xmodmap VS SharpKeys

xmodmap

The xmodmap program is used to edit and display the keyboard modifier map and keymap table that are...

SharpKeys

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

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Remap keys via xmodmap no longer works

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[Windows] Changing Modifier Keys Using SharpKeys | Reassigning Modifier Keys & SharpKeys Tutorial

Category Popularity

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SharpKeys

OS & Utilities

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OS & Utilities

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Automation

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Automation

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Note Taking

40 40%

Note Taking

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Windows Tools

23 23%

Windows Tools

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, SharpKeys seems to be a lot more popular than xmodmap. While we know about 52 links to SharpKeys, we've tracked only 1 mention of xmodmap. 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.

xmodmap mentions (1)

Unicode Character “𝕏” (U+1D54F)
The character is used by another famous piece of software for what, 40 years? https://x.org/wiki/. - Source: Hacker News / 10 months ago

SharpKeys mentions (52)

Shortcut for rotating canvas by 15° left or right without a mouse
I don't like using my mouse while drawing and I couldn't find how to do this anywhere, but luckily when I was about to give up I achieved it! So, for this you'll need a program called SharpKeys. You can download it here: https://github.com/randyrants/sharpkeys/. Source: 5 months ago
Caps Lock Behaviour Disabled in Gnome
Sharpkeys can swap keys, the readme says as much: > Things that SharpKeys will do: > ... > Allow you to swap two keys with each other - e.g. You can swap Left Windows with Left Control and vice versa I do have a vague recollection of Sharpkeys previously saying that it couldn’t, but that I tried and it worked. Long time since I last used Windows though. - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago
Total Commander
> Total commander isn’t FOSS. I'm aware of that. There are lots of FOSS equivalents, though. Including, I believe, on Windows. Wikipedia lists 23 of which I think -- haven't checked -- the majority are FOSS. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_manager#Orthodox_file_managers > Ironically windows 11 can’t do vertical taskbars. True. Easily fixed with Explorer Patcher, though. Which, ironically, is FOSS. > And... - Source: Hacker News / 8 months ago
Learn AutoHotKey by stealing my scripts
Remapping Capslock to Control: Windows: https://github.com/randyrants/sharpkeys Ubuntu Linux (don't know about other Linuxes): /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/pc
```
    key  { [ Caps_Lock  ] };
```
. - Source: Hacker News / 9 months ago
Setup Media Key shortcuts
SharpKeys: available in the Microsoft Store. Or you can get it here: https://www.randyrants.com/category/sharpkeys/ or here: https://github.com/randyrants/sharpkeys. Source: 12 months ago