waybar-gamemode(5)

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version 0.15.0 · 12 versions
, in ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 NAME 💖

okay so this is waybar-gamemode(5), from the File Formats Manual section, and it's literally just: waybar — the gamemode module. that's the whole name. short. iconic. periodt. 🎀

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

bestie. the gamemode module is the little guy on your bar that tells you if any game or application is currently running with Feral Gamemode optimizations. that's it. that's the whole job and it ate 💅

🔧 CONFIGURATION 🔧

every knob you can turn, in order, no skips, no cap:

  • format
    • typeof: string
    • default: {glyph}
    • The text format.
  • format-alt
    • typeof: string
    • default: {glyph} {count}
    • The text format for when the module is toggled, bestie.
  • tooltip
    • typeof: bool
    • default: true
    • Option to disable tooltip on hover.
  • tooltip-format
    • typeof: string
    • default: Games running: {glyph}
    • The text format of the tooltip.
  • hide-not-running
    • typeof: bool
    • default: true
    • Defines if the module should be hidden if no games are running.
  • use-icon
    • typeof: bool
    • default: true
    • Defines if the module should display a GTK icon instead of the specified glyph.
  • glyph
    • typeof: string
    • default: ``
    • The string icon to display. Only visible if use-icon is set to false.
  • icon-name
    • typeof: string
    • default: input-gaming-symbolic
    • The GTK icon to display. Only visible if use-icon is set to true.
  • icon-size
    • typeof: unsigned integer
    • default: 20
    • Defines the size of the icons.
  • icon-spacing
    • typeof: unsigned integer
    • default: 4
    • Defines the spacing between the icon and the text.
  • expand
    • typeof: bool
    • default: false
    • Enables this module to consume all left over space dynamically. main character energy fr fr 👑

🦋 FORMAT REPLACEMENTS 🦋

these lil placeholders go inside your format strings:

  • {glyph} — The string icon glyph to use instead.
  • {count} — The number of games running with gamemode optimizations.

🌸 TOOLTIP FORMAT REPLACEMENTS 🌸

same deal but for the tooltip, and there's only one bestie:

  • {count} — The number of games running with gamemode optimizations.

🌈 EXAMPLES 🌈

here's the config, verbatim, so you can copy-paste and slay:

    "gamemode": {
         "format": "{glyph}",
         "format-alt": "{glyph} {count}",
         "glyph": "",
         "hide-not-running": true,
         "use-icon": true,
         "icon-name": "input-gaming-symbolic",
         "icon-spacing": 4,
         "icon-size": 20,
         "tooltip": true,
         "tooltip-format": "Games running: {count}"
    }

🎀 STYLE 🎀

styling hooks for your CSS, go wild:

  • #gamemode
  • #gamemode.running

that's the whole page, bestie, you understood it perfectly, I'm so proud of you 🫶 this vibe check was brought to you by waybar, dated 2026-02-08, and yeah the footer says waybar-gamemode(5) too — consistent queen 👑✨

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