Guide: Adapting Omarchy's Screenshot & Media Keys for MacBooks (or Keyboards without a Print Screen key)

[sailoz]

Guide: Remapping Omarchy Media Keys for MacBooks with SUPER Modifier

Hello everyone,

This guide is for users on MacBooks or other keyboards without a PRINT (Print Screen) key. It explains how to remap Omarchy's essential media functions to an accessible key.

This version incorporates the SUPER key (Command ⌘ on Mac), and ALT key (Option ⌥) every command. This prevents you from accidentally triggering a screenshot and makes the shortcuts more consistent. We will cover two excellent key choices: the left bracket key ([) and the grave key ( ).

If there is better key combination, please let me know.

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Step 1: Open the Keybinding Configuration File

First, open the bindings.conf file. The recommended method is using Omarchy's own menu.

Method 1: Omarchy Unified Menu (Recommended)

1. Press SUPER + ALT + Space to open the Omarchy Unified Menu.
2. Navigate to Setup and press Enter.
3. Select Keybindings and press Enter.
4. This opens ~/.config/hypr/bindings.conf in your default text editor. Proceed to Step 2.

Method 2: Using a Terminal Editor (Alternative)

If you prefer the terminal, open it and run one of the following commands:

• For nano users:

  nano ~/.config/hypr/bindings.conf

• For nvim (or vim) users:

  nvim ~/.config/hypr/bindings.conf

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Step 2: Choose Your New Key & Update the Configuration

Now that the file is open, choose ONE of the two solutions below. Copy the entire code block for your chosen solution and paste it at the end of your bindings.conf file.

Solution A: Using the Left Bracket [ Key (Recommended First Option)

This option remaps media functions to the [ key (LBRACKET), prefixed with SUPER.

Copy this entire block into your bindings.conf file:

#
# Custom Media Bindings with SUPER key for Keyboards without a PRINT key
# Solution A: Using the LBRACKET ([) key.
#

# Unbind the old PRINT key commands to avoid any conflicts
unbind = , PRINT
unbind = SHIFT, PRINT
unbind = CTRL, PRINT
unbind = ALT, PRINT
unbind = CTRL ALT, PRINT
unbind = SUPER, PRINT

# Screenshots and Recordings with SUPER + LBRACKET ([)
bindd = SUPER, LBRACKET, Screenshot of region, exec, ~/.local/share/omarchy/bin/omarchy-cmd-screenshot
bindd = SUPER SHIFT, LBRACKET, Screenshot of window, exec, ~/.local/share/omarchy/bin/omarchy-cmd-screenshot window
bindd = SUPER CTRL, LBRACKET, Screenshot of display, exec, ~/.local/share/omarchy/bin/omarchy-cmd-screenshot output
bindd = SUPER ALT, LBRACKET, Screen record a region, exec, ~/.local/share/omarchy/bin/omarchy-cmd-screenrecord
bindd = SUPER CTRL ALT, LBRACKET, Screen record display, exec, ~/.local/share/omarchy/bin/omarchy-cmd-screenrecord output

# Color picker moved to a dedicated, non-conflicting key
bindd = SUPER SHIFT, C, Color picker, exec, pkill hyprpicker || hyprpicker -a

Solution B: Using the Grave (`) Key (Alternative Option)

This option remaps media functions to the grave () key, prefixed with SUPER`.

Copy this entire block into your bindings.conf file:

#
# Custom Media Bindings with SUPER key for Keyboards without a PRINT key
# Solution B: Using the GRAVE (`) key.
#

# Unbind the old PRINT key commands to avoid any conflicts
unbind = , PRINT
unbind = SHIFT, PRINT
unbind = CTRL, PRINT
unbind = ALT, PRINT
unbind = CTRL ALT, PRINT
unbind = SUPER, PRINT

# Screenshots and Recordings with SUPER + GRAVE (`)
bindd = SUPER, GRAVE, Screenshot of region, exec, ~/.local/share/omarchy/bin/omarchy-cmd-screenshot
bindd = SUPER SHIFT, GRAVE, Screenshot of window, exec, ~/.local/share/omarchy/bin/omarchy-cmd-screenshot window
bindd = SUPER CTRL, GRAVE, Screenshot of display, exec, ~/.local/share/omarchy/bin/omarchy-cmd-screenshot output
bindd = SUPER ALT, GRAVE, Screen record a region, exec, ~/.local/share/omarchy/bin/omarchy-cmd-screenrecord
bindd = SUPER CTRL ALT, GRAVE, Screen record display, exec, ~/.local/share/omarchy/bin/omarchy-cmd-screenrecord output

# Color picker moved to a dedicated, non-conflicting key
bindd = SUPER SHIFT, C, Color picker, exec, pkill hyprpicker || hyprpicker -a

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Step 3: Save the File and Reload Hyprland

1. Save and close the bindings.conf file.

   • If you used the Unified Menu: Simply save and close the text editor that opened.
   • For nano: Press Ctrl+O, Enter, then Ctrl+X.
   • For nvim: Press Esc, type :wq, and press Enter.

2. Reload the Hyprland configuration for the changes to take effect. Open a terminal and run:

   hyprctl reload

   You can also use the default Omarchy shortcut: SUPER + SHIFT + R.

Summary of Your New Keybindings

Here is your new, conflict-free set of shortcuts:

Action	New Binding (Solution A: [)	New Binding (Solution B: `)
Screenshot Region	SUPER + [	`SUPER + ``
Screenshot Window	SUPER + SHIFT + [	`SUPER + SHIFT + ``
Screenshot Display	SUPER + CTRL + [	`SUPER + CTRL + ``
Record Region	SUPER + ALT + [	`SUPER + ALT + ``
Record Display	SUPER + CTRL + ALT + [	`SUPER + CTRL + ALT + ``
Color Picker	SUPER + SHIFT + C	SUPER + SHIFT + C

This setup ensures all your media commands are easily accessible and logically grouped on your keyboard.

[kvz]

SUPER + [ is taken by lazygit i just found out while trying to make a screenshot this way. Might be relevant, since lazygit is also a 1st class citizen in omarchy.

Not feeling a lot for the grave key because that is often used for quick terminal access in different apps. How about giving each binding an extra modifier—e.g. SUPER ALT+[ for the default action plus SUPER ALT SHIFT+[ for the window capture.

[JoenvandeVorle]

For some reason LBRACKET and RBRACKET don't work for me, GRAVE works though

[kvz]

This discussion is potentially superseded by the new smart screenshot combos in 3.1?

[jorge-campo]

This discussion is potentially superseded by the new smart screenshot combos in 3.1?

I'm running 3.1 on a Mac M1 with no "Print" key and Omarchy still relies on that key for screenshots. This post helped me to remap the keys and make screenshot work again.