AutoKey
AutoKey, a desktop automation utility for Linux and X11. (by autokey)
key-mapper
🎮 An easy to use tool to change the mapping of your input device buttons. [Moved to: https://github.com/sezanzeb/input-remapper] (by sezanzeb)
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| AutoKey | key-mapper | |
|---|---|---|
| 88 | 54 | |
| 3,134 | 1,014 | |
| 1.6% | - | |
| 5.2 | 8.9 | |
| 7 days ago | over 2 years ago | |
| Python | Python | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
AutoKey
Posts with mentions or reviews of AutoKey.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-08-21.
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Learn AutoHotKey by stealing my scripts
I use AutoKey on Linux. It's less powerful than AHK but uses native Python which is nice: https://github.com/autokey/autokey
- How to create context-sensitive/window-aware custom shortcuts?
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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D: Windows 11 vs. Ubuntu 23.04 Linux Performance
On Linux, the more direct equivalent to AHK is the similarly named AutoKey. AHK itself is never going to be cross-platform, due to the low-level it interacts specifically with Windows, but AutoKey is the Linux equivalent, designed to interact low-level with Linux in a similar way to AHK on Windows.
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Text expansion app for Linux
https://github.com/autokey/autokey ​
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Ergonomic lefty for Chromebook, with a good middle-click?
You can also try remapping mouse buttons. I use autohotkey to remap the middle clock to the right click. Autohotkey is windows only, but there is autokey which might help if you are a heavy middle click user like me
- [Linux4Noobs] AutoHotKey pour Linux ?
- Is there anyway to get Alt + ` behavior like on ubuntu and macos?
- advice on keyboard remapping sofware in linux
- advice on remapping sofware in linux
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A guide to macroing on Linux
GitHub - autokey/autokey: AutoKey, a desktop automation utility for Linux and X11.
key-mapper
Posts with mentions or reviews of key-mapper.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-12-29.
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Mighty Mouse side buttons
This may help you!
- How can one change mouse actions
- Double-click button broke after upgrading
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How can I set up a Logitech M590 mouse to input keyboard macros/shortcuts when pressing buttons?
Another option is key-mapper which runs as a systemd service and lets you map all kinds of things to other things.
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What's something that could/should have a GUI but doesn't?
Key-mapper
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Should You trust a keyboard re mapper
Being a previous windows user I have a mindset that I shouldn't download non mainstream or non trusted applications on my system especially the ones that have admin access or physical device access . I wanted to remap my keyboard in such way which allows me to use capslock key as backspace and alt_r key as escape. setxkbmap and Xmodmap isn't giving required results or I am not too advance to use it properly . I recently stumbled upon this program key-mapper but it requires admin access so should I trust it for daily use. ( I am not a developer and thus does not understand what any of the code does )
- how do you disable middle click paste in kde/wayland?
- I wanted to indulge in nostalgia so I created this useless 3D desktop cube extension :)
- Finally somebody made a simple GUI tool to customize keyboard mappings, mouse buttons, gamepads, pedals and other input devices. Actions, macros, combinations.
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Looking for advice : K8 for programmers
There's Key Mapper which I haven't tried yet (still on my 100% rubberdome at the moment so no need) but it looks very promising.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing AutoKey and key-mapper you can also consider the following projects:
pydirectinput - Python mouse and keyboard input automation for Windows using Direct Input.
input-remapper - 🎮 ⌨ An easy to use tool to change the behaviour of your input devices.
pyautogui - A cross-platform GUI automation Python module for human beings. Used to programmatically control the mouse & keyboard.
Solaar - Linux device manager for Logitech devices
robotjs - Node.js Desktop Automation.
logiops - An unofficial userspace driver for HID++ Logitech devices
xdotool - fake keyboard/mouse input, window management, and more
ydotool - Generic command-line automation tool (no X!)
antimicrox - Graphical program used to map keyboard buttons and mouse controls to a gamepad. Useful for playing games with no gamepad support.
AutoHotkey - AutoHotkey - macro-creation and automation-oriented scripting utility for Windows.
keyd - A key remapping daemon for linux.