Getting Started

Launch the Browser

dumber browse

Or use the desktop entry after running dumber setup.

Dumber uses modal keybindings inspired by Zellij:

Mode	Activation	Purpose
Pane Mode	`Ctrl+P`	Split, close, focus panes
Tab Mode	`Ctrl+T`	Create, close, switch tabs
Resize Mode	`Ctrl+N`	Resize pane splits
Session Mode	`Ctrl+O`	Session management

Press Escape or Enter to exit any mode.

Pane Mode Quick Reference

Press Ctrl+P to enter pane mode
Use arrow keys or hjkl to split in that direction
Shift+arrows to focus adjacent panes
X to close current pane

Omnibox

Press Ctrl+L to open the omnibox for:

URL navigation
Search (uses default search engine)
Bang shortcuts (!g query for Google, !gh query for GitHub)

Configuration

Edit ~/.config/dumber/config.toml or use:

dumber config open

See Configuration for all options.

Launcher Integration

Use with rofi or fuzzel:

dumber dmenu | rofi -dmenu -show-icons | dumber dmenu --select

Next Steps

Configuration Reference - All settings
Keybindings - Full keyboard shortcuts
CLI Commands - Command-line tools

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1# Getting Started
2
3## Launch the Browser
4
5```bash
6dumber browse
7```
8
9Or use the desktop entry after running `dumber setup`.
10
11## Basic Navigation
12
13Dumber uses modal keybindings inspired by Zellij:
14
15| Mode | Activation | Purpose |
16|------|------------|---------|
17| Pane Mode | `Ctrl+P` | Split, close, focus panes |
18| Tab Mode | `Ctrl+T` | Create, close, switch tabs |
19| Resize Mode | `Ctrl+N` | Resize pane splits |
20| Session Mode | `Ctrl+O` | Session management |
21
22Press `Escape` or `Enter` to exit any mode.
23
24## Pane Mode Quick Reference
25
261. Press `Ctrl+P` to enter pane mode
272. Use arrow keys or `hjkl` to split in that direction
283. `Shift+arrows` to focus adjacent panes
294. `X` to close current pane
30
31## Omnibox
32
33Press `Ctrl+L` to open the omnibox for:
34- URL navigation
35- Search (uses default search engine)
36- Bang shortcuts (`!g query` for Google, `!gh query` for GitHub)
37
38## Configuration
39
40Edit `~/.config/dumber/config.toml` or use:
41
42```bash
43dumber config open
44```
45
46See [Configuration](./config/index.md) for all options.
47
48## Launcher Integration
49
50Use with rofi or fuzzel:
51
52```bash
53dumber dmenu | rofi -dmenu -show-icons | dumber dmenu --select
54```
55
56## Next Steps
57
58- [Configuration Reference](./config/reference.md) - All settings
59- [Keybindings](./reference/keybindings.md) - Full keyboard shortcuts
60- [CLI Commands](./cli/index.md) - Command-line tools

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