Kinto AlternativesKey Mapping Tools and other similar apps like Kinto

Kinto is described as 'A better Linux & Windows keyboard layout for professional mac users' and is a Key Mapping tool in the os & utilities category. There are eight alternatives to Kinto for Mac, Linux, BSD, X11 and Windows. The best Kinto alternative is SharpKeys, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Kinto are Karabiner Elements, Toshy, Hyperkey and xmodmap.

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A better Linux & Windows keyboard layout for professional mac users.

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Kinto alternatives page was last updated Jul 7, 2023
  1. SharpKeys icon
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    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.

    26 SharpKeys alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    SharpKeys Features

    1.  Disable Keyboard Keys
    SharpKeys iconKinto Icon

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    • SharpKeys is the most popular Windows alternative to Kinto.

    • SharpKeys is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Kinto.

    • SharpKeys is Free and Open SourceKinto is also Free and Open Source
  2. Karabiner Elements icon
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    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).

    77 Karabiner Elements alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Karabiner Elements Features

    1.  Tab Control
    2.  Emacs mode
    Karabiner Elements iconKinto Icon

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    • Karabiner Elements is the most popular Mac alternative to Kinto.

    • Karabiner Elements is Free and Open SourceKinto is also Free and Open Source
  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.

    8 Toshy alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Toshy iconKinto Icon

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    • Toshy is the most popular Linux alternative to Kinto.

    • Toshy is Free and Open SourceKinto is also Free and Open Source
  4. Hyperkey icon
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    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.

    52 Hyperkey alternatives
    Hyperkey screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    Hyperkey iconKinto Icon

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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.

    22 xmodmap alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • X11

    xmodmap Features

    1.  Keyboard Shortcuts
    2.  Keystroke
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  6. Remap Keyboard icon
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    Remap Keyboard lets you modify your Mac keyboard layout by changing the behavior of each key to work like another. You can apply mapping to all your keyboards or just the selected keyboard (e.g. only the MacBook keyboard or only the USB keyboard).

    9 Remap Keyboard alternatives
    Remap Keyboard screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Remap Keyboard iconKinto Icon

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    • Remap Keyboard is the most popular commercial alternative to Kinto.

    • Remap Keyboard is Paid and ProprietaryKinto is Free and Open Source
  7. 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.

    20 xkeysnail alternatives
    xkeysnail screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    xkeysnail Features

    1.  Keyboard Shortcuts
    xkeysnail iconKinto Icon

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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.

    20 keyszer alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    keyszer Features

    1.  Keyboard Shortcuts
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