A powerful and stable keyboard customizer for macOS.
Download v13.1.0 Download Karabiner-Elements-13.1.0- For macOS Big Sur (11.0)
- For macOS Catalina (10.15.6 or later)
Although there's no full built-in keyboard remapper for Mac OS X, you can remap shortcuts.You can also remap modifier keys in the Keyboard System Preferences pane. While this feature is slim. Key Remapper is not available for Mac but there are some alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The most popular Mac alternative is Karabiner, which is both free and Open Source.If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked 18 alternatives to Key Remapper and six of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement.
- For macOS Catalina (10.15)
- For macOS Mojave (10.14)
- For macOS High Sierra (10.13)
- For macOS Sierra (10.12)
- For macOS El Capitan (10.11)
- For macOS El Capitan (10.11)
- For macOS Yosemite (10.10)
- For macOS Mavericks (10.9)
Both Intel-based Macs and Apple Silicon Macs are supported.
macOS 10.15.6 or later is required.
macOS 10.15.6 or later is required.
Easy to use
You can configure simple key mappings from GUI.
Powerful
There are many powerful, predefined rules.
- Diamond cursor
- Emacs key bindings anywhere
- Vi key bindings
- Prevent unintended command-q
- Mouse keys
You can import them from the Internet.
Flexible
You can write your own rules if you want to modify existence rules or create new rules from scratch.
Mac equivalents of Windows keys
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Many of the keys that you'd see on a PC have equivalent keys on an Apple keyboard.
Os X Keyboard Mapping
Windows logo: Press Command (⌘).
Backspace or Delete: Press Delete.
Mac Keyboard Mapping
Enter or ⏎: Press Return.
![Os x keyboard mapping Os x keyboard mapping](/uploads/1/1/2/1/112178139/974628662.jpg)
Alt (left): Press Option (⌥).
Alt GR (right): Press Option + Control.
Applications: This key isn't available on Apple keyboards.
Use the On-Screen Keyboard for other functions
If your Apple keyboard doesn't include the following keys, you can recreate them in Windows using the On-Screen Keyboard.
Use the Snipping Tool to print screen
Remap Windows Shortcuts To Mac
To recreate the Print Screen and Print Active Window function in Windows, use the Snipping Tool.
If your keyboard isn't working as expected in Windows
If your Apple keyboard works as expected in macOS but not in Windows, try these solutions:
- Install the latest Apple software updates for Windows.
- Install the latest Windows support software.
- If you're using Microsoft Windows 10 N, install the latest Media Feature Pack.
Remap Mac Keyboard
Learn more
Key Remap For Macbook
- Microsoft provides a keyboard mapping article that describes using a Windows keyboard with macOS.
- Use Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator to find key combinations for the unique characters used by the language and region your Apple keyboard is designed to support:
- Download, install, and open the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator.
- Choose File > Load Existing Keyboard.
- Select the keyboard you want to see.
- Find the country or region name in the keyboard list that's followed by '(Apple)'.
- Follow the instructions provided with the app. You can print images of the keyboard, including what keys look like when holding modifiers like Shift, Option, or Fn.