Global Hotkey
Show or hide Warp instantly with a global hotkey, including a dedicated Quake-style drop-down window.
Global Hotkey shows or hides Warp instantly from anywhere with a keybinding you configure once, including a dedicated Quake-style drop-down window.
On macOS, system keyboard shortcuts like ⌘+Esc, ⌘+`, ⌘+Tab, ⌘+., and ⌘+~ need to be unbound before you can use them in Warp.
Global Hotkey support on Linux depends on your window manager.
On Linux, the Global Hotkey may not work for some X11 window managers that do not implement Extended Window Manager Hints. Some examples include: sowm, catwm, Fvwm, dwm, 2bWM, monsterwm, TinyWM, x11fs, XMonad
How to access it
Dedicated window
Dedicated Window lets you customize the window's pinned position and its width and height ratio relative to your active screen size (also known as Quake Mode).
- Open Settings > Features > Keys and select "Dedicated hotkey window" from the Global Hotkey dropdown to enable the feature.
- Configure the keybinding, the window's position, screen, and relative size or uncheck "Autohides on the loss of keyboard focus" which will cause the dedicated Hotkey Window to stay on top when triggered regardless of mouse or keyboard focus.
On Linux and Windows, Warp does not support the "Autohides on the loss of keyboard focus" feature.
Show/hide all windows
Show/Hide All Windows lets you configure a shortcut to show/hide all Warp windows.
- Open Settings > Features > Keys and select "Show/hide all windows" from the Global Hotkey dropdown to enable the feature.
- Configure your preferred keybinding.
On Linux, hidden windows may not appear in your Alt+Tab window switcher menu. Furthermore, the ordering of windows beyond the top window may change after toggling.
How it works
Troubleshooting hotkey dedicated window
Review platform-specific instructions for troubleshooting the global hotkey below
macOS
If the keybinding doesn't work, go to > System Settings > Privacy & Security > Accessibility and toggle the switch next to Warp on.
Windows
On Windows, there are no known issues with Global Hotkey Dedicated Window. If you find an issue, please send feedback to let us know.
Linux
The hotkey window may appear on the incorrect monitor under certain window sizes. For example, with GNOME, if the hotkey window is supposed to show on a monitor having the taskbar (GNOME Panel), and the window height is 100%, causing an overlap, the hotkey window may fall back to showing on an external monitor if you have one. Try working around this by setting a window height to a lesser percentage, e.g. 90%.