Karabiner Elements Alternatives for Linux

Karabiner Elements is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Actiona, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Karabiner Elements and 12 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Karabiner Elements are Input Remapper, Kanata, Toshy and Repeat.

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Karabiner Elements alternatives are mainly Key Mapping Tools, but if you're looking for Task Automation Apps you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Windows, Linux, Windows + Key Mapping and Mac. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Karabiner Elements.
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  1. Actiona icon
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    Actiona (formerly known as Actionaz) is a task automation tool. It allows you to create and execute action lists.

    63 Actiona alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Actiona is the most popular Linux alternative to Karabiner Elements.

    • Actiona is Free and Open SourceKarabiner Elements is also Free and Open Source
  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:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  3. Toshy icon
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    Toshy is a config file for the keyszer Python-based keymapper for Linux (which was forked from xkeysnail). The Toshy config is not strictly a fork of Kinto, but was based in the beginning entirely on the config file for Kinto.sh by Ben Reaves (https://github.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
  4. Repeat icon
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    Repeat is a full-fledged, Java mouse/keyboard record/replay and automation hotkeys/macros creation using modern programming languages, and more advanced automation features. Working across three major OSes: Windows, OSX, and Linux.

    71 Repeat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java
     
  5. Kinto icon
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    A better Linux & Windows keyboard layout for professional mac users.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. xkeysnail icon
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    A keyboard remapping tool for X environment written in Python. It's like xmodmap but allows more flexible remappings.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Linux utility to configure modifier keys to act as other keys when pressed and released on their own. - alols/xcape

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • X11
     
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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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • X11
     
  9.  Like
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    A smart, flexible keymapper (fork/reboot of xkeysnail) for X11 written in Python. It's similar to xmodmap but allows far more flexible remappings.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Defines the way keyboards codes are handled in X, and provides access to internal translation tables. It is the basic mechanism that allows using multiple keyboard layouts in X.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • X11
    • Wayland
     
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    Anacron is a periodic command scheduler. It executes commands at intervals specified in days. Unlike cron, it does not assume that the system is running continuously. It can therefore be used to control the execution of daily, weekly and monthly jobs (or anything with a period...

    59 Anacron alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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