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Mac-style shortcut keys for Linux & Windows.

51 mentions on Hacker News by 28 people: 6 stories, 45 comments · first 2019-08-20 · latest 2026-01-26

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  1. …at Kinto which tries to do everything in one box, but it is an additional software you have to run: https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto
    comment by terhechte · 2026-01-26 · in Fedora Asahi Remix is now working on Apple M3
  2. …right arrow to jump to the end of the line, etc. This is the closest attempt, but it has many gaps: https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto
    comment by hunterloftis · 2026-01-13 · in The struggle of resizing windows on macOS Tahoe
  3. https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto does the mapping pretty well
    comment by jemmyw · 2025-07-01 · in 400 million Windows PCs vanished in 3 years. Where did they all go?
  4. …mentioned a few specific distros. There are also tools like https://github.com/RedBearAK/toshy or https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto which make the keyboard and other aspects of the OS behave more Mac-like. For me, Toshy's out of the box…
    comment by zevon · 2025-03-04 · in Apple's Software Quality Crisis
  5. while writing this I found https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto - I need to give it a try as this (hopefully) is not simple overlay for xmodmap...
    comment by p0w3n3d · 2025-02-10 · in Some terminal frustrations
  6. This is one of my essential quality of life tools: https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto Decades of using the Mac convention of CMD instead of CTRL makes it hard to switch to CTRL. I get cramping super quickly when using Windows or Linux…
    comment by firecall · 2024-08-19 · in Window-Switcher: Alt+(backtick) same-app window switching for Windows 10/11
  7. …very important to me, and workarounds like Kinto[1] aren't quite good enough for my taste. 1: https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto
    comment by RulerOf · 2023-12-20 · in Fedora Asahi Remix
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    Kinto.sh a nice GUI to get OS X like commands in windows and Linux
    story by tough · 2023-04-11 · 1 comment
  9. …signaling processes. I just wish I could globally remap this. Some of the hacks exist for this ( https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto ) but it's a leaky abstraction and not fool proof.
    comment by whalesalad · 2022-12-12 · in Linux Desktop Environments System Usage
  10. There is a tool that makes Linux act as if it has Mac keybindings. https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto I've been using it, with some custom config, and it's made life a lot easier as I use a Mac and Linux laptop at the same time.
    comment by jemmyw · 2022-11-26 · in KDE runs on the Apple M2 with full GPU acceleration
  11. …from Linux to macOS back to Linux again. Check this if you want to use macOS keybindings on Linux: https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto
    comment by heavyset_go · 2022-10-20 · in AntiX-22 Released
  12. True, I have posted info about my key remapper here a few times, https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto , but when I posted it it never really took off. Then some guy, nick something, posted it and the thing really took off. Timing & luck is…
    comment by rbreaves · 2022-02-11 · in I almost got banned from Hacker News
  13. …why I built Kinto.sh so that hacks like "remap Super+c/v" for copy and paste don't have to exist. https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto The proper way is remap the modifier keys and then remap further based on the app on focus. Gives you…
    comment by rbreaves · 2022-01-16 · in Switching from macOS to Pop_OS
  14. …imo. Of course if you just want mac based keybinds to be done for you then use my kinto app. https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto
    comment by rbreaves · 2022-01-16 · in Switching from macOS to Pop_OS
  15. https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto comes close for keyboard shortcuts
    comment by meremortals · 2022-01-15 · in Switching from macOS to Pop_OS
  16. I have had some luck with working across Linux and MacOS. I prefer MacOS shortcuts and use https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto to use MacOS shortcuts on an Ubuntu machine. I also use JetBrains’s products extensively. I used to have on…
    comment by thomasstuttard · 2021-11-24 · in What's the Future of IDEs?
  17. …Linux and Plasma Desktop act like macOS on HN[3]. [1] https://github.com/Dunedan/mbp-2016-linux [2] https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto [3] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25473702 [4] https://wayland.freedesktop.org/libinput/doc/latest/…
    comment by heavyset_go · 2021-07-14 · in macOS Nix setup: an alternative to Homebrew (2020)
  18. Link is missing a "t". It redirects to: https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto
    comment by lioeters · 2021-05-24 · in How Intuitive Are Macs Really?
  19. Try kinto: https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto
    comment by lproven · 2021-05-20 · in IBM Common User Access
  20. Check out kinto.sh, which does this for you: https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto
    comment by lproven · 2021-05-20 · in IBM Common User Access
  21. …99% of the issues I have with it and not lose any productivity. I am the author of kinto btw. https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto
    comment by rbreaves · 2021-04-04 · in When Miguel de Icaza stopped using Linux
  22. Am I extreme? I did write kinto.sh https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto
    comment by rbreaves · 2021-04-04 · in Fed up with the Mac, I spent six months with a Linux laptop
  23. I fixed the cut/paste/delete stuff here. https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto
    comment by rbreaves · 2021-04-04 · in Fed up with the Mac, I spent six months with a Linux laptop
  24. I like it. It's part of my kinto app https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto .
    comment by rbreaves · 2021-04-04 · in Fed up with the Mac, I spent six months with a Linux laptop
  25. …is true, but you may also want to checkout my mac-style shortcut keys for linux project over here https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto . It takes a lot of the effort and annoyance of remapping out of the equation imo. Generally it is more…
    comment by rbreaves · 2021-04-03 · in Fed up with the Mac, I spent six months with a Linux laptop
  26. Yeah this tool called Kinto[1] was posted on here the other day. [1]: https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto
    comment by ziftface · 2021-03-24 · in Gnome 40
  27. https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto is pretty good on the keyboard front
    comment by DanAtC · 2021-03-23 · in MacBook Owners' Butterfly Keyboard Lawsuit Gets Class Action Certification
  28. …copy and paste with all apps and terminals"? Seems to have nothing to do with the project. https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto/#table-of-contents
    comment by CGamesPlay · 2021-03-11 · in Kinto: Mac-style shortcut keys for Linux and Windows
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    Kinto: Mac-style shortcut keys for Linux and Windows
    story by yankcrime · 2021-03-11 · 242 comments
  30. …between my work (MBP) and personal (homemade frankenstein) machines. Ubuntu Budgie + https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto makes this a great experience by letting me re-use muscle memory (the key left of space + space => global menu; the…
    comment by hunterloftis · 2021-02-11 · in Budgie Is Worth a Try
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    Kinto: Mac-style shortcut keys for Linux and Windows
    story by yankcrime · 2021-02-08 · 0 comments
  32. …, but hey you can try out my Kinto app over here if you'd like. You'll get the keymaps you want. https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto
    comment by rbreaves · 2021-02-06 · in "ERROR: could not open temporary file" after upgrade to Mac OS Big Sur
  33. …it is like to have a potentially better hotkey layout via my project if you want to try it out. https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto
    comment by rbreaves · 2021-02-06 · in "ERROR: could not open temporary file" after upgrade to Mac OS Big Sur
  34. Same, and as I mentioned above, writing this was my solution. https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto or http://kinto.sh
    comment by rbreaves · 2021-02-06 · in "ERROR: could not open temporary file" after upgrade to Mac OS Big Sur
  35. …add on to if you really need (I doubt it though) & you can disable it or uninstall it at any time. https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto or http://kinto.sh
    comment by rbreaves · 2021-02-06 · in "ERROR: could not open temporary file" after upgrade to Mac OS Big Sur
  36. …founders. I have support for VSCode and Sublime Text 3 as well of course, but they're not IDEs. https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto/blob/master/windows/kinto....
    comment by rbreaves · 2020-12-18 · in Jetbrains founders turn billionaires without VC help
  37. Check https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto . Solved the problem for me
    comment by xip · 2020-11-14 · in Ask HN: Using both Linux and macOS, how do you hande the Cmd vs. Ctrl pain?
  38. …this on and off for the last several months and I love getting feedback. The repo is located here. https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto Screenshot of the system tray and wizard is here. https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/10969616/970706…
    comment by rbreaves · 2020-10-26 · in Kinto.sh v1.2 Released – Mac like keybinds in less than a minute
  39. …/www.setphaserstostun.org/posts/setting-the-compose-k... If you want Mac-style keystrokes, try Kinto: https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto But there are other ways: https://medium.com/@petrstepanov/a-macos-like-keyboard-remap... Me, I use old…
    comment by lproven · 2020-10-15 · in I switched to Linux after using Windows for 10 years
  40. …and worked pretty well when I tried it (I switched to i3wm so I use super for i3 shortcuts now) https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto
    comment by fratajcz · 2020-09-25 · in MacOS-like Fonts on Manjaro/Arch Linux
  41. …1. https://github.com/roymckenzie/macos-autokey-phrases 2. https://github.com/autokey/autokey 3. https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto UPD: edit formatting
    comment by freetonik · 2020-08-07 · in Mac keyboard shortcuts
  42. Kinto might be what you’re looking for: https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto
    comment by arm · 2020-06-23 · in What’s New in macOS Big Sur: Human Interface Guidelines
  43. Kinto might be what you’re looking for: https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto
    comment by arm · 2020-06-23 · in What’s New in macOS Big Sur: Human Interface Guidelines
  44. If someone like to use Mac OS shortcuts I highly recommend https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto
    comment by seaghost · 2020-06-11 · in Linux distro review: System76’s Pop _OS
  45. For the keyboard shortcuts I use https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto It works perfectly.
    comment by seaghost · 2020-06-09 · in Running Linux on My MacBook
  46. You might want to try https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto/ for mapping Mac style copy paste on Linux
    comment by lloydw · 2020-06-08 · in Running Linux on My MacBook
  47. …what you want, is reversible, is per application configurable, and is aware of cursor/caret state. https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto
    comment by aspenmayer · 2020-04-25 · in Install Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on MacBookPro14,1
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    Kinto – Type in Linux Like It's a Mac
    story by rbreaves · 2020-02-03 · 0 comments
  49. Take a look at Kinto https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto/
    comment by xroker · 2019-11-03 · in Going from macOS to Ubuntu
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    A better Linux keyboard layout for professional mac users
    story by doener · 2019-08-25 · 0 comments