Key Remapper VS xcape

Key Remapper

Intended for remapping keys, mouse buttons and mouse wheel actions, Key Remapper allows you to:

xcape

Linux utility to configure modifier keys to act as other keys when pressed and released on their own.

Landing page //
2022-05-02

Landing page //
2023-07-23

Key Remapper - a first look

xcape videos

+ Add

D’Ultimate XCape at Downtown East Carnival

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to Key Remapper and xcape)

xcape

Automation

57 57%

Automation

43% 43

Windows Tools

59 59%

Windows Tools

41% 41

Scripts

74 74%

Scripts

26% 26

Note Taking

35 35%

Note Taking

65% 65

User comments

Share your experience with using Key Remapper and xcape. For example, how are they different and which one is better?

Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, xcape should be more popular than Key Remapper. It has been mentiond 17 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

Key Remapper mentions (3)

free tools to remap keys for games
Keyremapper: There is also keyremapper (https://atnsoft.com/keyremapper/), which I've also used from time to time. Source: almost 2 years ago
remap mouse right click to numbers?
Well I did find this, https://atnsoft.com/keyremapper/. Source: about 2 years ago
Looking for help with connecting steering wheel for tank driving
Ehh doubtful google whatever wheel you got followed by "drivers" but even if that doesn't exist there are third party tools you can potentially try like key remapper: https://atnsoft.com/keyremapper/. Source: over 2 years ago

xcape mentions (17)

Binding a single key on release AND binding that same key in another combination
Don't know about i3, but you can achieve this in Linux/X11 using for example xcape: https://github.com/alols/xcape. Source: 12 months ago
Keyboard shortcut on key release
I guess that xcape is what you're looking for. Source: over 1 year ago
How to assign Overview to meta ?
You can use xcape (I assume xorg only; https://github.com/alols/xcape) to set any key including super/meta to trigger a custom keyboard shortcut on release. Source: over 1 year ago
Have you remapped CTRL and ESC, and if so, how?
Caps Lock is both Control and Escape depending on whether you hold or tap it. I use xcape. Source: almost 2 years ago
Have you remapped CTRL and ESC, and if so, how?
My CapsLock is an Esc right now. I use to use xcape program which would allow my caps lock to act as Esc when pressed alone, but in combination with another key it would act as Ctrl, which was very useful. That program no longer works on Wayland compositors but I have lost the habit of using the key as Ctrl anyway. Source: almost 2 years ago