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

17 mentions on Hacker News by 15 people: 1 story, 16 comments · first 2017-05-03 · latest 2026-07-29

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  1. Just remap it! If you're on Windows, SharpKeys will do that for you. https://github.com/randyrants/sharpkeys
    comment by theodric · 2026-07-29 · in Keychron announces first open-source firmware for gaming mice
  2. …(on my keyboard it would mean Volume Down would be F12 instead). One Windows software to do that: https://github.com/randyrants/sharpkeys / https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/xpffcg7m673d4f?hl=en-US On Linux, heck it's Linux, for sure it's…
    comment by netsharc · 2026-06-10 · in I Hate (Most) Keyboard 'Fn' Keys
  3. …In case you are on Windows, I would recommend SharpKeys [2] for basic remappings. [2] https://github.com/randyrants/sharpkeys
    comment by layer8 · 2025-02-10 · in Kanata: Cross-platform multi-layer keyboard remapper with advanced customization
  4. …that it couldn’t, but that I tried and it worked. Long time since I last used Windows though. https://github.com/randyrants/sharpkeys#things-that-sharpkey...
    comment by nemetroid · 2023-09-28 · in Caps Lock Behaviour Disabled in Gnome
  5. …I do, I use SharpKeys to put a GUI on editing the relevant registry keys for keyboard remapping. https://github.com/randyrants/sharpkeys In the NT 3.x era, it was the properties of every EXE's PIF file. So I set Crtl+Alt+(initial) to open…
    comment by lproven · 2023-09-01 · in Total Commander
  6. 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> { [ Caps_Lock ] }; -> key <CAPS> { [ Control_L ] }; These solutions…
    comment by ad8e · 2023-08-23 · in Learn AutoHotKey by stealing my scripts
  7. …want that, I want the key next to it to be alt-gr. I also want to have it on the left side, too. https://github.com/randyrants/sharpkeys/releases BIG WARNING if you do this! I've done it in the past and using other computers will just…
    comment by oblio · 2023-04-03 · in The day Windows died
  8. For a simpler solution I can recommend https://github.com/randyrants/sharpkeys . Of course AHK is great tool for all kinds of more advanced customizations.
    comment by layer8 · 2022-12-18 · in Vim Foot Pedal
  9. For a more general solution, I prefer https://github.com/randyrants/sharpkeys on Windows.
    comment by layer8 · 2022-12-18 · in Vim Foot Pedal
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    SharpKeys – Keymapper for Windows
    story by thunderbong · 2022-04-24 · 1 comment
  11. …developer. This is the legit site: https://www.randyrants.com/software/ It's also on GitHub: https://github.com/randyrants/sharpkeys
    comment by naavis · 2021-02-15 · in I Love Coding on Linux
  12. …the Windows key, is fully remappable by AutoHotkey, in-game options, etc., using something like https://github.com/randyrants/sharpkeys
    comment by jasomill · 2020-08-27 · in Scrollbar Blindness
  13. …keys only. There is even a great GUI utility to simplify creating the correct Registry entries: https://github.com/randyrants/sharpkeys
    comment by 4cao · 2020-05-20 · in Microsoft released Spotlight-like launcher for Windows 10
  14. See also: SharpKeys ( https://github.com/randyrants/sharpkeys )
    comment by bollockitis · 2019-07-20 · in Uncap - Map Caps Lock to Escape on Windows, Linux, and macOS
  15. It's a registry edit, but SharpKeys is a small GUI for editing that part of the registry: https://github.com/randyrants/sharpkeys
    comment by kej · 2019-07-20 · in History and Effective Use of Vim
  16. …for an extra backspace or escape depending on mood and amount of Vim in my life at the time.) [1] https://github.com/randyrants/sharpkeys
    comment by WorldMaker · 2017-09-22 · in Some Excel users pop F1 off their keyboards (2012)
  17. I use SharpKeys to automate the keymapping process on Windows. https://github.com/randyrants/sharpkeys One of the first things I install on any new system. Gotta have my Caps Lock->Escape.
    comment by mintplant · 2017-05-03 · in My Hackintosh Hardware Spec