---
name: "waybar-gamemode"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "waybar"
version: "0.15.0-3"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/waybar-gamemode"
---

# waybar-gamemode(5)

gamemode module

## NAME

waybar - gamemode module

## DESCRIPTION

The **gamemode** module displays if any game or application is running with \
 Feral Gamemode optimizations.

## CONFIGURATION

**format**: \
 typeof: string \
 default: {glyph} \
 The text format.

**format-alt**: \
 typeof: string \
 default: {glyph} {count} \
 The text format when toggled.

**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.

## FORMAT REPLACEMENTS

**{glyph}**: The string icon glyph to use instead.

**{count}**: The number of games running with gamemode optimizations.

## TOOLTIP FORMAT REPLACEMENTS

**{count}**: The number of games running with gamemode optimizations.

## EXAMPLES

```
"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

- •

  **#gamemode**

- •

  **#gamemode.running**