| xremap | kmonad | |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | 204 | |
| 2,106 | 5,010 | |
| 1.4% | 0.9% | |
| 9.2 | 8.1 | |
| 7 days ago | 27 days ago | |
| Rust | Haskell | |
| MIT License | MIT License |
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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.
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.
xremap
Posts with mentions or reviews of xremap.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-01.
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Keyd: Linux Key Remapper
I'm using this successfully: https://github.com/k0kubun/xremap
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How to remap built-in keybindings like `C-n` and `C-w`?
I could use some external key remappers like xremap. But I'm already using kanata and I can't use two key remappers for the same keyboards (kanata (or kmonad for that matter) doesn't allow application-specific remaps).
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Remap caps lock to behave like escape on press and control on hold on Xorg
If they are, it seems that https://github.com/k0kubun/xremap should also work.
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Remap a key chromeOS
k0kubun/xremap worked on ChromeOS (developer mode).
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Binding CAPS+h/j/k/l to arrow keys & setting all window sizes same width
As far as binding the J,K,H,L keys, have you considered using xremap? I use it the same way for a VIM like modifier.
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Remap one key to another in config file?
I find xremap to be much friendlier.
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Keychords in awesome?
Have a look at xremap for a general solution (X, Wayland, ...) to set up global key chords
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Title/appid of current activated window (wayland)
(https://github.com/k0kubun/xremap. I am not the author, I am just a user with an interest on using the project on kde on wayland)
- advice on keyboard remapping sofware in linux
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Is there a way that I can make Caps Lock behave like the Mod key when pressed with another key but behave like Caps Lock (as it does by default) if just pressed and released?
keyd looks pretty nice. I have been using xremap (https://github.com/k0kubun/xremap/) to do the following remaps:
kmonad
Posts with mentions or reviews of kmonad.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2026-06-10.
- I Hate (Most) Keyboard 'Fn' Keys
- Ask HN: Options for One-Handed Typing
- Kmonad: An Advanced Keyboard Manager
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Poor Man's Kinesis Keyboard: The K'Nexis Keyboard (2005)
Pretty clever, but another option is home row mods
https://precondition.github.io/home-row-mods
Can use KMonad to not need QMK programmable keyboard: https://github.com/kmonad/kmonad
Or AutoHotKey scripts: https://github.com/eugenesvk/Win.ahk/tree/modtap
- KMonad: An Advanced Keyboard Manager
- FW13 keyboard QMK support
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Cursorless is alien magic from the future – Xe Iaso
have you actually tried that? afaik they don't get you the perfect home row mods due to some limitations re. how they implement the tap vs hold logic
https://github.com/kmonad/kmonad/issues/228
- KMonad version 0.4.2 is available
- KMonad – a keyboard manager with layers, multi-tap, tap-hold, and more
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The unix69 keyboard layout: nerdy and nice
I use kmonad[1] to have QMK-like functionality on any keyboard.
https://github.com/kmonad/kmonad
What are some alternatives?
When comparing xremap and kmonad you can also consider the following projects:
AutoKey - AutoKey, a desktop automation utility for Linux and X11.
keyd - A key remapping daemon for linux.
kinto - Mac-style shortcut keys for Linux & Windows.
kanata - Improve keyboard comfort and usability with advanced customization
linux
AutoHotkey - AutoHotkey - macro-creation and automation-oriented scripting utility for Windows.