hyprfreeze

Simple bash script to "freeze" a game process in Hyprland, allowing you to resume it later. Useful to:

• Pause games during unpausable cutscenes
• Save system resources (CPU and GPU are free, the process is saved in RAM)

(Also works for any other program; freezes the current active window)

Usage

Make the script executable and add a bind in your Hyprland config:

bind = $mainMod, PAUSE, exec, ~/scripts/hyprfreeze

Known issues

• Mouse input doesn't work inside Xorg/XWayland windows while a Wine/Proton game is paused
  • Workaround: Run the game in gamescope
• Suspending the computer while a game is paused and then resuming it later may cause the game to stutter heavily