This prjoect has been superseded by https://github.com/davidkellis/mackeys2. I am no longer using this project day to day.
This project gives you mac-like key bindings on a Linux desktop environment and is effectively a fork of https://github.com/canadaduane/meta-mac.
The key remapping solution that this project depends on is the excellent https://github.com/rvaiya/keyd.
Assuming you have a standard-ish PC style keyboard in which the keyboard layout looks something like:
ctrl | windows key (aka super key) | alt (aka left-alt or lalt) | spacebar | alt (right-alt) | fn | ctrl Thes tool remaps your key bindings into the following virtual keyboard layout:
ctrl | alt (aka left-alt or lalt or opt) | cmd | spacebar | alt | fn | windows key (aka super key) Key bindings:
| Shortcut | Physical Key Combination | Virtual Key Combination | Emitted Key Combination | Note ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= | app launcher (spotlight search) | lalt-space | cmd-space | super-/ | Ensure there is a keyboard shortcut in Gnome for Super-/ to "Launch and switch applications" | cut | lalt-x | cmd-x | ctrl-x | | copy | lalt-c | cmd-c | ctrl-c | | paste | lalt-v | cmd-v | ctrl-v | | move cursor left one word | win-left | lalt-left | ctrl-left | | move cursor right one word | win-right | lalt-right | ctrl-right | | move cursor to top of file | lalt-up | cmd-up | ctrl-home | | move cursor to bottom of file | lalt-down | cmd-down | ctrl-end | | move cursor to beginning of line | lalt-left | cmd-left | home | | move cursor to end of line | lalt-right | cmd-right | end | | select/highlight one word to the left | win-shift-left | lalt-shift-left | ctrl-shift-left | | select/highlight one word to the right | win-shift-right | lalt-shift-right | ctrl-shift-right | | delete one word to the left | win-backspace | lalt-backspace | ctrl-backspace | | delete one word to the right | win-delete | lalt-delete | ctrl-delete | | select/highlight to top of file | lalt-shift-up | cmd-shift-up | ctrl-shift-home | | select/highlight to bottom of file | lalt-shift-down | cmd-shift-down | ctrl-shift-end | | select/highlight to beginning of line | lalt-shift-left | cmd-shift-left | shift-home | | select/highlight to end of line | lalt-shift-right | cmd-shift-right | shift-end | | delete current line to the left of the cursor | lalt-backspace | cmd-backspace | ctrl-shift-backspace | | delete current line to the right of the cursor | lalt-delete | cmd-delete | ctrl-shift-delete | | navigate back / browser back | lalt-[ | cmd-[ | alt-left | | navigate forward / browser forward | lalt-] | cmd-] | alt-right | | switch to tab 1 | lalt-1 | cmd-1 | alt-1 | | switch to tab 2 | lalt-2 | cmd-2 | alt-2 | | ... | ... | ... | ... | | switch to tab 9 / switch to last tab | lalt-9 | cmd-9 | alt-9 | | switch to previous tab | lalt-shift-[ | cmd-shift-[ | ctrl-pageup | | switch to next tab | lalt-shift-] | cmd-shift-] | ctrl-pagedown | | quit application | lalt-q | cmd-q | super-q | Ensure there is a keyboard shortcut in Gnome for Super-q to "Close window" | maximize window | lalt-m | cmd-m | super-m | Ensure there is a keyboard shortcut in Gnome for Super-m to "Toggle maximization state" | maximize window vertically | lalt-pageup | cmd-pageup | super-pageup | Ensure there is a keyboard shortcut in Gnome for "Super-Page Up" to "Maximize window vertically" | minimize window to dock | lalt-pagedown | cmd-pagedown | super-pagedown | Ensure there is a keyboard shortcut in Gnome for "Super-Page Down" to "Hide window" | switch applications | lalt-tab | cmd-tab | super-tab | Ensure there is a keyboard shortcut in Gnome for Super-Tab to trigger "Switch applications" | cycle windows of current application | lalt-` | cmd-` | super-` | Ensure there is a keyboard shortcut in Gnome for Super-` to "Switch windows of an application" | lock screen | lalt-esc | cmd-esc | super-esc | Ensure there is a keyboard shortcut in Gnome for Super-Escape to "Lock screen" | See Note #1 | win | lalt | none | Note #1: An isolated keypress of the virtual left-alt key (physical windows key) is ignored so that the default Gnome behavior of moving focus to the File menu is not triggered.
- Clone this repo
- Run
./install.sh - Edit
/etc/keyd/default.conf, changing the[ids]field in lines 7-9 to identifiers that reference your keyboard(s).- To identify your keyboard's identifier(s), run
sudo keyd -mand press any key.❯ sudo keyd -m device added: 046d:b023 (Logitech Wireless Mouse MX Master 3) device added: 046d:b35b (MX Keys Mouse) device added: 046d:b35b (MX Keys Keyboard) device added: 04f3:30d8 (PNP0C50:01 04F3:30D8 Touchpad) device added: 04f3:30d8 (PNP0C50:01 04F3:30D8 Mouse) device added: 1044:7a3f (GIGABYTE USB-HID Keyboard) device added: 1044:7a3f (GIGABYTE USB-HID Keyboard Mouse) device added: 046d:408a (Logitech MX Keys) device added: 1044:7a3f (GIGABYTE USB-HID Keyboard) device added: 046d:4082 (Logitech MX Master 3) device added: 046d:4090 (Logitech MX Anywhere 3) device added: 0001:0001 (AT Translated Set 2 keyboard) MX Keys Keyboard 046d:b35b a down MX Keys Keyboard 046d:b35b a up
- Note the identifier associated with each keyboard that you want to have mac-like key bindings. In my case,
046d:b35band1044:7a3fare the two keyboards that I want to have mac-like key bindings. - Replace the
[ids]section in thedefault.conffile with your keyboard identifiers. In my case, it looks like this:[ids] # * 046d:b35b 1044:7a3f - Save the changes you make to
/etc/keyd/default.conf.
- To identify your keyboard's identifier(s), run
- Run
sudo systemctl restart keyd - Done