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 11 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Karabiner Elements are Input Remapper, Repeat, Anacron and Kinto.

Karabiner Elements alternatives are mainly Key Mapping Tools but may also be Text Expanders or Task Automation Apps. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Karabiner Elements.

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Karabiner Elements

Free • Open Source
Key Mapping Tool

Karabiner, previously called KeyRemap4MacBook, is a very powerful keyboard remapper for Mac OS X. In addition to simple key...

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Actiona
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Free • Open Source
Task Automation App
Windows
Linux
64 Actiona alternatives
Actiona (formerly known as Actionaz) is a task automation tool. It allows you to create and execute action lists.
- - Actiona is the most popular Linux alternative to Karabiner Elements.
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Actiona Features
1. No Coding RequiredActiona can be used without an coding or programming skills.
2. Works OfflineActiona can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
3. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Actiona without registration.
4. PortableActiona can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Visual scripting
Macro Recording
Input Remapper
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Free • Open Source
Key Mapping Tool
Linux
12 Input Remapper alternatives
A tool to change and program the mapping of your input device buttons.
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Input Remapper Features
Key rebinding
Mouse Button Mapping
Repeat
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Free • Open Source
Task Automation App
Mac
Windows
Linux
Java
60 Repeat alternatives
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.
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Repeat Features
1. Support for scriptingRepeat supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
Macro Recording
Support for Hotkeys
Replay
X server
Anacron
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Free • Open Source
Linux
58 Anacron alternatives
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...
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Kinto
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Free • Open Source
Key Mapping Tool
Windows
Linux
9 Kinto alternatives
A better Linux & Windows keyboard layout for professional mac users.
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Kinto Features
Key rebinding
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xcape
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Free • Open Source
Key Mapping Tool
Linux
X11
8 xcape alternatives
Linux utility to configure modifier keys to act as other keys when pressed and released on their own. - alols/xcape
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xcape Features
Support for Hotkeys
Keyboard Shortcuts
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xmodmap
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Free • Open Source
Key Mapping Tool
Mac
Linux
BSD
X11
22 xmodmap alternatives
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.
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xmodmap Features
Keyboard Shortcuts
Keystroke
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keyszer
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Free • Open Source
Linux
20 keyszer alternatives
Keyszer is a smart key remapper for Linux (and X11) written in Python. It's similar to xmodmap but allows far more flexible remappings. Keyszer was forked from xkeysnail which no longer seems actively maintained.
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Keyboard Shortcuts
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Toshy
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Free • Open Source
Key Mapping Tool
Linux
8 Toshy alternatives
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.
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X Keyboard Extension (XKB)
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Free • Open Source
Key Mapping Tool
Linux
X11
Wayland
7 X Keyboard Extension (XKB) alternatives
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.
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xkeysnail
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Free • Open Source
Linux
20 xkeysnail alternatives
A keyboard remapping tool for X environment written in Python. It's like xmodmap but allows more flexible remappings.
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xkeysnail Features
Keyboard Shortcuts