Open Source Key Remapper Alternatives for Linux

Key Remapper is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best open source Linux alternative is Kanata. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Key Remapper and five of them are open source and available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Linux alternatives to Key Remapper are Piper, xmodmap, xkeysnail and keyszer.

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  1. Kanata icon

    Kanata

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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

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  2. Piper icon

    Piper

     9 likes

    Piper is a graphical user interface to configure gaming mice. Configuration options include changing the resolution (DPI) of the mouse, adding and removing profiles, setting LED colors and changing button behaviors.

    27 Piper alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flatpak
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    xmodmap

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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
     
  5. xkeysnail icon

    xkeysnail

     Like

    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
    xkeysnail screenshot 1
     
  6. K

    keyszer

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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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