This is my recommendation if you have a mechanical keyboard, where keycaps can typically be removed.įor each modifier key on the left, you specify the actual key on the keyboard to use for that modifier. For my mechanical keyboard, as I have swapped over the Alt and Windows keycaps, I also decided to swap over their functions.
What modifier key changes you make are a personal preference. For some strange reason, it is also possible to set the modifier keys for a mouse! The dropdown also includes any USB mice you have connected, so ensure you select the correct device. In the screenshot, my GMMK mechanical keyboard is listed as USB Device. If not already shown, select your attached keyboard from the dropdown. System Preferences - Keyboard - Modifier (Source: Tech Review Ninja) Select this to open the modifier keys configuration. Towards the bottom right is the Modifier Keys… button. System Preferences - Keyboard (Source: Tech Review Ninja) To start, open the System Preferences and select Keyboard. Windows and Mac Keyboard Layouts (Source: Tech Review Ninja) It is possible to change the functionality of the keys in the Mac System Preferences, allowing you to change the behaviour of the modifier keys, such as Control, Option (Alt), Caps Lock and Command. Changing this will bring back the familiar Mac layout. When you plug a Windows keyboard into a Mac you will find that the Command key will now be the Windows key rather than the key closest to the space bar. In this case, you may want to change the keyboard behaviour so that it functions the same as a Mac keyboard, even if the keycap labels are not the same. You may have simply purchased a new keyboard for your Mac with a Windows layout. If you also use a Windows PC, such as a separate Gaming PC or a work laptop, it is easier and preferable to keep a consistent layout between the devices, rather than having to mentally relearn each time you swap between devices. There are exceptions, such as the excellent keyboards from Das Keyboards or Keychron. Most mechanical keyboards are not available with a Mac layout, so many people need to find ways to improve the compatibility with macOS. If someone knows a better way of doing this I would love to see it.Image by japanibackpacker (Source: Pixabay)Īs the Windows keyboard layout is different from that of a Mac, using a Windows keyboard with your Mac can result in frustration, with missed or incorrect key presses. I was also unable to find the modifier for assigning commands to fn, and Apple's documentation seems to indicate that it's done at a lower level than keybinding has access to. Ditto for changing to control with Alex's method above. At first I thought you might be able to select both the "command key acts as control key" check box and the "fn key acts as control key" but that didn't seem to work. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get it to work another way. You have to explicitly define every command you want to use fn for and mapping to control and then fn is really hacky. There are obvious drawbacks to this approach. Then save the file ~/Library/KeyBindings/DefaultKeyBinding.dict with the contents Īfter you logout and log back in you should be able to use fn-c to copy etc. First check the function key acts as control key box in Double command. I was able to get this to work by using a combination of DoubleCommand and jtbandes hint from here.
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