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Setup macOS keybinds on Windows Link to heading
The best solution I’ve found is kinto (github.com) which uses autohotkey to make using most mac keybindings pretty easy.
- Cmd-C/Cmd-V copy and paste
- Cmd-space to open windows menu
- Cmd-tab to switch windows
- Alt-left/Alt-right to move backward/forward a word
- Cmd-left/Cmd-right to move start of line/end of line
I’m also using that along with Magic Utilities (magicutilities.net) for the Magic Keyboard and Magic Trackpad I have.
The magic utils make things much better by making all the various Fn-keys on the keyboard work and add back some gestures I expect when using a magic trackpad. But, it doesn’t really have a solid solution for making macOS keybinds working because you can’t just simply remap a few keys and call it a day. It requires using something like AutoHotKey somewhere to implement some logic (unfortunately).
Some keybinds do not work though. I am having some issues with basic keybinds in the terminal like Ctrl-l and Ctrl-k. Also keybinds in VS Code are hit/miss.