qmk_configurator VS wincompose

Compare qmk_configurator vs wincompose and see what are their differences.

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qmk_configurator wincompose
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7.8 6.1
17 days ago about 1 month ago
JavaScript C#
- GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
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qmk_configurator

Posts with mentions or reviews of qmk_configurator. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-24.
  • Soldering Dactyl Manuform
    1 project | /r/ErgoMechKeyboards | 14 May 2023
    Handedness? Not sure what do you mean by that. I'm using the config.qmk.fm website for the key configuration
  • mouse controls on qmk
    1 project | /r/ErgoMechKeyboards | 3 May 2023
    I'm using https://config.qmk.fm/ to create a firmware for Iris rev.7 including mouse keys, and then use QMK toolbox on MacOs to flash the firmware, but while everything else works in all layers, the mouse keys do not move the cursor at all. Any ideas?
  • French layout on a preonic
    1 project | /r/olkb | 28 Apr 2023
    How can I use https://config.qmk.fm/ to map certain specific keys such as € or @, that are not direct or available in the framework ?
  • Could use a bit of help with a layer not functioning as expected
    1 project | /r/olkb | 4 Apr 2023
    "documentation": "\"This file is a QMK Configurator export. You can import this at . It can also be used directly with QMK's source code.\n\nTo setup your QMK environment check out the tutorial: \n\nYou can convert this file to a keymap.c using this command: `qmk json2c {keymap}`\n\nYou can compile this keymap using this command: `qmk compile {keymap}`\"\n",
  • Confused about qmk flashing layouts to crkbd
    3 projects | /r/ErgoMechKeyboards | 24 Mar 2023
    I didn't want to really start another thread because the question I have is so similar I think. I was somehow able to use config.qmk.fm to map a really generic colemak-dh keymap, I read the qmk noob section so I looked up how to use github/git completely lost, I have the Corne 3x6 I didn't build it I purchased it secondhand so Ive been doing some research on ergonomic mapping Miryoku generally seems to be a solid choice
  • charybdis prebuild or moonlander?
    1 project | /r/ErgoMechKeyboards | 18 Mar 2023
    I'd recommend you jump on QMK configurator, select the Charybdis of desired size, and start making your layers 😉
  • DZ60 Keyboard not Working After Flashing
    1 project | /r/olkb | 6 Mar 2023
    My keyboard was working fine prior to flashing. I have a solderable dz60 (ATMEGA32U4). I tried to flash it with firmware downloaded from config.qmk.fm (selected dz60 as keyboard). It said successful on qmk toolbox, but my caps lock light is stuck on and no button presses work. The esc + plugin option to reset stopped working, so I had to take the pcb out to press the reset button. Still not working after flashing with default firmware downloaded from config.qmk.fm. I tried flashing it with dz60 via firmware, and it gets recognized in via now, but still not working. After hours of troubleshooting of it not working, I flashed it with dz60rgb_v2 just to see what happens, and then very few of the keys work after a few presses (but they're mismapped), and the caps lock light goes off. I've tried the keyboard on different devices, and on both of them it gets recognized as a keyboard, but the caps lock light is still stuck on and no presses register.
  • Dactyl Manuform with Amoeba King PCBs -- Keypresses not detected
    4 projects | /r/ErgoMechKeyboards | 20 Feb 2023
    Let's suppose that the issue is the diode orientation. I'm a total QMK newbie -- how could I swap between ROW2COL and COL2ROW at the firmware level? On the QMK Github I see instructions for modifying the appropriate headers. But when I generate my config from config.qmk.fm I only get a single .hex file. Thanks again!
  • Can Corne keymap be converted for use with Piantor keyboard?
    2 projects | /r/ErgoMechKeyboards | 13 Feb 2023
    Probably the easiest way to do it by clicking buttons is to use config.qmk.fm.
  • I'm so confused on oryx vs qmk
    1 project | /r/olkb | 10 Feb 2023
    For non-ez keyboards, a similar tool is the QMK Configurator. See this documentation page or the video tutorial for an overview.

wincompose

Posts with mentions or reviews of wincompose. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-10.
  • "ç" majuscule
    2 projects | /r/france | 10 Dec 2023
    Touche compose. Natif sous linux, et sous windows : https://github.com/samhocevar/wincompose
  • Victor Mono Typeface
    5 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 19 Nov 2023
    Julia has made symbol input manageable and lets you define infix operators for many of the Unicode symbols that make sense for that. [1] And JuliaMono was designed to support the symbols that Julia does. [2]

    I generally do quite fine with my Compose Key configuration, though (even on Windows, where I use WinCompose). [3]

    [1]: https://docs.julialang.org/en/v1/manual/unicode-input/

    [2]: https://juliamono.netlify.app/

    [3]: https://github.com/samhocevar/wincompose

  • Hyphens, minus, and dashes in Debian man pages
    2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 2 Nov 2023
    On Windows, I use http://wincompose.info/ for all my special-character needs (and use the system compose key on Linux).
  • Czysta prawda
    1 project | /r/Polska | 10 Jul 2023
    na windowsa jest sobie WinCompose
  • bach - a tool for searching compose sequences
    2 projects | /r/rust | 2 Jul 2023
    Credit to wincompose's GUI for inspiration, which provides similar functionality on Windows.
  • Writing Prettier Haskell with Unicode Syntax and Vim
    2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 22 Jun 2023
    I’ve previously used a nice little tool called WinCompose for exactly that. Looks like it’s still going:

    http://wincompose.info/

  • Stress over words
    1 project | /r/interlingue | 13 Jun 2023
    Malgré to, yo recomanda WinCompose o simil si tu es in Windows.
  • What's the difference between perché and perchè???
    1 project | /r/italianlearning | 13 Jun 2023
  • How do you write a character not present in unicode?
    1 project | /r/linguistics | 18 May 2023
    I use WinCompose which gives me the same compose-key functionality that's built into Linux. I've chosen one key on my keyboard to be the Compose key (I use Right-Alt, but you can pick any key that's convenient). Then I can type
  • World’s largest battery maker announces major breakthrough in energy density
    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 21 Apr 2023
    Assuming you are on desktop/laptop:

    The long-winded way is to use your OS's character map tool: find the glyph you want there and copy+paste. Under Windows 10+ there is the emoji keyboard (hit [win]+;) which also gives access to much more including super-/sub- script characters, which is a little more convenient than character map. Presumably other OSs have similar available too.

    Better is to have support for a compose key sequence. Usually build in to Linux & similar, you just might have to find the setting to turn it on and configure what your compose key is. Under Windows I use http://wincompose.info/ and there are a couple of similar tools out there. In any case it is useful for more than super- and sub-scripts: accented characters & similar (áàäæçffñ), some fractions (¼,½,¾), other symbols (°∞™®↑↓←→‽¡¿⸘♥⋘»‱), and configurable too so you can make what you use most easiest to access (and if you are really sad like me you can do something https://xkcd.com/2583/ to type hallelujah too!).

What are some alternatives?

When comparing qmk_configurator and wincompose you can also consider the following projects:

vial-qmk - QMK fork with Vial-specific features.

AutoHotkey - AutoHotkey - macro-creation and automation-oriented scripting utility for Windows.

miryoku_qmk - Miryoku is an ergonomic, minimal, orthogonal, and universal keyboard layout. Miryoku QMK is the Miryoku implementation for QMK.

sharpkeys - SharpKeys is a utility that manages a Registry key that allows Windows to remap one key to any other key.

keyboard-layout-editor - Web application to enable the design & editing of keyboard layouts

espanso - Cross-platform Text Expander written in Rust

qmk_toolbox - A Toolbox companion for QMK Firmware

9ime - Plan 9's unicode input method ported to windows

qmk_firmware - Open-source keyboard firmware for Atmel AVR and Arm USB families

SylphyHorn - Virtual Desktop Tools for Windows 10.

ckb-next - RGB Driver for Linux

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