Ask HN: How can I map my windows keyboard to Mac?
I recently got a mac and was wondering if there was a simple solution to mapping my keyboard directly to mac. I really dislike the mac keyboard and ideally want to map the keyboard identically to the windows one. Is that possible?
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For more advanced mapping (should you need it — see al_borland's comment) check out Karabiner Elements. It's been rock solid for me.
Keyboard Maestro will also do the trick, but Karabiner Elements might be lower-level and less fuss once you get it set up. Still, Keyboard Maestro is de rigueur on macOS, and worth every penny. You should buy a license anyway. (I'm not affiliated with KM, just a very happy user for many years.)
https://karabiner-elements.pqrs.org/
https://www.keyboardmaestro.com/main/store
Keyboard Maestro will also do the trick, but Karabiner Elements might be lower-level and less fuss once you get it set up. Still, Keyboard Maestro is de rigueur on macOS, and worth every penny. You should buy a license anyway. (I'm not affiliated with KM, just a very happy user for many years.)
https://karabiner-elements.pqrs.org/
https://www.keyboardmaestro.com/main/store
In my experience the best place to start with such questions is SuperUser. [1] There are a few different options.
If registering an account there to ask questions, lurk for a while. They have a unique ettiquite.
[1] - https://superuser.com/search?q=map+windows+keyboard+on+mac
If registering an account there to ask questions, lurk for a while. They have a unique ettiquite.
[1] - https://superuser.com/search?q=map+windows+keyboard+on+mac
In the macOS keyboard settings you can flip the Command and Option keys. That’s really all that’s needed.