Polybar Configuration

Colors
VM
Top Bar
Show Windows Title
I3 - Information about workspaces and active one
Music using MPD
Backlight level
CPU Usage
Date
Sound Volume
Battery
Temperature
Unread Mails
- Unread Mail Scripts
- Refresh Mail Scripts
- Open Mails
Unread News
- Unread News Scripts
- Refresh News Scripts
- Open Newsboat
Calendar
- Calendar Status Scripts
- Open Calendar
Redshift
- Redshift - Status
- Toggle Redshift
Packages
- Packages Status script
- Refresh New Packages script
- Packages Update
Dunst
- Dunst Status script
- Dunst Toggle
Lock Screen
- Lock screen Status script
- Toggle Automatic Lock Screen
Network
- Run Network Manager
- Toggle Wifi or Ethernet
Bluetooth
- bluetooth-run.sh - Bluetooth Run Manager
- bluetooth-status.sh - Bluetooth Connection Status
- bluetooth-toggle.sh - Toggle Bluetooth Connection
NordVPN
- Nordvpn Status script
- Nordvpn Toggle
Wireguard
- Wireguard Connection Status
- Toggle Wireguard Connection
Microphone loopback
- Loopback Status
- Toggle Loopback
High cursor
- Cursor - Status
- Toggle Cursor
Screenshot

Colors

[colors]
bg = ${xrdb:background}
red = ${xrdb:color1}
green = ${xrdb:color2}
yellow = ${xrdb:color3}
blue = ${xrdb:color4}
purple = ${xrdb:color5}
aqua = ${xrdb:color6}
gray = ${colors.color7}
darkgray = ${colors.color8}
darkred = ${xrdb:color9}
darkgreen = ${xrdb:color10}
darkyellow = ${xrdb:color11}
darkblue = ${xrdb:color12}
darkpurple = ${xrdb:color13}
darkaqua = ${xrdb:color14}
fg = ${xrdb:foreground}

VM

[global/wm]
margin-top = 0
margin-bottom = 0

Top Bar

[bar/top]
enable-ipc = true
# override-redirect = false
bottom = false
fixed-center = false

width = 100%
height = 27
radius = 0.0

background = ${colors.bg}
foreground = ${colors.fg}

line-size = 2

border-size = 0

padding-left = 2
padding-right = 12

module-margin-left = 1
module-margin-right = 1

font-0 = Hack Nerd Font:style=Medium,Regular:pixelsize=10;1
font-1 = unifont:fontformat=truetype:size=8:antialias=false;0
font-2 = Weather Icons:size=10;1

modules-left = i3 xwindow
modules-center =
modules-right = pulseaudio wired-network wireless-network wireguard nordvpn bluetooth redshift cursor lockscreen dunst packages unread_news unread_mail calendar temperature battery date

# wm-restack = i3

tray-position = right
tray-detached = true
tray-padding = 0
tray-background = ${colors.bg}

Show Windows Title

[module/xwindow]
type = internal/xwindow
label = %title:0:30:...%

I3 - Information about workspaces and active one

[module/i3]
type = internal/i3

enable-scroll = false
wrapping-scroll = false

format = <label-state> <label-mode>
index-sort = true

label-mode-foreground = ${colors.bg}
label-mode-background = ${colors.fg}
label-mode-padding = 1

# focused = Active workspace on focused monitor
label-focused = %icon% %index%
label-focused-foreground = ${colors.fg}
label-focused-background = ${colors.bg}
label-focused-underline = ${colors.aqua}
label-focused-padding = 1

# unfocused = Inactive workspace on any monitor
label-unfocused = %icon% %index%
label-unfocused-foreground = ${colors.fg}
label-unfocused-background = ${colors.bg}
label-unfocused-underline = ${colors.bg}
label-unfocused-padding = 1

# visible = Active workspace on unfocused monitor
label-visible = %icon% %index%
label-visible-background = ${colors.bg}
label-visible-underline = ${colors.aqua}
label-visible-padding = 1

# urgent = Workspace with urgency hint set
label-urgent = %icon% %index%
label-urgent-background = ${colors.red}
label-urgent-padding = 1

Music using MPD

[module/mpd]
type = internal/mpd
format-online = <icon-prev> <toggle> <icon-next> %{A1:$TERMINAL -e ncmpcpp &:}<label-song>%{A}

format-online-spacing = 0
format-online-padding = 0

label-offline = mpd is offline
format-offline = <label-offline>
format-offline-foreground = #777

label-song = %artist% - %title%
label-song-maxlen = 30
label-song-ellipsis = true

icon-prev = 寧
icon-stop = 栗
icon-play = 契
icon-pause = 
icon-next = 嶺
icon-random = 咽
icon-repeat = 凌

# Used to display the state of random/repeat/repeatone/single
# Only applies if <icon-[random|repeat|repeatone|single]> is used
toggle-on-foreground = ${colors.fg}
toggle-off-foreground = ${colors.gray}

bar-progress-width = 15
bar-progress-indicator = |
bar-progress-fill = ─
bar-progress-empty = ─

Backlight level

[module/xbacklight]
type = internal/xbacklight

format = <ramp>
ramp-0 = 
ramp-1 = 
ramp-2 = 
ramp-3 = 
ramp-4 = 
ramp-5 = 
ramp-6 = 
ramp-7 = 
ramp-8 = 
ramp-9 = 
ramp-10 = 
ramp-11 = 

CPU Usage

[module/cpu]
type = internal/cpu
interval = 2

format-prefix-foreground = ${colors.fg}
format-underline = ${colors.bg}

label = %{A1:$TERMINAL -e htop &:}﬙ %percentage:2%%%{A}

Date

[module/date]
type = internal/date
interval = 1

# Open google calendar on left right
date = %{A1:$TERMINAL --title khal -e ikhal &:} %d-%m%{A}
date-alt = "%{A1:$TERMINAL --title khal -e ikhal &:} %d-%m-%Y%{A}"

time =  %H:%M
time-alt =  %H:%M:%S

label = %date% %time%

Sound Volume

[module/pulseaudio]
type = internal/pulseaudio

sink = alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo

# Open pavucontrol on left right
format-volume =%{A1:pavucontrol &:}<label-volume> <bar-volume>%{A}

label-volume = %percentage%%
label-volume-foreground = ${root.foreground}

label-muted = ﱝ muted

bar-volume-width = 10
bar-volume-foreground-0 = ${colors.green}
bar-volume-foreground-1 = ${colors.green}
bar-volume-foreground-2 = ${colors.blue}
bar-volume-foreground-3 = ${colors.blue}
bar-volume-foreground-4 = ${colors.red}
bar-volume-foreground-5 = ${colors.red}
bar-volume-foreground-6 = ${colors.red}
bar-volume-gradient = false
bar-volume-indicator = |
bar-volume-indicator-font = 2
bar-volume-fill = ─
bar-volume-fill-font = 2
bar-volume-empty = ─
bar-volume-empty-font = 2
bar-volume-empty-foreground = ${colors.fg}

Battery

[module/battery]
type = internal/battery

battery = BAT0
adapter = AC
full-at = 95

format-charging = %{A1:xfce4-power-manager-settings &:}<ramp-capacity>  <label-charging>%{A}
format-charging-underline = ${colors.blue}

format-discharging = %{A1:xfce4-power-manager-settings &:}<ramp-capacity>  <label-discharging>%{A}
format-discharging-underline = ${colors.red}

label-full = %{A1:xfce4-power-manager-settings &:} %{A}
format-full-underline = ${colors.bg}

ramp-capacity-0 = 
ramp-capacity-1 = 
ramp-capacity-2 = 
ramp-capacity-3 = 
ramp-capacity-4 = 

Temperature

[module/temperature]
type = internal/temperature
interval = 2
thermal-zone = 0
base-temperature = 50
warn-temperature = 80
hwmon-path = /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone10/temp
units = false
format = %{A1:$TERMINAL --title="Sensors" -e watch sensors &:}<ramp> <label>%{A}
format-warn = <ramp> <label-warn>
label = %temperature-c%°C
label-warn = %temperature-c%°C
label-warn-foreground = ${colors.fg}
format-warn-underline = ${colors.red}
ramp-0 = 
ramp-1 = 
ramp-2 = 
ramp-3 = 
ramp-4 = 
ramp-foreground = ${colors.fg}

Unread Mails

[module/unread_mail]
type = custom/script

format-underline = ${colors.bg}
click-left = ~/.config/polybar/scripts/mail-open.sh >/dev/null 2>%1 &
click-right = ~/.config/polybar/scripts/mail-refresh.sh >/dev/null 2>%1 &
format = <label>
exec = ~/.config/polybar/scripts/mail-status.sh
interval = 2

Unread Mail Scripts

mail_nb=`du -a ~/.mail/*/Inbox/new/* 2>/dev/null | wc -l`

if [ "$mail_nb" -eq "0" ]; then
  echo "";
else
  echo "%{F#859900} $mail_nb%{F-}";
fi

Refresh Mail Scripts

dunstify --replace=98465 "Mails " "Syncing...";
checkmail -q && \
    mail_nb=`du -a ~/.mail/*/Inbox/new/* 2>/dev/null | wc -l` && \
    if [ "$mail_nb" -eq "0" ]; then
        dunstify --replace=98465 "Mails " "No new mail";
    fi

Open Mails

$TERMINAL -e tmux new-session -A -s neomutt neomutt

Unread News

[module/unread_news]
type = custom/script

format-underline = ${colors.bg}
click-left = ~/.config/polybar/scripts/news-open.sh >/dev/null 2>%1 &
click-right = ~/.config/polybar/scripts/news-refresh.sh >/dev/null 2>%1 &
format = <label>
exec = ~/.config/polybar/scripts/news-status.sh
interval = 60

Unread News Scripts

news_nb=`newsboat -x print-unread 2>/dev/null | cut -d " " -f1`

 if [ -z "$news_nb" ] || [ "$news_nb" -eq "0" ]; then
  echo "";
else
  echo "%{F#859900}  $news_nb%{F-}";
fi

Refresh News Scripts

dunstify --replace=38492 "Newsboat " "Reloading...";

if pgrep -x "newsboat" >/dev/null; then
  # If newsboat is already running, try to refresh in the tmux session
  tmux send-keys -t newsboat R
else
  newsboat -x reload && /
      news_nb=`newsboat -x print-unread | cut -d " " -f1` && \
      dunstify --replace=38492 "Newsboat " "$news_nb Unread News";
fi

Open Newsboat

$TERMINAL -e tmux new-session -A -s newsboat newsboat

Calendar

[module/calendar]
type = custom/script

format-underline = ${colors.bg}
click-left = ~/.config/polybar/scripts/calendar-open.sh >/dev/null 2>%1 &
format = <label>
exec = ~/.config/polybar/scripts/calendar-status.sh
interval = 5

Calendar Status Scripts

next_events=$(khal list "$(date +"%H:%M")" 23:59 --format "{start-time} - {title}" -df 'SKIPME' | grep -v 'SKIPME' | grep -v 'No events')

cal_icon=""
cal_nb=""
cal_desc=""

if [ -n "$next_events" ]; then
    events_number="$(echo "$next_events" | wc -l)"

    if [ "$events_number" -gt "1" ]; then
        cal_nb=" ($events_number)"
    fi

    next_timed_events=$(echo "$next_events" | sed -e '/^[^0-9]/d')
    if [ -z "$next_timed_events" ]; then
        # Only full day events
        cal_desc=" $(echo "$next_events" | sed -e '/^[0-9]/d;s/^ - //' | head -n 1 | cut -c 1-15)"
    else
        cal_desc=" $(echo "$next_timed_events" | head -n 1 | cut -c 1-20)"
    fi
fi

echo "${cal_icon}${cal_nb}${cal_desc}"

Open Calendar

$TERMINAL --title=khal -e ikhal

Redshift

[module/redshift]
type = custom/script

format-underline = ${colors.bg}
click-left = ~/.config/polybar/scripts/redshift-toggle.sh >/dev/null 2>%1 &
format = <label>
exec = ~/.config/polybar/scripts/redshift-status.sh
interval = 2

Redshift - Status

if pgrep -x "redshift" >/dev/null; then
    echo "望";
else
    echo "盛";
fi

Toggle Redshift

if pgrep -x "redshift" >/dev/null; then
    killall redshift && \
        dunstify --replace=36492 "Redshift 望" "Turned off";
else
    nohup redshift > /dev/null 2>&1 &
    dunstify --replace=36492 "Redshift 望" "Starting...";
fi

Packages

[module/packages]
type = custom/script

format-underline = ${colors.bg}
click-left = ~/.config/polybar/scripts/packages-update.sh >/dev/null 2>%1 &
click-right = ~/.config/polybar/scripts/packages-refresh.sh >/dev/null 2>%1 &
format = <label>
exec = ~/.config/polybar/scripts/packages-status.sh
interval = 600

Packages Status script

paru -Sy > /dev/null 2>&1 && \
    package_nb=`paru -Qu 2> /dev/null | wc -l` || \
    package_nb=0


if [ "$package_nb" -eq "0" ]; then
    echo "";
else
    echo "%{F#859900} $package_nb%{F-}";
fi

Refresh New Packages script

dunstify --replace=64654 'Packages ' "Refreshing..."

paru -Sy > /dev/null 2>&1 && \
    package_nb=$(paru -Qu 2> /dev/null | wc -l) || \
    package_nb=0

if [ "$package_nb" -eq "0" ]; then
  dunstify --replace=64654 'Packages ' "No upgrade available"
else
  dunstify --replace=64654 'Packages ' "$package_nb upgrade(s) available"
fi

Packages Update

$TERMINAL -e paru

Dunst

[module/dunst]
type = custom/script

format-underline = ${colors.bg}
click-left = ~/.config/polybar/scripts/dunst-toggle.sh >/dev/null 2>%1 &
format = <label>
exec = ~/.config/polybar/scripts/dunst-status.sh
interval = 2

Dunst Status script

tmpfile="/tmp/dunststatus";

if [ -f $tmpfile ]; then
  if grep -q "on" $tmpfile; then
    echo "";
  elif grep -q "off" $tmpfile; then
    echo "";
  fi
else
  echo "";
fi

Dunst Toggle

tmpfile="/tmp/dunststatus";

if [ -f $tmpfile ] && grep -q "off" $tmpfile ; then
    killall -SIGUSR2 dunst && \
        echo "on" > $tmpfile;
    dunstify --replace=16549 "Notifications " "Activated";
else
    dunstify --replace=16549 "Notifications " "Deactivated";
    sleep 1 && \
        killall -SIGUSR1 dunst && \
        echo "off" > $tmpfile;
fi

Lock Screen

[module/lockscreen]
type = custom/script

format-underline = ${colors.bg}
click-left = ~/.config/polybar/scripts/lockscreen-toggle.sh >/dev/null 2>%1 &
click-right = ~/.local/bin/lockscreen >/dev/null 2>%1 &
format = <label>
exec = ~/.config/polybar/scripts/lockscreen-status.sh

interval = 2

Lock screen Status script

if pgrep -x "xautolock" >/dev/null
then
    echo "";
else
    echo "";
fi

Toggle Automatic Lock Screen

if pgrep -x "xautolock" >/dev/null ; then
    pkill xautolock && \
        dunstify --replace=13602 'Lock Screen ' 'Desactivated'
else
    xautolock -locker "~/.local/bin/lockscreen" -detectsleep -time 30 -notify 60 -notifier "dunstify --replace=31846 -u critical -t 10000 -- 'Locking Screen' '60 seconds'" &
    dunstify --replace=13602 'Lock Screen ' 'Activated'
fi

Network

[module/wired-network]
type = internal/network
interface = enp57s0u2u4u4

label-connected = %{A3:bash ~/.config/polybar/scripts/connection-manager.sh >/dev/null 2>%1 &:}%{A1:bash ~/.config/polybar/scripts/connection-toggle.sh enp57s0u2u4u4 >/dev/null 2>%1 &:} %local_ip%%{A}%{A}
label-connected-foreground = ${colors.fg}

label-disconnected = %{A3:bash ~/.config/polybar/scripts/connection-manager.sh >/dev/null 2>%1 &:}%{A1:bash ~/.config/polybar/scripts/connection-toggle.sh enp57s0u2u4u4 >/dev/null 2>%1 &:}%{A}%{A}
label-disconnected-foreground = #777

[module/wireless-network]
type = internal/network
interface = wlp2s0

format-connected = <label-connected>
format-disconnected = <label-disconnected>

label-connected = %{A3:bash ~/.config/polybar/scripts/connection-manager.sh >/dev/null 2>%1 &:}%{A1:bash ~/.config/polybar/scripts/connection-toggle.sh wlp2s0 >/dev/null 2>%1 &:}直 %essid%%{A}%{A}
label-connected-foreground = ${colors.fg}

label-disconnected = %{A3:bash ~/.config/polybar/scripts/connection-manager.sh >/dev/null 2>%1 &:}%{A1:bash ~/.config/polybar/scripts/connection-toggle.sh wlp2s0 >/dev/null 2>%1 &:}直%{A}%{A}
label-disconnected-foreground = #777

Run Network Manager

$TERMINAL -e sudo nmtui

Toggle Wifi or Ethernet

# Check if an argument is passed
if [ -z "$1" ]
then
    exit 1
fi

isdevicedown=$(nmcli device status | grep ^$1 | grep disconnected)

if [ -z "$isdevicedown" ]
then
  dunstify --replace=84847 "$1" "Disconnecting..." && \
        nmcli device disconnect $1 && \
        dunstify --replace=84847 "$1" "Disconnected"
else
  dunstify --replace=84847 "$1" "Connection..." && \
        nmcli device connect $1 && \
        dunstify --replace=84847 "$1" "Connected"
fi

Bluetooth

[module/bluetooth]
type = custom/script

format-underline = ${colors.bg}
click-left = ~/.config/polybar/scripts/bluetooth-toggle.sh >/dev/null 2>%1 &
click-right = ~/.config/polybar/scripts/bluetooth-run.sh >/dev/null 2>%1 &
format = <label>
exec = ~/.config/polybar/scripts/bluetooth-status.sh

interval = 2

`bluetooth-run.sh` - Bluetooth Run Manager

blueman-manager && pkill blueman-applet

`bluetooth-status.sh` - Bluetooth Connection Status

controllerid="9C:B6:D0:96:6E:C0"

isconnected=$(bluetoothctl show $controllerid | grep Powered | grep yes)

if [ -z "$isconnected" ]
then
    echo ""
else
    echo "%{F#859900}%{F-}"
fi

`bluetooth-toggle.sh` - Toggle Bluetooth Connection

controllerid="9C:B6:D0:96:6E:C0"

isconnected=$(bluetoothctl show $controllerid | grep Powered | grep yes)

if [ -z "$isconnected" ]
then
    bluetoothctl power on && \
        dunstify --replace=88498 "Bluetooth" "Power ON"
else
    bluetoothctl power off && \
        dunstify --replace=88498 "Bluetooth" "Power OFF"
fi

NordVPN

[module/nordvpn]
type = custom/script

format-underline = ${colors.bg}
click-left = ~/.local/bin/nordvpn-toggle >/dev/null 2>%1 &
format = <label>
exec = ~/.config/polybar/scripts/nordvpn-status.sh
interval = 2

Nordvpn Status script

tmpfile="/tmp/vpnstatus";

if [ -f $tmpfile ] && grep -q "on" $tmpfile; then
  echo "%{F#859900}%{F-}";
else
  echo "";
fi

Nordvpn Toggle

The script is accessible here.

Wireguard

[module/wireguard]
type = custom/script

format-underline = ${colors.bg}
click-left = ~/.config/polybar/scripts/wireguard-toggle.sh >/dev/null 2>%1 &
format = <label>
exec = ~/.config/polybar/scripts/wireguard-status.sh

interval = 2

Wireguard Connection Status

config="homelab"

connection=$(sudo wg show "$config" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1 | awk '{print $NF }')

if [ "$connection" = "$config" ]; then
    echo "%{F#859900}%{F-}"
else
    echo ""
fi

Toggle Wireguard Connection

config="homelab"

connection=$(sudo wg show "$config" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1 | awk '{print $NF }')

if [ "$connection" = "$config" ]; then
    sudo wg-quick down "$config" && \
        dunstify --replace=83244 "Wireguard" "Disconnected from $config"
else
    sudo wg-quick up "$config" && \
        dunstify --replace=83244 "Wireguard" "Connected to $config"
fi

Microphone loopback

[module/loopback]
type = custom/script

format-underline = ${colors.bg}
click-left = ~/.config/polybar/scripts/loopback-toggle.sh >/dev/null 2>%1 &
format = <label>
exec = ~/.config/polybar/scripts/loopback-status.sh

interval = 2

Loopback Status

loopback=$(pactl list 2>/dev/null | grep module-loopback | wc -l)

if [ "$loopback" -eq "0" ]; then
    echo ""
else
    echo "%{F#859900}%{F-}"
fi

Toggle Loopback

loopback=$(pactl list 2>/dev/null | grep module-loopback | wc -l)

if [ "$loopback" -eq "0" ]; then
    pactl load-module module-loopback latency_msec=1 && \
        dunstify --replace=82244 "Loopback" "Enabled"
else
    pactl unload-module module-loopback && \
        dunstify --replace=82244 "Loopback" "Disabled"
fi

High cursor

[module/cursor]
type = custom/script

format-underline = ${colors.bg}
click-left = ~/.config/polybar/scripts/cursor-toggle.sh >/dev/null 2>%1 &
format = <label>
exec = ~/.config/polybar/scripts/cursor-status.sh

interval = 2

Cursor - Status

if pgrep -x "highlight-point" >/dev/null; then
    echo "%{F#859900}%{F-}";
else
    echo "";
fi

Toggle Cursor

if pgrep -x "highlight-point" >/dev/null; then
    killall highlight-point && \
        dunstify --replace=46492 "Cursor" "Turned off";
else
    nohup highlight-pointer -r 10 > /dev/null 2>&1 &
    dunstify --replace=46492 "Cursor" "Highlight...";
fi

Screenshot

[module/screenshot]
type = custom/text
content = ""
click-left = ~/.local/bin/screenshot >/dev/null 2>%1 &

Polybar Configuration

Table of Contents

Colors

VM

Top Bar

Show Windows Title

I3 - Information about workspaces and active one

Music using MPD

Backlight level

CPU Usage

Date

Sound Volume

Battery

Temperature

Unread Mails

Unread Mail Scripts

Refresh Mail Scripts

Open Mails

Unread News

Unread News Scripts

Refresh News Scripts

Open Newsboat

Calendar

Calendar Status Scripts

Open Calendar

Redshift

Redshift - Status

Toggle Redshift

Packages

Packages Status script

Refresh New Packages script

Packages Update

Dunst

Dunst Status script

Dunst Toggle

Lock Screen

Lock screen Status script

Toggle Automatic Lock Screen

Network

Run Network Manager

Toggle Wifi or Ethernet

Bluetooth

bluetooth-run.sh - Bluetooth Run Manager

bluetooth-status.sh - Bluetooth Connection Status

bluetooth-toggle.sh - Toggle Bluetooth Connection

NordVPN

Nordvpn Status script

Nordvpn Toggle

Wireguard

Wireguard Connection Status

Toggle Wireguard Connection

Microphone loopback

Loopback Status

Toggle Loopback

High cursor

Cursor - Status

Toggle Cursor

Screenshot

`bluetooth-run.sh` - Bluetooth Run Manager

`bluetooth-status.sh` - Bluetooth Connection Status

`bluetooth-toggle.sh` - Toggle Bluetooth Connection