User Guide

FlowWM is a scrolling tiling window manager for Windows. This guide covers the day-to-day surface: how to install it, the full command reference, and how to configure and extend it.

New here? The Installation page walks through the 60-second setup (install AutoHotkey, flow config init --ahk, flow start --ahk, and the default hotkeys). Then come back here for the complete command and config reference.

Quick start

flow config init --ahk   # write flow.toml + flow.ahk (defaults)
flow start --ahk         # start the daemon and the hotkey script
flow query all           # see what the daemon sees (JSON)
flow stop                # shut it down

Where to go next

• Installation — prerequisites, the two install paths (crates.io or from source), and first-run setup.
• Command Reference — every flow dispatch action, annotated, with its default hotkey.
• Config Reference — every flow.toml and flow-rules.toml field, its default, and what it does.
• Contributing & Reporting Issues — how to file a useful bug report, send a patch, or request a feature.
• Hotkeys — flow.ahk is yours to edit. The modifier is one ModKey line at the top; see the README’s Can I use the Win key? section.

For architecture, the layout pipeline, and subsystem deep dives, see the Developer Guide.