waybar-memory(5) File Formats Manual waybar-memory(5)

# [NAME](#NAME)

waybar - memory module

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

The **memory** module displays the current memory utilization.

# [CONFIGURATION](#CONFIGURATION)

Addressed by **memory**

**interval**:  
typeof: integer  
default: 30  
The interval in which the information gets polled.

**format**:  
typeof: string  
default: {percentage}%  
The format, how information should be displayed.

**format-icons**:  
typeof: array/object  
Based on the current percentage, the corresponding icon gets selected.  
The order is **low** to **high**. Or by the state if it is an object.

**rotate**:  
typeof: integer  
Positive value to rotate the text label (in 90 degree increments).

**states**:  
typeof: object  
A number of memory utilization states which get activated on certain percentage thresholds. See [**waybar-states(5)**](/man/enterprise-packages/waybar/waybar-states.5).

**max-length**:  
typeof: integer  
The maximum length in character the module should display.

**min-length**:  
typeof: integer  
The minimum length in characters the module should accept.

**align**:  
typeof: float  
The alignment of the label within the module, where 0 is left-aligned and 1 is right-aligned. If the module is rotated, it will follow the flow of the text.

**justify**:  
typeof: string  
The alignment of the text within the module's label, allowing options 'left', 'right', or 'center' to define the positioning.

**on-click**:  
typeof: string  
Command to execute when clicked on the module.

**on-click-middle**:  
typeof: string  
Command to execute when middle-clicked on the module using mousewheel.

**on-click-right**:  
typeof: string  
Command to execute when you right-click on the module.

**on-update**:  
typeof: string  
Command to execute when the module is updated.

**on-scroll-up**:  
typeof: string  
Command to execute when scrolling up on the module.

**on-scroll-down**:  
typeof: string  
Command to execute when scrolling down on the module.

**smooth-scrolling-threshold**:  
typeof: double  
Threshold to be used when scrolling.

**tooltip**:  
typeof: bool  
default: true  
Option to disable tooltip on hover.

**menu**:  
typeof: string  
Action that popups the menu.

**menu-file**:  
typeof: string  
Location of the menu descriptor file. There need to be an element of type

GtkMenu with id **menu**

**menu-actions**:  
typeof: array  
The actions corresponding to the buttons of the menu.

**expand**:  
typeof: bool  
default: false  
Enables this module to consume all left over space dynamically.

# [FORMAT REPLACEMENTS](#FORMAT_REPLACEMENTS)

**{percentage}**: Percentage of memory in use.

**{swapPercentage}**: Percentage of swap in use.

**{total}**: Amount of total memory available in GiB.

**{swapTotal}**: Amount of total swap available in GiB.

**{used}**: Amount of used memory in GiB.

**{swapUsed}**: Amount of used swap in GiB.

**{avail}**: Amount of available memory in GiB.

**{swapAvail}**: Amount of available swap in GiB.

**{swapState}**: Signals if swap is activated or not

# [EXAMPLES](#EXAMPLES)

```
"memory": {
	"interval": 30,
	"format": "{}% ",
	"max-length": 10
}
```

## [FORMATTED MEMORY VALUES](#FORMATTED_MEMORY_VALUES)

```
"memory": {
	"interval": 30,
	"format": "{used:0.1f}G/{total:0.1f}G "
}
```

# [STYLE](#STYLE)

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**#memory**

2026-10-17

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Document: waybar-memory(5) from waybar 0.15.0-r1 (Chainguard OS)