Configure keybindings for more than 4 workspaces in Gnome

We can Use dconf to read and write settings for Gnome. Many things you can tune in the native settings UI is actually persisted in the dconf database.

I have 5 workspaces, instead of the 4 standard ones. In the keyboard shortcut UI, it is not possible to configure key bindings more than four. Thankfully, we can use the dconf tool directly to manipulate the settings.

I want to use the Windows Logo key on my keyboard, combined with a number, to switch the currently active workspace. I first went into the Gnome settings to configure the first four, so that I know the format to use for the fifth.

$ dconf read /org/gnome/desktop/wm/keybindings/switch-to-workspace-4
['<Super>4']

$ dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/wm/keybindings/switch-to-workspace-5 "['<Super>5']"

I also want to use Shift+Windows Logo+5 to move the active window to the fifth workspace.

$ dconf read /org/gnome/desktop/wm/keybindings/move-to-workspace-5
['<Shift><Super>4']

$ dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/wm/keybindings/move-to-workspace-5 "['<Shift><Super>5']"

This was performed on a Fedora 40 workstation, using Gnome Shell v47. But this should work for all of Gnome released within the past 5 years, at least.

References

• man dconf