Key Remapper Alternatives Filtered by 'Keyboard Layout'

The best alternative to Key Remapper is SharpKeys, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Key Remapper and six of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Key Remapper are Kanata, Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator, KbdEdit and Ukelele.

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  1. SharpKeys icon
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    SharpKeys is a utility that manages a Registry key that allows Windows to remap one key to any other key. Included in the application is a list of common keyboard keys and a Type Key feature to automatically recognize most keyboard keys. It was developed in C# using .NET v2.

    27 SharpKeys alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. Kanata icon
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    This is a cross-platform software keyboard remapper for Linux, macOS and Windows. A short summary of the features:

    12 Kanata alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  3. Offers tools for building custom keyboard layouts, editing existing setups, and supporting multilingual input locales. Compatible with Windows 2000 to Windows 7, including 64-bit platforms, and enables packaging for easy installation on multiple machines.

    16 Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Ukelele icon
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    Graphical tool for editing macOS keyboard layouts with drag-and-drop assignment of Unicode characters, creation of dead keys, mapping character strings, visual feedback, native .keylayout support, and easy customization for scripts or special input needs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    The xmodmap program is used to edit and display the keyboard modifier map and keymap table that are used by client applications to convert event keycodes into keysyms. It is a part of the X.Org project.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • X11
     
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