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
- 🪟 Glazewm config
- ❄️ Beautiful YASB config
- 🌸 Minimal VSCode setup
- >_ Sleek windows terminal config
- 🐚 Powershell config
- 🎨 Ohmyposh theme
- ⚙️ Minimal fastfetch config
- 🚀 Flow launcher config
- 🦅 Themeable Start menu, Taskbar and Notification center
- 💫 Beautiful Wallpapers
- 🐈 Catppuccin everywhere
- OS: Windows 11 🪟 + WSL2 🐧
- WM: GlazeWM ✨
- Shell: powershell / zsh 🐚
- Terminal Emulator: Windows terminal >_
- Panel: YASB ❄️
- Text Editor: VSCode and neovim ⌨️
- App Launcher: Flow launcher 🚀
- File Manager: File explorer / yazi 📂
- Browser: Zen-Browser 🌐
- Colorscheme: Catppuccin 🎨
Here is all the information about my setup:
Note
Some of this 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 ⚙️ |
🖥️ CLI/TUI Apps (Configs for these can be found in this repo: 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 TUI | lazygit |
| System Monitor | btop ⚙️ & bottom ⚙️ |
| System Fetch | fastfetch ⚙️ |
| Audio Visualizer | cava |
| 📚 Entry | ✨ App |
|---|---|
| Fallback Text Editor | VSCode ⚙️ |
| Music Player | 💖 Spotify (patched with Spicetify) |
| Web Browser | 💖 Zen-Browser ⚙️ 🏡 startpage |
| Note Taking App | 💖 Obsidian |
| File Manager | File Explorer |
| Office Apps | LibreOffice |
| 📚 Entry | ✨ App |
|---|---|
| Colorscheme | 💖 Catppuccin Mocha |
| Font | JetBrainsMono Nerd Font |
| Dotfiles Manager | 💖 GNU Stow (in WSL2) |
Warning
Before proceeding, make sure to backup your existing configuration files.
Some settings may overwrite your current setup, so manually merge or restore if needed.
Note
This setup is compatible with the latest version of GlazeWM but does not use Zebar. Instead, it uses YASB.
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Install GlazeWM.
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windots/.config/glazewm/config.yaml→%USERPROFILE%\.glzr\glazewm\config.yaml -
Restart GlazeWM for the changes to take effect.
Note
Make sure you have a Nerd Font installed for proper icon rendering. I use JetBrainsMono Nerd Font, so if you are using a different Nerd Font, update the fonts in the YASB styles.css accordingly.
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Install YASB.
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windots/.config/yasb/→%USERPROFILE%\.config\yasb\ -
Restart YASB for the changes to take effect.
Warning
I am using VSCode v1.91.1, as newer versions do not support the APC Customize UI extension.
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Enhance your VSCode UI with these extensions:
- APC Customize UI - Customize the VSCode interface
- GlassIt-VSC - Add a transparent/glass effect (optional)
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windots/.config/vscode/settings.json→%APPDATA%\Code\User\settings.json -
Restart VSCode to load the updated settings.
Note
These configs are applicable only for Firefox-based browsers.
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Enable userChrome.css and userContent.css:
- Open
about:configin the address bar. - Search for
toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets. - Set it to
true.
- Open
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Locate your profile folder:
- Open
about:supportin the address bar. - Find "Profile Folder" and click "Open Folder."
- Open
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Copy the browser styling configs:
windots/.config/browser/userChrome.css→<Your Profile Folder>/chrome/userChrome.csswindots/.config/browser/userContent.css→<Your Profile Folder>/chrome/userContent.css
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Restart your browser for the changes to take effect.
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Install Flow Launcher
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windots/.config/FlowLauncher/settings.json→%APPDATA%\FlowLauncher\Settings\Settings.json -
Restart Flow Launcher
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Install Windhawk.
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Install Relevant Mods from the Windhawk Store:
- Notification Center Styler
- Start Menu Styler
- Taskbar Styler
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Copy the Windhawk config files from
windots/.config/windhawk/ -
Open the relevant mod’s details page, go to Advanced > Mod Settings, paste the config, and click "Load" to apply it.
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Install Windows Terminal
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windots/.config/terminal/settings.json→%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\settings.json -
Restart Windows Terminal to see the updated config.
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windots/.config/WindowsPowershell/Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1→%USERPROFILE%\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1 -
Restart PowerShell to apply the changes.
- Install Oh My Posh using winget:
winget install JanDeDobbeleer.OhMyPosh -s winget-
windots/.config/ohmyposh/zen.toml→%USERPROFILE%\.config\ohmyposh\zen.toml -
Optional Step: Skip this if you applied my PowerShell config.
- I have already included the command to set the theme in the PowerShell profile, so there's no need to do it manually. The following command is automatically applied when PowerShell starts:
oh-my-posh init pwsh --config "$env:USERPROFILE\.config\ohmyposh\zen.toml" | Invoke-Expression- Install fastfetch using winget:
winget install fastfetch-
windots/.config/fastfetch/config.jsonc→%USERPROFILE%\.config\fastfetch\config.conf -
windots/.config/fastfetch/windows.txt→%USERPROFILE%\.config\fastfetch\windows.txt -
Run fastfetch.
You can always change these in your glazewm/config.yaml
| Keys | Action |
|---|---|
| alt + enter | Open terminal |
| alt + h | j | k | l | Focus window left | top | bottom | right |
| alt + shift + h | j | k | l | Move focusing window left | top | bottom | right |
| alt + q | Close focusing window |
| alt + 1 - 9 | Focus workspace {n} |
| alt + shift + 1 - 9 | Move focusing window to workspace {n} |
| alt + m | Toggle window minimization |
| alt + f | Toggle window maximization |
| alt + v | Change tiling direction |
| alt + t | Make focusing window float/tiled |
| alt + shift + e | Exit glazewm |
Note
You can check out the wallpapers here if you're interested!
| Browser on r/unixporn and cmatrix, cbonsai scripts |
|---|
| GUI Text Editor |
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| Topbar menu and TUI System Monitor |
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| Browser startpage |
|---|
| Text Editor |
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| Fuzzy finder preview, ls replacement and cd preview |
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| TUI File Manager |
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| Start Menu, Taskbar and Notification Center |
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| Topbar Calendar Widget, tty-clock and App Launcher |
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| Music Player and CLI Music Visualiser |
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| Git UI Manager and Telescope find_files |
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| Power Menu |
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- Add an install script to set up the configs easily
- Write dedicated README files inside each config folder with detailed information and usage instructions
Got a question, idea, or a cool setup to share? Or maybe you're facing an issue with the setup?
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.
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 🖌️
Licensed under the MIT License
Feel free to use and modify these dotfiles.