Palua Alternatives
Palua is described as 'A simple application which allows you to toggle the "use fn to change the action of this key" option on a per-application basis' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are three alternatives to Palua for Mac. The best Palua alternative is FunctionFlip, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Palua are Fluor and FNable.
FunctionFlip individually controls your MacBook or MacBook Pro’s function keys, turning special keys back to regular F-keys, or vice-versa. FunctionFlip is a preference pane; you’ll find it in the “Other” category in System Preferences.
- - FunctionFlip is the most popular Mac alternative to Palua.
- - FunctionFlip is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Palua.
FunctionFlip Features
Fluor is a tool that allows you to automatically change the behavior of the keyboard's fn keys depending on the active application. That's this simple.
Fluor Features
Caps Lock for your fn-key!
- perfect system-integration: use FNable from Screen corners/menu bar/hotkey/Dock
- remembers the applications where you want to use Function Keys
- hold the FN key for 3 seconds to toggle Function Keys while playing games.
- - FNable is the most popular commercial alternative to Palua.