The Mac OS X 10.4 Keyboard & Mouse preference pane provides a way to remap certain keys. However, the interface doesn't expose the full functionality - a common problem with Apple software. Note that this guide assumes you'using the bash shell. Key Remapper Alternatives. The most popular alternative is SharpKeys, which is both free and Open Source.If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked 18 alternatives to Key Remapper so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Remapping Windows Keyboards for Matching Mac Keyboard Layout (Step-by-Step Tutorial) The ⌃, ⌥, and ⌘ keys on this device are replaced with Control, Windows and Alt keys. Each modifier key on this keyboard map with the Mac keys from the perspective of functionality.
Intended for remapping keys, mouse buttons and mouse wheel actions,
Key Remapper allows you to:
Key Remapper allows you to:
- Remap keys, mouse button presses and the mouse wheel rotation to different values and even to non-existing keys and mouse buttons. For example, you can replace CapsLock with “Middle mouse button”, F11 – by “Mouse wheel down”, F12 – by Win, Browser Home or “Mouse button X2” (which can be physically missing on your input devices).
- Perform reverse remapping of keys and mouse buttons, i.e. virtually change their functions. For instance, you can virtually swap the Right Shift and Enter keys, the “Middle mouse button” and the Left Shift key.
- Replace specific keys or mouse buttons by key or mouse button combinations with modifiers. For instance, you can replace the Browser Forward key (usually found on multimedia keyboards) by the Alt+Shift+Esc (quick switching between programs) combination, replace the X1 mouse button by the Ctrl+C (copy) combination, assign the Ctrl+”Left mouse button” combination to the right Alt key.
- Emulate double mouse button and key presses and set the necessary interval between presses (double click with a delay).
- Block (disable) keys, mouse buttons, the mouse wheel rotation and their combinations with various modifiers.
- Restrict remapping and blocking to specific programs and windows. For instance, you can configure the software to allow the replacement of the X1 mouse button by Space only in program A and nowhere else. Another example would be: allow NumLock to be replaced by the Ctrl+C+C (double press of the “C” key) combination everywhere except for windows with the word “B” in their title.
- Create and quickly (two clicks) switch between key sets. App causing mac to run hot.
You can also try our more functional program — Key Manager. It allows you to remap combinations of keys and mouse buttons, sequences, and long presses (press and hold). You can display your actions in the form of pop-up menus that can be opened with hotkeys, record, edit, and execute macros, emulate mouse clicks, type and paste text, and much more.
The software does not alter the scan codes stored in the registry and does not require the system to be restarted in order to apply mapping changes.
Very frustrated I can't figure out how to assign my FN and other keys on the mechanical keyboard to get that back I've read cautionary reviews of Karabiner - and have never used Keyboard Maestro. Don't know if I need an app or it there is a System Preference that can be used. Thank you for your help.
You can use Key Remapper to remap virtually any keys and mouse buttons.
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System Requirements: | Windows 10/8.1/8/7/Vista/2008/2003/XP/2000 |
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Getting Started
Downloading and installing Key Remapper
To start working with the program, you need to download the installation file and launch it. The installation process will start. Once finished, the program is ready to be used. After the program is started, the window shown in the screenshot below will appear:
Working with the program
The top part of the screen is occupied by profiles management block followed by the main area, which allows you configure replacements and key blocks.
Profiles
You will need different sets of keys for specific programs and purposes, that's why the application features profiles that allow you to create configurable sets of key replacements and quickly switch between them. This mechanism works similarly to Windows 'sound schemes'. You can create (the 'Add new' button ), rename (the 'Rename' button ) and delete (the 'Delete' button ) them.
When you create a profile, a new window prompts you for the profile name and asks whether you would like to fill the new profile with the data of the currently active one.
You can switch between profiles using the dropdown list or by right clicking on the program icon in the taskbar and choosing the necessary profile from the context menu.
Key or mouse button definition, replacement and blocking
In order to replace one key (or mouse button) by another, you need to define the key that will be physically pressed and the key that will be reported to the system as pressed:
To define a key replacement, double click the '(double click to add)' line. This operation can also be performed using the Insert key or the context menu:
The following window will appear:
When this window appears, the focus automatically goes to the definition of the key being pressed.
Press the necessary key or mouse button and select an action: replace it with another key (or a mouse button), a key combination or block. App windows phone mac.
If you need to define the new value of the key, set the cursor into the input field under the 'Replace by the following key or key combination:' checkbox and press the necessary key, mouse button or key combination (press the main key while holding down the Alt, Ctrl, Shift and/or Win modifiers) or, if the necessary keys are missing on the keyboard, you can define them by choosing the main key from the list. If you need to define modifiers, check the boxes next to them. If you need to press a mouse button or turn the mouse wheel, select the necessary action starting from the word 'Mouse..' in the dropdown list. For instance: 'Mouse Left Button', 'Mouse Wheel Down' and so forth.
If you need to block a key, select the 'Block' checkbox. If the 'Full block' checkbox is unchecked, single keypresses will be blocked, but keys won't be blocked when pressed with modifiers (Ctrl, Shift, etc.). If it is checked, keys are blocked completely. For instance, if you block the 'A' key and leave the 'Full block' option unchecked, the Ctrl+A combination will work. If the option is enabled, the combination will have no effect.
Once you are finished, press 'OK'.
If the program is unpaused, key replacement will work.
If you need to swap keys, you will need to define two replacements.
Please note that you cannot assign two replacements or blocks to a single key. If it happens, only the top action from the list is performed. If one action is in a folder and the other one working with the same key is below it, the action in the folder will be performed.
Working with replacements and blocks
Wordpress mac app review. The program allows you to store replacements and blocks in folders that can be created by the Ctrl+Insert key combination or in the context menu - 'Insert folder'.
You are also free to move actions and folders by dragging them with your mouse. If the Ctrl key is pressed when you start dragging, the action or the folder is copied. Habitual actions of cutting, copying, pasting and deleting are also supported.
If you need to temporarily disable a specific replacement or block (or even a whole folder of actions), you can use the space key or the 'Disable..' item of the context menu. Repeat the operation to enable actions.
Program hotkeys
Ctrl+P | Pause |
Insert | Insert an action (replacement or block) |
Shift+Insert | Insert a folder |
Enter | Add/modify a folder or an action depending on context |
Space | Disable/Enable an action or a folder (including the actions within) |
Ctrl+Space | Disable all the actions of the folder |
Shift+Space | Enable all the actions of the folder |
Ctrl+Shift+Space | Invert the statuses of all actions of the folder (enables the disabled ones and vice versa) |
Delete | Delete a folder or an action |
Ctrl+Delete | Delete all folders and actions (clear the current profile) |
Shift+Up | Move a folder or an action up |
Shift+Down | Move a folder or an action down |
Ctrl+X | Cut an action or a folder |
Ctrl+C | Copy an action or a folder |
Ctrl+V | Paste an action or a folder |
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Finally I can reassign that dreadful Enter key on my MBP to nice and useful Option key! Thank you!
Tell me, how exactly am I supposed to remap the Caps Lock key to the Escape key using DoubleCommand? :P
Be warned that DoubleCommand issues a kernel panic on boot with the lastest Mac OS X 10.4.7 on Intel machines, at least on my two laptops
I found the utility to be extremely useful until I found myself without the capability of booting my Macbook :(
I found the utility to be extremely useful until I found myself without the capability of booting my Macbook :(
I had the same exact problem..
'Be warned that the code 16, when used as the destination of a mapping, actually causes a kernel panic on keypress -- as I've found out the hard way. '
Awesome.
I'm sure that it drove you nuts, but it was fun to read..
Awesome.
I'm sure that it drove you nuts, but it was fun to read..
I'm glad to hear it. :)
of course, the use of Apple's Plist Editor (I think every MOXH.com reader should know it, othervise it comes with developer tools) will spare you time about the conversion and Terminal stuff!
BTW: Does anyone know is it possible to remap multimedia keys?
(extra buttons that are ment to control Explorer/Media Player/Clipboard on Windows)
These seem to be very different than usual keys (Ukelele keyboard remapper doesn't see them pressed)
(extra buttons that are ment to control Explorer/Media Player/Clipboard on Windows)
These seem to be very different than usual keys (Ukelele keyboard remapper doesn't see them pressed)
Be warned that the code 16, when used as the destination of a mapping, actually causes a kernel panic on keypress -- as I've found out the hard way.
Hmm.. do I smell a future April Fool's Trick?? ;-) This is an absolutely horrible april fools joke. A good joke doesn't crash a system, it pranks it. Search for 'cocoa text system' for a hint with lots of pranking capabilities. Remapping the shift button to number pad 0 or something might be pretty good. But a kernel panic button… that's just cruel, in the worst way.
I feel the same way. A good prank can be undone by the victim, but this kernel-panic inducer would be too cruel because it'd be so hard to troubleshoot. Analogy: it's ok to saran-wrap a coworker's cube, because she can unwrap it, but not ok to spray-paint her cube or fill it with concrete.
A good prank idea: Back in oS9 days, I snuck a pair of Applescripts onto a coworker's machine. One of them set the Date and Time options to announce the time [every 15 min. I think]. The other script detected when the first script was deleted, and restored it immediately. It took her a few hours, not that she tried that hard, but she eventually found 'em both. Now that's a prank, and I would only have done it to her or one other person, the only 2 users I knew who were savvy enough to know where to look for the prank's parts.
A good prank idea: Back in oS9 days, I snuck a pair of Applescripts onto a coworker's machine. One of them set the Date and Time options to announce the time [every 15 min. I think]. The other script detected when the first script was deleted, and restored it immediately. It took her a few hours, not that she tried that hard, but she eventually found 'em both. Now that's a prank, and I would only have done it to her or one other person, the only 2 users I knew who were savvy enough to know where to look for the prank's parts.
Incidentally, the latest DoubleCommand (at the link above) works perfectly for me on a Macbook Pro + 10.4.8.
why am i just now learning about this hint?
caps lock = esc
1. remap caps lock to help
2. quicksilver trigger this script:
tell app 'System Events' to key code 53
3. set 'hot key = help' and 'activate = on release'
caps lock = esc
1. remap caps lock to help
2. quicksilver trigger this script:
tell app 'System Events' to key code 53
3. set 'hot key = help' and 'activate = on release'
Is there a way to make arbitrary keys behave as modifier keys? I'm left-handed and my setup doesn't really allow me to have a full-size external keyboard, so I'd like to buy a USB numeric keypad and assign the frequently used modifier keys (cmd, opt, ctrl, fn and shift) to the keys on the keypad.
I looked into DoubleCommand and fKeys and Keyboard Maestro, none of which fit the bill. Perhaps there's a clever hack that strings multiple things together for a solution?
Anyone?
I looked into DoubleCommand and fKeys and Keyboard Maestro, none of which fit the bill. Perhaps there's a clever hack that strings multiple things together for a solution?
Anyone?
I really need this, so sorry for opening an old post. Anyone have any instruction updates for 10.5.7 in simple easy to understand steps? I'm a terminal newbie but have Apple's Property List editor if that helps. The .global files (I have several) referred to in this hint show no signs of having a 'com.apple.keyboard.modifiermapping key' entry on my system.
I just want to make my right option key act as the enter key which they removed from the newer laptops. Any help is really appreciated, Thanks.
Still works in Snow Leopard. If you are unsure about which plist to edit, you can change the setting in the Keyboard preference panel. This will update the plist file so you can just select the most recent one. Also notice that there are now arrays for each keyboard your Mac has been used with. To be sure, make the changes to each of them. In my scenario, I wanted a separate meta key for Terminal (I want the symbols option and shift-option produces in addition to meta functionality). I have 'always' had caps lock as a control key. To accomplist the meta key task, I first mapped the left ctrl key (has been useless before) mapped to 'keypad 0' (code 5). Then I edited my custom keyboard layout (.keylayout) file with Ukelele: I just want to make my right option key act as the enter key which they removed from the newer laptops. Any help is really appreciated, Thanks.
- I created a new dead key map for 'keypad 0'.
- Then, for each key in the dead key map, I added  (ESC) plus the key itself
- For instance, the dead key for 'a' is configured as a (ESC + A)
I bought a new Apple keyboard which has an extra tilde key to the left of the z and before the shift key which is now much less wide than the standard shift key I'm used to. I'd like to remap the tilde key to the left of my Z to also function as a shift key. Is there any way I can do this?
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This still works with more recent OSX versions. There is no need to convert the plist to XML, just find the most recent ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/.GlobalPreferences.*.plist file, open it in the PropertyList Editor (double-click or call with open), find the section(s) com.apple.keyboard.modifiermapping.* (one for each keyboard), open the section, and copy/paste item entries, modifying as indicated in the hint. Save when finished.Remap Mac Keyboard Windows 10
For me, I swap Caps Lock and Control, but wanted the right Control key (just left of the arrow keys) to retain functionality as a Control key. So I simply highlighted and deleted the Item mapping between them, and saved; worked perfectly after a logout. Tested on Snow Leopard.