keybind Super+Shift+Left/Right no longer moves windows across monitors

[Maszz]

Step 1. Before you submit

• I have read the Troubleshooting and Usage pages.
• I've successfully updated to the latest version following the guidance.
• I've successfully updated the system packages to the latest.
• I've ticked the checkboxes without reading their contents

Step 2. Quick diagnose info

Quick diagnose

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[===diagnose===] git remote get-url origin
https://github.com/end-4/dots-hyprland
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[===diagnose===] git rev-parse HEAD
1402a19c9861b09b3a9fdc374b11a56faef5a9e1
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On branch main
Untracked files:
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	arch-packages/

nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track)
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[===diagnose===] git submodule status --recursive
 e31ec4cb4ebf6a46b267f5c42eabf6874916fa16 dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/widgets/shapes (remotes/origin/HEAD)
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distro ID: cachyos
distro ID_LIKE: arch
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cat: os-release: No such file or directory
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[===diagnose===] declare -p ILLOGICAL_IMPULSE_VIRTUAL_ENV
declare -x ILLOGICAL_IMPULSE_VIRTUAL_ENV="~/.local/state/quickshell/.venv"
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[===diagnose===] ls -l /home/masz/.local/state/quickshell/.venv
total 12
-rw-r--r-- 1 masz masz  43 Feb 28 20:18 CACHEDIR.TAG
drwxr-xr-x 1 masz masz 434 Feb 28 20:18 bin
drwxr-xr-x 1 masz masz   8 Feb 28 20:18 include
drwxr-xr-x 1 masz masz  20 Feb 28 20:18 lib
lrwxrwxrwx 1 masz masz   3 Feb 28 20:18 lib64 -> lib
-rw-r--r-- 1 masz masz 190 Feb 28 20:18 pyvenv.cfg
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[===diagnose===] Hyprland --version
Hyprland 0.54.0 built from branch v0.54.0 at commit 0002f148c9a4fe421a9d33c0faa5528cdc411e62 clean (version: bump to 0.54.0).
Date: Fri Feb 27 18:03:19 2026
Tag: v0.54.0, commits: 6935

Libraries:
Hyprgraphics: built against 0.5.0, system has 0.5.0
Hyprutils: built against 0.11.0, system has 0.11.0
Hyprcursor: built against 0.1.13, system has 0.1.13
Hyprlang: built against 0.6.8, system has 0.6.8
Aquamarine: built against 0.10.0, system has 0.10.0

Version ABI string: 0002f148c9a4fe421a9d33c0faa5528cdc411e62_aq_0.10_hu_0.11_hg_0.5_hc_0.1_hlg_0.6
no flags were set

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[===diagnose===] _check_quickshell_version
illogical-impulse-quickshell-git 0.1.0.r1-6
qt6-base 6.10.2-1
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[===diagnose===] _check_PKGBUILD_version
illogical-impulse-audio 1.0-2
illogical-impulse-backlight 1.0-1
illogical-impulse-basic 1.0-2
illogical-impulse-bibata-modern-classic-bin 2.0.6-1
illogical-impulse-fonts-themes 1.0-5
illogical-impulse-hyprland 1.0-4
illogical-impulse-kde 1.0-2
illogical-impulse-microtex-git r494.0e3707f-2
illogical-impulse-portal 1.0-2
illogical-impulse-python 1.1-4
illogical-impulse-quickshell-git 0.1.0.r1-6
illogical-impulse-screencapture 1.0-1
illogical-impulse-toolkit 1.0-2
illogical-impulse-widgets 1.0-6
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Step 3. Describe the issue

After updating dots-hyprland using the Updating guide, my multi-monitor window-move keybind stopped working.

On my setup (two monitors), I previously used Super + Shift + Left/Right to move the focused window across monitors when it reached the screen edge. This worked consistently before the update.

After updating, the keybind no longer moves windows to the adjacent monitor (it only rearranges within the current monitor). Switching focus across monitors still works, so the monitor layout itself seems fine.

Preliminary investigation: I don’t see any relevant changes in the dotfiles keybinding definitions/API usage for window move. This may be caused by a Hyprland behavior change after the update rather than the dotfiles config.

Reminder

• I agree that it's usually impossible for others to help me without my logs.

[Maszz]

For everyone have same issue as me. this is my current workaround.

Put this in ~/.config/hypr/custom/keybinds.conf

# Unbind default movewindow bindings
unbind = Super+Shift, Left
unbind = Super+Shift, Right
unbind = Super+Shift, Up
unbind = Super+Shift, Down

bind = Super+Shift, Left, exec, ~/.config/hypr/custom/scripts/move_window_to_monitor.sh l
bind = Super+Shift, Right, exec, ~/.config/hypr/custom/scripts/move_window_to_monitor.sh r
bind = Super+Shift, Up, exec, ~/.config/hypr/custom/scripts/move_window_to_monitor.sh u
bind = Super+Shift, Down, exec, ~/.config/hypr/custom/scripts/move_window_to_monitor.sh d

~/.config/hypr/custom/scripts/move_window_to_monitor.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Move focused window - swap within workspace if possible, else cross-monitor
# Usage: move_window_to_monitor.sh <l|r|u|d>

direction="$1"

if [[ -z "$direction" ]]; then
    echo "Usage: $0 <l|r|u|d>"
    exit 1
fi

window_json=$(hyprctl activewindow -j)
window_addr=$(echo "$window_json" | jq -r '.address')
window_x=$(echo "$window_json" | jq -r '.at[0]')
window_y=$(echo "$window_json" | jq -r '.at[1]')
window_w=$(echo "$window_json" | jq -r '.size[0]')
window_h=$(echo "$window_json" | jq -r '.size[1]')
current_monitor_id=$(echo "$window_json" | jq -r '.monitor')
workspace_id=$(echo "$window_json" | jq -r '.workspace.id')

if [[ "$window_addr" == "null" || -z "$window_addr" ]]; then
    echo "No focused window"
    exit 1
fi

wx2=$((window_x + window_w))
wy2=$((window_y + window_h))

# Check if there's an adjacent window in the given direction within the same workspace.
# Uses axis-overlap so only geometrically adjacent windows count.
case "$direction" in
    l) adj_filter="(.at[0] + .size[0]) <= $window_x and .at[1] < $wy2 and (.at[1] + .size[1]) > $window_y" ;;
    r) adj_filter=".at[0] >= $wx2 and .at[1] < $wy2 and (.at[1] + .size[1]) > $window_y" ;;
    u) adj_filter="(.at[1] + .size[1]) <= $window_y and .at[0] < $wx2 and (.at[0] + .size[0]) > $window_x" ;;
    d) adj_filter=".at[1] >= $wy2 and .at[0] < $wx2 and (.at[0] + .size[0]) > $window_x" ;;
esac

adjacent=$(hyprctl clients -j | jq --argjson ws "$workspace_id" --arg addr "$window_addr" \
    "[.[] | select(.workspace.id == \$ws and .address != \$addr and ($adj_filter))] | length")

if [[ "$adjacent" -gt 0 ]]; then
    hyprctl dispatch swapwindow "$direction"
    exit 0
fi

# No adjacent window in this direction - find adjacent monitor and move there
monitors_json=$(hyprctl monitors -j)

# Compute current monitor's actual bounds (swap w/h for 90°/270° rotation)
cm=$(echo "$monitors_json" | jq ".[] | select(.id == $current_monitor_id)")
cm_x=$(echo "$cm" | jq -r '.x')
cm_y=$(echo "$cm" | jq -r '.y')
cm_w=$(echo "$cm" | jq -r '.width')
cm_h=$(echo "$cm" | jq -r '.height')
cm_t=$(echo "$cm" | jq -r '.transform')

if [[ "$cm_t" == "1" || "$cm_t" == "3" ]]; then
    tmp=$cm_w; cm_w=$cm_h; cm_h=$tmp
fi

cm_x2=$((cm_x + cm_w))   # right edge
cm_y2=$((cm_y + cm_h))   # bottom edge

dim='(if (.transform == 1 or .transform == 3) then {w: .height, h: .width} else {w: .width, h: .height} end)'

case "$direction" in
    r)
        target_monitor=$(echo "$monitors_json" | jq -r \
            --argjson cur "$current_monitor_id" \
            --argjson cx2 "$cm_x2" \
            --argjson cy  "$cm_y"  \
            --argjson cy2 "$cm_y2" \
            "[.[] | . as \$m | $dim as \$d | select(
                \$m.id != \$cur and
                \$m.x >= \$cx2 and
                \$m.y < \$cy2 and (\$m.y + \$d.h) > \$cy
            )] | sort_by(.x) | first | .name")
        ;;
    l)
        target_monitor=$(echo "$monitors_json" | jq -r \
            --argjson cur "$current_monitor_id" \
            --argjson cx  "$cm_x"  \
            --argjson cy  "$cm_y"  \
            --argjson cy2 "$cm_y2" \
            "[.[] | . as \$m | $dim as \$d | select(
                \$m.id != \$cur and
                (\$m.x + \$d.w) <= \$cx and
                \$m.y < \$cy2 and (\$m.y + \$d.h) > \$cy
            )] | sort_by(.x) | last | .name")
        ;;
    d)
        target_monitor=$(echo "$monitors_json" | jq -r \
            --argjson cur "$current_monitor_id" \
            --argjson cx  "$cm_x"  \
            --argjson cx2 "$cm_x2" \
            --argjson cy2 "$cm_y2" \
            "[.[] | . as \$m | $dim as \$d | select(
                \$m.id != \$cur and
                \$m.y >= \$cy2 and
                \$m.x < \$cx2 and (\$m.x + \$d.w) > \$cx
            )] | sort_by(.y) | first | .name")
        ;;
    u)
        target_monitor=$(echo "$monitors_json" | jq -r \
            --argjson cur "$current_monitor_id" \
            --argjson cx  "$cm_x"  \
            --argjson cx2 "$cm_x2" \
            --argjson cy  "$cm_y"  \
            "[.[] | . as \$m | $dim as \$d | select(
                \$m.id != \$cur and
                (\$m.y + \$d.h) <= \$cy and
                \$m.x < \$cx2 and (\$m.x + \$d.w) > \$cx
            )] | sort_by(.y) | last | .name")
        ;;
esac

if [[ "$target_monitor" == "null" || -z "$target_monitor" ]]; then
    exit 0
fi

# Move window to active workspace on target monitor (with focus)
target_workspace=$(echo "$monitors_json" | jq -r ".[] | select(.name == \"$target_monitor\") | .activeWorkspace.id")
hyprctl dispatch movetoworkspace "$target_workspace"

[Matzurai]

Had the same issue, but after a reboot it went away on its own.
Seems more like an issue of not all settings being applied correctly while running.

[Maszz]

Had the same issue, but after a reboot it went away on its own. Seems more like an issue of not all settings being applied correctly while running.

Thanks. I tested without my workaround, and a reboot fixed the issue.