# libtmux_mcp.tools.window_tools.select_layout

- **Module:** libtmux_mcp.tools.window_tools
- **Package:** libtmux-mcp
- **Language:** Python
- **Kind:** function
- **Source:** https://github.com/tmux-python/libtmux-mcp/blob/4daddc0dfca96c43bf521d818bf91564e1434760/src/libtmux_mcp/tools/window_tools.py#L347
- **Page:** https://libtmux.org/en/py/latest/mcp/reference/libtmux_mcp-tools-window_tools-select_layout/

```
libtmux_mcp.tools.window_tools.select_layout(layout: str, window_id: str | None = None, window_index: str | None = None, session_name: str | None = None, session_id: str | None = None, socket_name: str | None = None) -> WindowInfo
```

Set the layout of a tmux window.

Choose from: even-horizontal, even-vertical, main-horizontal,
main-vertical, or tiled. Rearranges all panes in the window.

## Parameters

- `layout` (str): Layout name or custom layout string. Built-in layouts:
'even-horizontal', 'even-vertical', 'main-horizontal',
'main-horizontal-mirrored', 'main-vertical',
'main-vertical-mirrored', 'tiled'.
- `window_id` (str | None): Window ID (e.g. '@1').
- `window_index` (str | None): Window index within the session.
- `session_name` (str | None): Session name.
- `session_id` (str | None): Session ID.
- `socket_name` (str | None): tmux socket name.

## Returns

WindowInfo
    Serialized window object.