Sample Configurations

Please feel free to add a link here to your Hammerspoon configuration (i.e. init.lua) if you want to share it with the world.

• Ki.spoon - Work in macOS like you work in vim: enter normal mode with ⌘⎋
  • Binds modal hotkeys to enter and exit a number of different modes to automate macOS
  • Ships with default shortcuts for almost every automatable action for all stock macOS apps
  • Provides an API for configuring any default shortcut and adding your own custom modes, applications, and actions
• andweeb's configuration - Personal usage and configuration of Ki.spoon and custom SizeUp-like window management
• Lunette -- Zero-config Spectacle keybindings for Hammerspoon
• VimMode.spoon -- Adds Vim movements and operations to any OS X input box. Trying to get a mostly complete set of motions and operators implemented. Supports jk to enter normal mode, as well as per-app disabling.
• new-filet-o-fish -- Mac Improvemen
• digitalbase init.lua -- Config for 34inch display. Focus/Launch apps with shortkeys, auto layout/tile for coding and comms, shortcuts to resize apps
• Awesome-hammerspoon, as advertised. —- Highly modal-based, vim-styled key bindings, provides functionality like desktop widgets, window management, application launcher, timer indicator, dictionary translation, cheatsheets... etc.
• miro's window management -- To move windows in halves and corners using only arrows (no use of strange letters), magic and very intuitive!
• CommandPost -- Adds lots of additional shortcuts and features to Apple's Final Cut Pro. Well documented, and makes use of almost every Hammerspoon extension (i.e AppleScript, GUI Scripting, hs.chooser, Pasteboard History, etc).
• rtoshiro's init.lua -- Well documented. Some useful shortcuts to resize and position windows. Custom layouts for each application.
• victorso's Jumpcut replacement -- Clipboard manager with direct paste option.
• ztomer's Configuration -- Keyboard based move/ resize + Pomodoro timer.
• cmsj's init.lua
• asmagill's configuration -- undocumented and may invoke in-progress or not currently working code, but if you can use anything in it, enjoy!
• heptal's configuration -- location-based redshift, imgur uploader, window movement/resizing with undo
• marksantcroos's configuration -- near real-time view of my $HOME/.hammerspoon!
• auser's configuration
• mgee's configuration -- Application specific window layouts and global keyboard layers.
• af's configuration
• BrianGilbert's configuration -- well documented, mainly window management things.
• andrewhampton's configuration -- Window management and weather/gmail menubar items
• Krillere's init.lua (Window resizing)
• Safari Tab switch (CMD #), like Chrome
• TwoLeaves' configuration -- Supports changing Spaces.
• Songchenwen's configuration -- Supports Undo.
• exark's configuration - Basic window management and shortcuts. Readable and hopefully well-documented.
• oskarols's configuration - Extended app launcher that cycles between app windows and saves mouse positions. Fullscreen-hotkey that toggles between fullscreen and previous state. Create a grid-on the fly and resize/move windows using your keyboard.
• STRML's configuration - Basic window movement using hjkl keys, window resizing with -=[], saved layouts, Slack tab switching override (ctrl-tab is back!), saved layout for 4k screen.
• jwkvam's configuration - Draws a red border around the active window.
• pstadler's configuration - Fast spaces switching, resize and move windows, focus windows, reconnect to current wifi network, hotkey triggered caffeinate menu, enhanced battery status notifications
• zzamboni's configuration - Near-live contents of my ~/.hammerspoon directory. Includes window management, audio control, clipboard management, and various other things as I add them.
• szymon_k's configuration - huge config including one-of-a-kind functions like automatic launch/cycle/create-new-window for multiple apps (smartLaunchOrFocus), moving windows between spaces (moveToSpace), ios-like dot indicators for spaces at the bottom of the screen (spacesDots), and more crazy stuff.
• Oh-my-Hammerspoon! - early work on a generic framework for Hammerspoon configuration that provides a useful out-of-the-box configuration and allows loading and configuration of "plugins". Draws a lot of code and ideas from some of the other configurations in this page.
• tdlm's pastebin.lua - CTRL+ALT+CMD+P for pasting text to pastebin API and getting a URL copied to your clipboard on success. Requires API keys.
• tdlm's url_shortener.lua - CTRL+ALT+CMD+S for pasting URL bit.ly API and getting a URL copied to your clipboard on success. Requires API key.
• tdlm's github_pull_requests.lua - Lists Github Pull Requests in menu bar with a simple number indication. Requires API key and filling out the GITHUB_API_USER, GITHUB_API_TOKEN and GITHUB_REPOS fields.
• Teun's configs - Google Authenticator tokens at a keystroke, making use of OSX Keychain, Dutch TV guide in a menu
• Dharma Poudel's configs - Cheatsheet copycat, battery configurations, window management and many more random stuffs.
• j-martin's config - Combination of hyper-key mapping for applications and window management.
• scottcs's config - timers, cheatsheet, notational velocity, scratchpad, weather, and more.
• spacehammer - simple config inspired by Spacemacs
• S1ngS1ng's init.lua
  • Window management includes Set to Another Screen, Snap to 4 directions, and Free-Style Resize
    • NEW Add Windows-like reletive window cycle. Works the same as winKey + left/right
  • Global music control shortcut (I am using VOX for now). See vox-control.lua
  • NEW VIM-like key global binding, i.e. Ctrl + h/j/k/l. Works well with combination of alt, shift, and cmd. Thanks to A-Ron's help
• weather menu bar app - Shows current temperature and conditions in the menu bar (based on Yahoo Weather API)
• Launcher Mode (inspired by Karabiner) - Use right-cmd + X to launch Xcode, right-cmd + C=Chrome, right-cmd + T=Terminal, etc.
• control+hjkl to arrow keys - simple configutation. just key remapping `control + hjkl' to 'arrow keys'
• raulchen's configuration: Tmux style prefix key bindings, window management, mouse key, double CMD-Q to quit app, Vim style arrow keys, and more.
• emanresusername's .hammerspoon
• dulm's config - A framework for diffrent app with diffrent key binding. In this file is emacs basic key binding.
• hyperex - pwerful hyper-key library
• foundation_remapping - implementation of TN2450: Remapping Keys in Sierra
• knu's modules - key chord implementation (SimultaneousKeyPress in Karabiner), application/window based keymap, pseudo hotkeys with extended modifiers support, emoji chooser, etc.
• anoxape's .hammerspoon - cheatsheet, dock_press, ensure, layout_cache, etc.
• ControlEscape.spoon - Supercharge your control key. Tap it for escape. Hold it for control. (Optional: Remap caps lock to enjoy a physical key for control and escape right on the home row.)
• tarpdalton's config - remap extra mouse buttons to switch desktop spaces
• Hammerspoon config - Some key bindings, hopefully useful selection of modules/spoons/menubar_apps + IOTD from various sources
• dbmrq's configuration
  • Awesome window management
  • Pomodoro timer
  • CommandQ/SlowQuitApps replacement
  • Clipboard management
  • Readline style key bindings
  • Caffeinate
  • Vim style modal key bindings
• MenuHammer - A menuing system based on the Spacemacs command system. Menus are customizable with a simple table and a variety of actions (including executing lua functions) can be performed by menu items.