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Add waybar as the default status bar
Juan Nunez-Iglesias
(Jun 28, 2026, 8:32 PM +0200)
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"cosmic/custom-shortcuts": HOME / ".config" / "cosmic" / "com.system76.CosmicSettings.Shortcuts" / "v1" / "custom",
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"cosmic/system-actions": HOME / ".config" / "cosmic" / "com.system76.CosmicSettings.Shortcuts" / "v1" / "system_actions",
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"sway": HOME / ".config" / "sway",
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"waybar": HOME / ".config" / "waybar",
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"starship/starship.toml": HOME / ".config" / "starship.toml",
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"keyd/default.conf": Path("/etc/keyd/default.conf"),
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}
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sway/config
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sway/config
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bindsym $mod+r mode "resize"
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# Start swaybar to display a workspace bar (plus i3status' system information).
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# i3status is compositor-agnostic and works under sway unchanged.
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# Status bar: Waybar (replaces swaybar + i3status).
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# `swaybar_command waybar` hands the bar over to Waybar but lets sway own its
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# lifecycle, so it restarts on `reload` and goes away on exit -- no stray
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# `exec waybar` needed. Waybar's own config lives in ~/.config/waybar/ (tracked
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# in these dotfiles) and draws the workspaces, system info, and tray itself.
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bar {
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status_command i3status -c ~/.config/sway/i3status.conf
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tray_output primary
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swaybar_command waybar
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}
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# Make sure apps and the tray see the Wayland/desktop environment.
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waybar/config
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waybar/config
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// Waybar configuration for sway.
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// Reproduces the modules from the old sway/i3status.conf:
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// disk /, wireless/ethernet, battery, load/cpu, the MAD/SF/NY/local clocks,
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// and volume -- plus a system tray.
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// Launched by sway via `bar { swaybar_command waybar }` (see sway/config).
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// Docs: `man waybar` and https://github.com/Alexays/Waybar/wiki/Configuration
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{
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"layer": "top",
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"position": "bottom",
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"height": 24,
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"modules-left": ["sway/workspaces", "sway/mode"],
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"modules-center": ["clock#local"],
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"modules-right": [
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"network",
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"disk",
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"cpu",
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"pulseaudio",
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"battery",
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"clock#madrid",
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"clock#la",
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"clock#dc",
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"tray"
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],
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"sway/workspaces": {
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"disable-scroll": true,
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"all-outputs": false
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},
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"sway/mode": {
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"format": "<span style=\"italic\">{}</span>"
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},
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// i3status: disk "/" { format = "%avail" }
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"disk": {
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"path": "/",
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"format": "{free}",
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"tooltip-format": "{used} used of {total} on {path}"
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},
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// i3status: wireless/ethernet _first_
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"network": {
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"format-wifi": "W: {essid} {ipaddr}",
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"format-ethernet": "E: {ipaddr}",
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"format-disconnected": "down",
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"tooltip-format": "{ifname}: {ipaddr}/{cidr}",
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"tooltip-format-wifi": "{essid} ({signalStrength}%) {ipaddr}"
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},
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// i3status: load { format = "%1min" } -- waybar reports CPU load average.
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"cpu": {
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"format": "{load}",
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"tooltip": true
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},
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// i3status: volume master -- now via PipeWire/PulseAudio.
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"pulseaudio": {
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"format": "♪: {volume}%",
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"format-muted": "♪: X",
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"scroll-step": 5,
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"on-click": "wpctl set-mute @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ toggle",
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"tooltip-format": "{desc}: {volume}%"
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},
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// i3status: battery 0
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"battery": {
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"format": "{icon} {capacity}%",
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"format-charging": "⚡ {capacity}%",
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"format-full": "☻ {capacity}%",
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"format-icons": ["🔋"],
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"states": { "warning": 20, "critical": 10 },
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"tooltip-format": "{timeTo} ({power}W)"
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},
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// i3status: the four tztime clocks. Local is centered; the others sit right.
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"clock#local": {
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"timezone": "Australia/Melbourne",
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"format": "{:%a %d %b %H:%M}",
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"tooltip-format": "<tt>{calendar}</tt>"
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},
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"clock#madrid": {
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"timezone": "Europe/Madrid",
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"format": "MAD {:%H:%M(%a)}"
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},
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"clock#la": {
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"timezone": "America/Los_Angeles",
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"format": "SF {:%H:%M(%a)}"
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},
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"clock#dc": {
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"timezone": "America/New_York",
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"format": "NY {:%H:%M(%a)}"
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},
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"tray": {
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"icon-size": 18,
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"spacing": 8
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}
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}
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waybar/style.css
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waybar/style.css
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/* Waybar style for sway. Dark theme matching the purple swaylock palette
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* (ring-color 7c5cbf, text e0def4). Edit freely -- changes apply on reload. */
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* {
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font-family: "DejaVu Sans Mono", monospace;
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font-size: 13px;
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min-height: 0;
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}
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window#waybar {
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background-color: #1e1e2e;
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color: #e0def4;
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}
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#workspaces button {
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padding: 0 8px;
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background-color: transparent;
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color: #e0def4;
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border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
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}
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#workspaces button.focused {
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background-color: #2e2a3e;
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border-bottom: 2px solid #7c5cbf;
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}
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#workspaces button.urgent {
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color: #bf616a;
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border-bottom: 2px solid #bf616a;
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}
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#mode {
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color: #ebcb8b;
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padding: 0 8px;
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}
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#network,
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#disk,
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#cpu,
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#pulseaudio,
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#battery,
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#clock,
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#tray {
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padding: 0 10px;
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}
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#battery.warning {
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color: #ebcb8b;
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}
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#battery.critical {
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color: #bf616a;
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}
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#clock.local {
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color: #9d7cff;
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}