left -c -w

bind = $mainMod CTRL, l, exec, hyprkool move-right -c -w

bind = $mainMod CTRL, j, exec, hyprkool move-down -c -w

bind = $mainMod CTRL, k, exec, hyprkool move-up -c -w



# toggle special workspace

bind = $mainMod, SPACE, exec, hyprkool toggle-special-workspace -n minimized

# move active window to special workspace without switching to that workspace

bind = $mainMod, s, exec, hyprkool toggle-special-workspace -n minimized -w -s



# switch to named focus

bind = $mainMod, 1, exec, hyprkool switch-named-focus -n 1

bind = $mainMod, 2, exec, hyprkool switch-named-focus -n 2

bind = $mainMod, 3, exec, hyprkool switch-named-focus -n 3

# set / delete named focus

bind = $mainMod SHIFT, 1, exec, hyprkool set-named-focus -n 1

bind = $mainMod SHIFT, 2, exec, hyprkool set-named-focus -n 2

bind = $mainMod SHIFT, 3, exec, hyprkool set-named-focus -n 3



# this only works if you have the hyprkool plugin

bind = $mainMod, b, exec, hyprkool toggle-overview



# this is optional, but it can provide features like

# - remembering the last focused workspace in an activity

# - switch workspaces when mouse touches screen edges

# - named focus

exec-once = hyprkool daemon -m



# to load the plugin at startup: https://wiki.hyprland.org/0.39.0/Plugins/Using-Plugins/#hyprpm

exec-once = hyprpm reload -n

```



## Troubleshooting

#### hyprkool move-xxx does not work

For some of the hyprkool commands to work correctly, you need to switch to a hyprkool activity



#### Hyprkool can't find icons?

If hyprkool can't find icons, you can specify the name of the icon pack for hyprkool to use. for example

```zsh

# assuming the Papirus icons are installed

hyprkool info -m active-workspace-windows -t Papirus

```



#### Some command does not work

If a command does not work when using keybinds, try executing the same command in a terminal. Sometimes the error messages

will give you a clue into what could be wrong.

Also try using `--force-no-daemon` flag to check if something is wrong with the running daemon.



#### Hyprkool does not do anything when run using Hyprland keybinds

depending on how you install hyprkool cli, hyprland's `exec` dispatch might have some trouble finding your hyprkool binary.

in such cases, i recommend doing something like this:

first run `which hyprkool` in your terminal and copy the path.

then make the following changes to hyprland.conf

```conf

$hyprkool = "/absolute/path/to/hyprkool"



# then set up any keybinds using this variable

bind = $mainMod, b, exec, $hyprkool toggle-overview

```

## Info commands

Hyprkool supports some additional info commands that help you to build widgets using applications like

[waybar](https://github.com/Alexays/Waybar) and [eww](https://github.com/elkowar/eww).



for example, ```hyprkool info -m active-window``` prints the active window information.



Note: the --monitor or -m flag makes this info print in an infinite loop. this however is very efficient

as it is event based and not polling based.

eww (using [`deflisten`](https://github.com/elkowar/eww/blob/f1ec00a1c9a24c0738fb5d5ac309d6af16e67415/docs/src/configuration.md#adding-dynamic-content))

and waybar (using [`exec`](https://github.com/Alexays/Waybar/wiki/Module:-Custom#continuous-script)) both support

this kind of efficient updates.



### Eww config

Example eww config can be found in [my dotfiles](https://github.com/thrombe/dotfiles-promax/blob/87593cb6ef9718475a3b57ce6a4a2a9727ba2eee/configma/tools/home/.config/eww/eww.yuck).