This is a great idea. Hyprland and custom shells like Noctalia can be incredibly overwhelming for a beginner, so having a plain-English reference guide is the perfect way to help your friend get comfortable with their new Pika OS setup.
Here is a full-fledged, beginner-friendly guide to all their configured keybindings.
💡 The Golden Rule: The SUPER Key
Before diving in, make sure your friend knows that the SUPER key is usually the Windows key (on most PC keyboards) or the Command key (on Mac keyboards). Almost everything revolves around this key.
🚀 Application Launchers
These are the daily drivers for opening apps, menus, and system tools.
| Shortcut | Action | What it does |
|---|---|---|
SUPER + T | Open Terminal | Launches kitty (the command line). |
SUPER + Space | Open App Launcher | Opens the Noctalia application menu to search and launch programs. |
SUPER + E | Open File Manager | Opens nautilus to browse files and folders. |
SUPER + B | Open Web Browser | Launches the Zen browser. |
SUPER + V | Clipboard Manager | Shows copied text history so you can paste previous items. |
SUPER + , (Comma) | System Settings | Opens the Noctalia settings menu. |
SUPER + M | System Monitor | Shows what apps are using up RAM and CPU. |
SUPER + N | Notifications | Opens the history of recent system notifications. |
SUPER + TAB | Window Switcher | Shows all open windows to easily swap between them. |
SUPER + Escape | Power Menu | Opens the menu to restart, shut down, or log out. |
🪟 Window Management
How to control the windows once they are open.
| Shortcut | Action | What it does |
|---|---|---|
SUPER + Q | Close Window | Immediately closes whatever window you are currently looking at. |
SUPER + F | Fullscreen | Makes the current window take up the entire screen. |
SUPER + SHIFT + F | Fake Fullscreen | Maximizes the window within its designated layout space. |
SUPER + SHIFT + T | Toggle Floating | Pops a window out of the grid layout so you can drag it around like on standard Windows/macOS. |
🎯 Focus & Movement
Because this is a tiling setup, you navigate between windows using the keyboard instead of alt-tabbing or clicking. Your friend can use either the Arrow Keys or the H, J, K, L keys (popular in coding/Vim).
| Shortcut | Action | What it does |
|---|---|---|
SUPER + Arrows (or H J K L) | Change Focus | Moves your “cursor/attention” to the window to the Left, Down, Up, or Right. |
SUPER + SHIFT + Arrows (or H J K L) | Move Window | Physically swaps the current window’s position on the screen to the Left, Down, Up, or Right. |
📂 Workspaces (Virtual Desktops)
Workspaces let you group windows together on separate “screens.”
Standard Numbered Workspaces:
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
SUPER + 1 through 9 | Jump directly to workspace 1-9. |
SUPER + SHIFT + 1 through 9 | Send the current window to workspace 1-9. |
Quick Navigation:
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
SUPER + Page Up/Down | Jump to the next/previous workspace that actually has windows on it (skips empty ones). |
SUPER + Mouse Scroll | Scroll through all workspaces in exact numerical order. |
SUPER + CTRL + Up/Down | Silently throw the current window to the next/previous workspace without switching your view to it. |
Special Workspaces (The “Scratchpads”):
Think of these as hidden pockets. You can banish a window to a hidden pocket and summon it back over your current screen at any time.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
SUPER + SHIFT + W (or S / X) | Sends the current window into hidden pocket W, S, or X. |
SUPER + W (or S / X) | Toggles that hidden pocket open and closed over your current screen. |
📐 Resizing & Layout Control
How to tweak the size and split of the tiling grid.
Using the Mouse (Easiest):
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
SUPER + Left Click & Drag | Move a floating window around. |
SUPER + Right Click & Drag | Resize a window by dragging its edges. |
Using the Keyboard:
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
SUPER + - or = | Shrink or expand the window horizontally. |
SUPER + SHIFT + - or = | Shrink or expand the window vertically. |
SUPER + R | Changes the direction a new window will split (horizontal vs. vertical). |
SUPER + CTRL + F | Forces the window to resize to exactly 100% of its area. |
SUPER + [ or ] | Pre-selects if the next window you open should spawn to the left or right. |
📸 Screenshots
Powered by Noctalia’s screen-toolkit.
| Shortcut | Action | What it does |
|---|---|---|
Print Screen | Smart Screenshot | Opens an annotation tool to capture and draw on a specific area. |
CTRL + Print Screen | Fullscreen Snip | Captures your entire monitor layout for annotation. |
ALT + Print Screen | Window Snip | Captures just the active application window. |
🎵 Media, Brightness & 🔒 Security
These are mapped to the dedicated physical keys on the keyboard (like the F-row keys for volume/brightness), but there are a few security binds built-in.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
SUPER + ALT + L | Locks the screen instantly. |
CTRL + ALT + Delete | Opens the System Monitor (task manager). |
SUPER + SHIFT + E | Emergency Exit / Logout of the session. |
| Here is a simple, easy-to-read cheat sheet for your new mouse and keyboard setup. You can copy this text or take a screenshot to keep it handy! |
🎮 ROG Strix Electro Punk Control Sheet
🖱️ Understanding Your Mouse Buttons
- Backward Button (
mouse:275): Moves left, down, or back to a smaller number. - Forward Button (
mouse:276): Moves right, up, or forward to a bigger number.
🖥️ 1. Monitor Control (The Circular Loop)
Hold SUPER (Windows Key) and click your mouse side buttons to jump your eyes between your laptop and your Redmi Note 13 Pro+.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
SUPER + Backward Button | Jump focus left to the previous screen |
SUPER + Forward Button | Jump focus right to the next screen (wraps around) |
📄 2. Desktop Workspace Control
Change which screen layout you are looking at on your active monitor.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
ALT + Backward Button | Go to the exact previous workspace number (-1) |
ALT + Forward Button | Go to the exact next workspace number (+1) |
ALT + SHIFT + Backward Button | Skip empty spaces and jump to the previous open window |
ALT + SHIFT + Forward Button | Skip empty spaces and jump to the next open window |
📦 3. Moving Your Windows & Apps Around
Grab the application you are currently using and throw it onto a different workspace.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
SUPER + SHIFT + Forward Button / Down Arrow | Throw the window to the next workspace and jump with it |
SUPER + SHIFT + Backward Button / Up Arrow | Throw the window to the previous workspace and jump with it |
SUPER + CTRL + Forward Button / Down Arrow | Throw the window away silently in the background |
SUPER + CTRL + Backward Button / Up Arrow | Throw the window away silently in the background |
📌 Quick Reminder on Workspace Rules
- Workspaces 1 to 5 belong strictly to your Laptop Screen (
eDP-1). - Workspaces 6 to 10 belong strictly to your Redmi Note Screen (
REDMI-REMOTE).
If you’d like, let me know if you want help setting up custom window animations for your phone stream or if you want to configure specific apps to always open on your phone screen automatically!