Keyd

Jul 20, 2023

Key remapping daemon for evdev

keyd has several unique features many of which are traditionally only found in custom keyboard firmware like QMK as well as some which are unique to keyd. Some of the more interesting ones include

  • Layers with support for hybrid modifiers.
  • Key overloading different behaviour on tap/hold.
  • Keyboard specific configuration.
  • Instantaneous remapping no more flashing .
  • A client-server model that facilitates scripting and display server agnostic application remapping. Currently ships with support for X, sway, and gnome.
  • System wide config works in a VT.
  • First class support for modifier overloading.
  • Unicode support.


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