{"id":5019,"date":"2023-02-09T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/09\/how-to-remap-a-keyboard-on-a-mac\/"},"modified":"2023-02-09T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T15:00:00","slug":"how-to-remap-a-keyboard-on-a-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/09\/how-to-remap-a-keyboard-on-a-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"How to remap a keyboard on a Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Say you\u2019re a Mac user who just got a fancy new keyboard, but it has a Windows layout. Or you want to use the same keyboard with both Windows and Mac machines. Or you\u2019ve gotten used to a specific layout, and now your muscle memory is all wrong.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The biggest differences between Macs and Windows PCs are in the bottom row modifier keys. Windows computers have Ctrl, Win, and Alt, whereas Macs have Control, Option, and Command. macOS automatically maps the Alt to Option and Win to Command. But Windows uses the Control key for most of the shortcuts that Macs use the Command key for, which means you have to remember to copy \/ paste using your pinkie on one computer and using your index finger on another. Who wants that?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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You could try to rewire your brain \u2014 and there\u2019s something to be said for neuroplasticity \u2014 or<\/em> you could remap your keyboard so the modifiers are where your fingers want them to be.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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If you have a fancy mechanical keyboard<\/a>, it might come with software to let you remap the keys at the hardware level<\/a>. Or your keyboard might have a Mac \/ Windows switch that flips the modifier positions. But you can remap any keyboard, including the one on your MacBook, with a couple of free macOS tools.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

How to remap modifier keys in macOS Ventura or Monterey<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
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