map2 VS kbct

Compare map2 vs kbct and see what are their differences.

map2

Linux input remapping for your keyboard, mouse and more! (by shiro)

kbct

Keyboard keycode mapping utility for Linux supporting layered configuration (by samvel1024)
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map2 kbct
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9.2 0.0
1 day ago over 1 year ago
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map2

Posts with mentions or reviews of map2. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-09-21.

kbct

Posts with mentions or reviews of kbct. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-12-05.
  • Help - Key Remap
    2 projects | /r/voidlinux | 5 Dec 2022
  • Show HN: I spent a year designing an low profile, minimal mechanical keyboard
    3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 18 Aug 2022
    I had a similar problem with the Tecurs KB510 I got at work. The only way I found to type F1-F12 keys on Linux was to set up a hack with kbct [0] and the Super key... until I tried the configuration described in the gist you linked. Thanks a lot for that !

    [0] https://github.com/samvel1024/kbct

  • Linux utility to assign different keys to tap vs hold (like Karabiner does in macOS)
    2 projects | /r/ErgoMechKeyboards | 11 Jul 2022
    I use KBCT and encourage others to support it: https://github.com/samvel1024/kbct
  • me right now
    3 projects | /r/openSUSE | 6 Jan 2022
    kbct
  • Linux Touchpad Like MacBook Update: Touchpad Gestures Now Shipping
    10 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 14 Dec 2021
    >Creating a "standardized experience" like Windows usually means that configurability goes right out the window. It's how you get abominations like dconf or the GNOME music player

    I don't understand how you connected these dots and I'd suggest against calling things abominations. You don't have to use dconf or the GNOME music player, those aren't standardized. If someone does like them I think they're perfectly fine, they do exactly what they're advertised to do. It's also fine if you don't like them, they're just two options from the many configuration databases and media players that you can choose from.

    >But why shouldn't I be able to run xbindkeys or sxhkd or whatever hotkey dameon I want?

    In some ways you actually can but it depends on the hotkey daemon and how it's implemented. The reason for that is technical, those are implemented with X grabs which have a number of usability and security issues. There are a few key rebinding daemons that use evdev directly so they work with Wayland:

    https://github.com/samvel1024/kbct

    https://github.com/snyball/Hawck

    But these also do have similar security issues to X key grabs, in that they effectively operate as keyloggers. If you're looking for an API that works purely within Wayland and lets unprivileged clients request key rebinding, that doesn't exist yet. Somebody would need to specify what that API looks like and figure out a good way to make it secure. What would the end goal of the API be, and how could the system (and by extension, the user) tell the difference between a legitimate hotkey daemon and a malicious keylogger? And would it actually be any better than the approach of snooping evdev? I don't know the answer to these questions but you may have more experience with this than I do.

  • Keyboard customization tool for Linux
    4 projects | /r/linux | 24 Jun 2021

What are some alternatives?

When comparing map2 and kbct you can also consider the following projects:

input-remapper - 🎮 ⌨ An easy to use tool to change the behaviour of your input devices.

compute-runtime - Intel® Graphics Compute Runtime for oneAPI Level Zero and OpenCL™ Driver

rkvm - Virtual KVM switch for Linux machines

kmonad - An advanced keyboard manager

evsieve - A utility for mapping events from Linux event devices.

leddy - Linux LED controller for the Fnatic miniStreak.

touchcursor-linux - TouchCursor style keyboard remapping for Linux.

gtkplatform - Run Qt applications using gtk+ as a windowing system.

at-home-modifier-evdev

interception-k2k - Configurable plugin for Interception Tools (caps2esc, space2meta, tab2altgr...)

keyboard_layout_optimizer - A keyboard layout optimizer supporting multiple layers. Implemented in Rust.

syngesture - Swipes and gestures for Linux with the MT multitouch protocol