Key Mapping Tools
Users are free to customize many aspects of their computing experience, and that includes changing up the mapping of the keys on their keyboards. Want the backspace key to be a space? How about turning the Q key into an alternate A key? More practically, how about custom shortcuts for your most common complex actions not already mapped to dedicated keys? Apps like SharpKeys for Windows and Karabiner for macOS make this and more possible.
An open-source Windows scripting language enabling task automation through hotkeys, macros, and keystrokes, useful for creating custom forms and automating data entry.
- Task Automation App
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
+1X-Mouse Button Control is a Windows application to remap your mouse buttons and expand the capabilities of your mouse!
- Key Mapping Tool
- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
BetterTouchTool is a great, feature packed app that allows you to configure many gestures for your Magic Mouse (1 & 2), Macbook Trackpad and Magic Trackpad (1 & 2) and also Mouse Gestures for normal mice.
- Window Manager
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
+1antimicro is a graphical program used to map keyboard keys and mouse controls to a gamepad. This program is useful for playing PC games using a gamepad that do not have any form of built-in gamepad support.
Discontinued- Key Mapping Tool
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
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.
- Key Mapping Tool
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
A utility for mapping keyboard keys and mouse button actions to your game controller buttons for PC gaming.
- Key Mapping Tool
- Paid • Proprietary
- Windows
Karabiner, previously called KeyRemap4MacBook, is a very powerful keyboard remapper for Mac OS X. In addition to simple key remapping, it has special remapping modes like Emacs-mode, SandS-mode (Space and Shift).
- Key Mapping Tool
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
JoyToKey enables you to control any softwares (e.g. browsers, games on the web, Microsoft office applications or even Windows itself) by using your favorite windows joystick! Whenever you press joystick buttons and sticks, JoyToKey will convert the input into keyboard strokes...
- Key Mapping Tool
- Paid • Proprietary
- Windows
+1A tool to change and program the mapping of your input device buttons.
- Key Mapping Tool
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
+1Clavier+ allows you to create global keyboard shortcuts for launching applications, opening folders, writing text and opening websites.
- Key Mapping Tool
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
KeyTweak is a free keyboard remapper for Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista/Win 7. It makes use of Microsoft's Scancode Map registry key to remap your keyboard.
- Key Mapping Tool
- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
LinearMouse is a free and open-source utility for macOS which aims to improve the experience and functionality of third-party mice.
- Mouse Remapping App
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
QHuman enables users to automate repetitive tasks by recording mouse movements, keystrokes, and utilizing image/pixel detection with human-like randomness.
- Key Mapping Tool
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Windows
Put mouse, media and keyboard control in the palms of your hands so you'll never have to leave the couch again!
- Key Mapping Tool
- Paid • Proprietary
- Windows
+5Best keymap app for gamepads. Support nearly all brands of gamepads and all apps & games.
- Key Mapping Tool
- Paid • Proprietary
- Android
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