Key Remapper

Key Remapper allows you to redefine keyboard keys and change the result of keypresses to: presses of other keys with the ability to perform reverse replacement; combinations of keys; presses of mouse buttons and rotation of the mouse wheel with the ability to combine them with modifiers (Alt, Ctrl, etc.); blocking of the pressed key (no reaction).

You can use Key Remapper to redefine virtually any keys.

Getting Started

Downloading and installing Key Remapper

To start working with the program, you need to download the installation file and launch it. The installation process will start. Once finished, the program is ready to be used. After the program is started, the window shown in the screenshot below will appear:

The main program window

Working with the program

The top part of the screen is occupied by profiles management block followed by the main area, which allows you configure replacements and key blocks. Next come the following checkboxes: "Launch when Windows starts" and "Show icon in the taskbar".

Profiles

You will need different sets of keys for specific programs and purposes, that's why the application features profiles that allow you to create configurable sets of key replacements and quickly switch between them. This mechanism works similarly to Windows "sound schemes". You can create (the "Add new" button), rename (the "Rename" button) and delete (the "Delete" button) them.

When you create a profile, a new window prompts you for the profile name and asks whether you would like to fill the new profile with the data of the currently active one.

You can switch between profiles using the dropdown list or by right clicking on the program icon in the taskbar and choosing the necessary profile from the context menu.

Key definition, replacement and blocking

In order to replace one key by another, you need to define the key that will be physically pressed and the key that will be reported to the system as pressed.

To define a key replacement, double click the "(click to add)" line. This operation can also be be performed using the Insert key or the context menu:

Context menu

The following window will appear:

Key definition

When this window appears, the focus automatically goes to the definition of the key being pressed.

Press the necessary key and select an action: replace it with another key, a key combination or block.

If you need to define the new value of the key, set the cursor into the input field under the "Replace by the following key or key combination:" checkbox and press the necessary key or key combination on the keyboard (press the main key while holding down the Alt, Ctrl, Shift modifiers and/or the Win button) or, if the necessary keys are missing on the keyboard, you can define them by choosing the main key from the list. If you need to define modifiers, check the boxes next to them. If you need to press a mouse button or turn the mouse wheel, select the necessary action starting from the word "Mouse..." in the dropdown list. For instance: "Mouse - press the right key", "Mouse - turn the wheel up" and so forth.

If you need to block a key, select the "Block" checkbox. If the "Full block" checkbox is unchecked, single keypresses will be blocked, but keys won't be blocked when pressed with modifiers (Ctrl, Shift, etc.). If it is checked, keys are blocked completely. For instance, if you block the "A" key and leave the "Full block" option unchecked, the Ctrl+A combination will work. If the option is enabled, the combination will have no effect.

Once you are finished, press "OK".

If the program is unpaused, key replacement will work.

If you need to swap keys, you will need to define two replacements.

Please note that you cannot assign two replacements or blocks to a single key. If it happens, only the top action from the list is performed. If one action is in a folder and the other one working with the same key is below it, the action in the folder will be performed.

Working with replacements and blocks

The program allows you to store replacements and blocks in folders that can be created by the Ctrl+Insert key combination or in the context menu - "Insert folder".

You are also free to move actions and folders by dragging them with your mouse. If the Ctrl key is pressed when you start dragging, the action or the folder is copied. Habitual actions of cutting, copying, pasting and deleting are also supported.

If you need to temporarily disable a specific replacement or block (or even a whole folder of actions), you can use the space key or the "Disable..." item of the context menu. Repeat the operation to enable actions.

Program hotkeys

Ctrl+P	Pause
Insert	Insert an action (replacement or block)
Ctrl+Insert	Insert a folder
Enter	Add/modify a folder or an action depending on context
Space	Disable/Enable an action or a folder (including the actions within)
Ctrl+Space	Disable all the actions of the folder
Shift+Space	Enable all the actions of the folder
Ctrl+Shift+Space	Invert the statuses of all actions of the folder (enables the disabled ones and vice versa)
Delete	Delete a folder or an action
Ctrl+Delete	Delete all folders and actions (clear the current profile)
Shift+Up	Move a folder or an action up
Shift+Down	Move a folder or an action down
Ctrl+X	Cut an action or a folder
Ctrl+C	Copy an action or a folder
Ctrl+V	Paste an action or a folder