Ukelele AlternativesKey Mapping Tools and other similar apps like Ukelele

Ukelele is described as 'Graphical interface for macOS keyboard layouts, enabling drag-and-drop editing, dead key creation, Unicode support, and mapping multiple characters to keys' and is a Key Mapping tool in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Ukelele for Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Self-Hosted. The best Ukelele alternative is SharpKeys, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Ukelele are Karabiner Elements, KeyTweak, Kanata and Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator.

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  1. SharpKeys icon
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    SharpKeys is a utility that manages a Registry key that allows Windows to remap one key to any other key. Included in the application is a list of common keyboard keys and a Type Key feature to automatically recognize most keyboard keys. It was developed in C# using .NET v2.

    27 SharpKeys alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • SharpKeys is the most popular Windows alternative to Ukelele.

    • SharpKeys is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Ukelele.

    • SharpKeys is Free and Open SourceUkelele is Free and Proprietary
  2. Karabiner, previously called KeyRemap4MacBook, is a very powerful keyboard remapper for Mac OS X. In addition to simple key remapping, it has special remapping modes like Emacs-mode, SandS-mode (Space and Shift).

    80 Karabiner Elements alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • Karabiner Elements is the most popular Mac alternative to Ukelele.

    • Karabiner Elements is Free and Open SourceUkelele is Free and Proprietary
  3. KeyTweak icon
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    KeyTweak is a free keyboard remapper for Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista/Win 7. It makes use of Microsoft's Scancode Map registry key to remap your keyboard.

    23 KeyTweak alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Kanata icon
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    This is a cross-platform software keyboard remapper for Linux, macOS and Windows. A short summary of the features:

    11 Kanata alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
    • Kanata is the most popular Linux alternative to Ukelele.

    • Kanata is Free and Open SourceUkelele is Free and Proprietary
  5. Offers tools for building custom keyboard layouts, editing existing setups, and supporting multilingual input locales. Compatible with Windows 2000 to Windows 7, including 64-bit platforms, and enables packaging for easy installation on multiple machines.

    16 Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. KbdEdit icon
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    Keyboard layout editor, mapper/remapper.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • KbdEdit is the most popular commercial alternative to Ukelele.

    • KbdEdit is Paid and ProprietaryUkelele is Free and Proprietary
  7. Hyperkey icon
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    Use an additional modifier key for all your keyboard shortcuts with this straightforward app. Utilize an unused key by converting the caps lock or any modifier key to the hyper key, which combines all four modifiers. The hyper key can be used in any app with keyboard shortcuts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. Do you want to remap keyboard keys with another key ? Do you want to remap mouse buttons ? Then try Key Remapper. With Key Remapper you can easily remap key or remap mouse buttons with another key, program, mouse button, custom text.

    26 Key Remapper 4dots alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Keyboard-layout-editor.com is a web application that enables the editing of keyboard-layouts, i.e., the position and appearance of each physical key.

    5 Keyboard Layout Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Keyboard Layout Editor is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Ukelele.

    • Keyboard Layout Editor is Free and Open SourceUkelele is Free and Proprietary
  10. DoubleCommand is software for Mac OS X (a kernel extension) that lets you remap keys, in other words change the way your keyboard works. Often used to make a PC keyboard more comfortable with a Mac, swapping the Alt (Option) and Windows (Command or Apple) keys, since they are in...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  11. KeyBindingsEditor is a GUI-based editor for OS X key bindings. It allows for easy editing and supports single-action bindings (one action per keystroke), multi-action bindings (multiple actions for a keystroke) and Emacs meta binding-style multi-keystroke bindings.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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