windots

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🌷 About

Hey there! 👋

Welcome to windots! This repo contains dotfiles for my Windows environment, designed for users who want a riced, Unix-like experience on Windows.

I created this to transform my Windows environment into something cleaner and more Unix-y. Whether it's for a tiling window manager, terminal customization, or smoother workflows, everything here is aimed at making Windows feel less like a chore and more efficient to work with.

If you're into r/unixporn-style setups and want something similar on Windows, this might just help you get started!

[!NOTE] All configurations related to my Linux environment (WSL2) are maintained in a separate repository: dotfiles

✨ Features

• 🪟 GlazeWM setup
• ❄️ Beautiful YASB config
• 🌸 Minimal VSCode and Zed setups
• >_ Sleek Windows Terminal config
• 🐚 PowerShell config
• 🎨 Oh My Posh theme
• ⚙️ Minimal Fastfetch config
• 🚀 Flow Launcher config
• 🦅 Themeable Start menu, Taskbar and Notification center
• 💫 Beautiful Wallpapers
• 🐈 Catppuccin everywhere

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🌸 Core System Info

• OS: Windows 11 🪟 + WSL2 🐧
• WM: GlazeWM ✨
• Shell: PowerShell / zsh 🐚
• Terminal Emulator: Windows Terminal >_
• Panel: YASB ❄️
• Text Editor: Zed / neovim ⌨️
• App Launcher: Flow Launcher 🚀
• File Manager: File Explorer / yazi 📂
• Browser: Zen-Browser 🌐
• Colorscheme: Catppuccin 🎨

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ℹ️ Whole System Info

Here is all the information about my setup:

[!NOTE] Some of these apps have the config files included in the repo, which are marked with ⚙️
Also, my favorite programs and tools are marked with 💖

📚 Entry	✨ App
OS	Windows 11 + WSL2
Window Manager	💖 GlazeWM ⚙️
Bar	💖 YASB ⚙️
Application Launcher	Flow Launcher ⚙️
Mods	💖 Windhawk ⚙️

Configs for these can be found in dotfiles

📚 Entry	✨ App
Shell	💖 zsh ⚙️ / pwsh ⚙️
Terminal Emulator	Windows Terminal ⚙️
Terminal Multiplexer	💖 tmux ⚙️
Shell Prompt	ohmyposh ⚙️
Text Editor	💖 neovim ⚙️
CD Replacement	💖 zoxide
LS Replacement	eza
Cat Replacement	bat ⚙️
File Manager	💖 yazi ⚙️
Fuzzy File Finder	💖 fzf
Git	git ⚙️
Git TUI	lazygit
System Monitor	btop ⚙️ & bottom ⚙️
System Fetch	fastfetch ⚙️
Audio Visualizer	cava

📚 Entry	✨ App
Text Editor	💖 Zed ⚙️ / VSCode ⚙️
Music Player	Spotify (patched with Spicetify)
Web Browser	💖 Zen-Browser ⚙️ 🏡 startpage
Note Taking App	💖 Obsidian
File Manager	File Pilot
Office Apps	LibreOffice

📚 Entry	✨ App
Colorscheme	💖 Catppuccin Mocha
Font	JetBrainsMono Nerd Font

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🔧 Setup

[!WARNING] These configs are not plug-and-play
Cherry-pick what you need. Backup before applying.

NOTE: Uses YASB, not Zebar.

• Install GlazeWM
• .config/glazewm/config.yaml

NOTE: Requires a Nerd Font (JetBrainsMono Nerd Font recommended).

• Install YASB
• .config/yasb/

• Install Zed
• .config/zed/settings.json

WARNING: Using VSCode v1.91.1
(Newer versions do not support APC Customize UI)

• Install VSCode
• APC Customize UI++
• .config/vscode/settings.json

NOTE: Works only on Firefox-based browsers.

1. Enable stylesheets:

   • Open about:config
   • Set toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets = true

2. Locate profile folder:

   • Open about:support
   • Click Open Folder next to Profile Folder

3. Copy configs:

   • .config/browser/userChrome.css
   • .config/browser/userContent.css

• Install Flow Launcher
• .config/FlowLauncher/settings.json

• Install Windhawk

• Required mods:

  • Notification Center Styler
  • Start Menu Styler
  • Taskbar Styler

• .config/windhawk/

Paste configs via:
Mod → Advanced → Mod Settings → Load

• Install Windows Terminal
• .config/terminal/settings.json

• Install PowerShell
• .config/WindowsPowershell/Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1

• Install:

  winget install JanDeDobbeleer.OhMyPosh -s winget
  

• .config/ohmyposh/zen.toml

Theme init is already included in the PowerShell profile.

• Install:

  winget install fastfetch
  

• .config/fastfetch/config.jsonc

• .config/fastfetch/windows.txt

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⌨️ Keybindings

You can always change these in your .glzr\glazewm\config.yaml

🪟 Window Management & Navigation

Keys	Action
alt + h | j | k | l	Focus window left | down | up | right
alt + shift + h | j | k | l	Move focused window left | down | up | right
alt + q	Close focused window
alt + 1 - 9	Focus workspace {n}
alt + shift + 1 - 9	Move focused window to workspace {n}
alt + m	Toggle window minimization
alt + f	Toggle window maximization
alt + v	Change tiling direction
alt + t	Toggle floating/tiled window state
alt + shift + e	Exit GlazeWM

🚀 Custom App & Browser Shortcuts

Keys	Action	Keys	Action
alt + enter	Open Terminal (WSL)	alt + p	Open Terminal (PowerShell)
alt + e	Open File Explorer	alt + c	Open VSCode
alt + o	Open Obsidian	alt + m	Open Spotify
alt + d	Open Discord	alt + w	Open WhatsApp
alt + n	Open Neovim	alt + s	Open btop
alt + b	Open Zen Browser	alt + y	Open YouTube
alt + x	Open X (Twitter)	alt + a	Open ChatGPT

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🖼️ Gallery

[!NOTE] You can check out the wallpapers here if you're interested!

Browser on r/unixporn & cmatrix, cbonsai scripts	GUI Text Editor

Topbar menu and TUI System Monitor	Browser startpage

Text Editor	Fuzzy finder preview, ls replacement and cd preview

TUI File Manager	Start Menu, Taskbar and Notification Center

Topbar Calendar Widget, tty-clock and App Launcher	Music Player and CLI Music Visualiser

Git UI Manager and Telescope find_files	Power Menu

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📌 Todo

• Add an install script to set up the configs easily.
• Write dedicated README files inside each config folder with detailed information and usage instructions.

📢 Discussions

Have a question, idea, or a cool setup to share? Or maybe you're running into an issue? Head over to the Discussions section.

[!WARNING]
Please open an issue only for reproducible bugs or critical problems. For all other help or feedback, Discussions is preferred.

🎉 Credits

Big thanks to all the amazing communities like r/unixporn, r/desktops, GlazeWM, YASB, Komorebi, Catppuccin, and many others whose inspiration and contributions made this project possible!

I wanna point out some resources and projects that helped me the most with the setup:

• Matt-FTW to help me with the overall design of the README 🙏
• lunar-os for the Start menu windhawk config 🦅
• pivoshenko for the aesthetic and clean browser startpage 🌐
• orxngc for all the beautiful catppuccinified wallpapers 🖼️
• GlazeWM for providing an incredible tiling window manager experience that enhances my workflow ✨
• YASB for a feature-rich and customizable status bar that perfectly complements my setup 🚀
• Catppuccin for making the Best Colorscheme Ever 🖌️

💵 Donating

If you want to support my work, please consider donating. This is optional, but it's always appreciated.

Thank you! 💖