Keyboard Maestro AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Key Mapping Tools

The best Key Mapping alternative to Keyboard Maestro is AutoHotkey, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Keyboard Maestro and five of them are Key Mapping Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Key Mapping Tool alternatives to Keyboard Maestro are Clavier+, Karabiner Elements, Hyperkey and Multi Task Tool.

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    AutoHotkey

     895 likes

    AutoHotkey is an open-source Windows scripting language for task automation. It crafts scripts for operations like form filling and auto-clicking, initially starting with hotkeys yet evolving into a complete script language. Converts scripts to executables, works offline, and supports debugging.

    163 AutoHotkey alternatives

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    Comments about AutoHotkey as an Alternative to Keyboard Maestro
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    Allows for full customization, as well as scripts to be executed. There is simply no equivalent software that does the job as well as autohotkey does

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    AutoHotKey only works for windows, and I would expect only mac alternatives to a mac app.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • AutoHotkey is Free and Open SourceKeyboard Maestro is Paid and Proprietary
    • AutoHotkey is LightweightKeyboard Maestro is not according to our users
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    Karabiner Elements

     71 likes

    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).

    81 Karabiner Elements alternatives

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    • Mac
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    Comments about Karabiner Elements as an Alternative to Keyboard Maestro
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    So easy to use compared to Keyboard Maestro

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    • Karabiner Elements is Free and Open SourceKeyboard Maestro is Paid and Proprietary
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    Hyperkey

     4 likes

    Use an additional modifier key for all your keyboard shortcuts with this straightforward app. Utilize an unused key by converting the caps lock or any modifier key to the hyper key, which combines all four modifiers. The hyper key can be used in any app with keyboard shortcuts.

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    Multi Task Tool

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    Multi Task Tool is a portable tool that, as its very name suggests, can be used to execute multiple tasks in Windows OS!

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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