Feeling happy? Let's throw confetti!

Update (2026-06-15): Sherlock-confetti is now available in the AUR.

Update (2026-10-01): The shortcut below now uses Omarchy Quattro’s Lua configuration.

To start the week on a good note, here’s a totally useless trick that brings me joy: throwing confetti.

You spent hours fixing a bug? Throw confetti.

You learned something new with your Linux setup? Throw confetti.

Feeling happy? Throw confetti.

I didn’t write this fun little program. Since I stumbled on hyprsnow (another cool project that simulates a little snowfall on top of your other apps), I’ve been looking for something similar but for confetti.

sherlock-confetti is just what I needed. It’s a simple command-line tool that throws confetti on your screen. Since it’s in the AUR, you can install it easily :

yay -S sherlock-confetti

Then you can bind it to a keyboard shortcut. I chose SUPER + ALT + C since it’s not (yet!) taken by other Omarchy utilities. On Quattro, add this to ~/.config/hypr/bindings.lua:

o.bind("SUPER + ALT + C", "Confetti animation", "confetti")~/.config/hypr/bindings.lua

Have fun throwing confetti! 🎊