Ask HN: How can I map my windows keyboard to Mac?

2 Heidaradar 3 9/13/2025, 9:07:49 PM

I recently got a mac and was wondering if there was a simple solution to mapping my keyboard directly to mac. I really dislike the mac keyboard and ideally want to map the keyboard identically to the windows one. Is that possible?

Comments (3)

treetalker · 45m ago

For more advanced mapping (should you need it — see al_borland's comment) check out Karabiner Elements. It's been rock solid for me.

Keyboard Maestro will also do the trick, but Karabiner Elements might be lower-level and less fuss once you get it set up. Still, Keyboard Maestro is de rigueur on macOS, and worth every penny. You should buy a license anyway. (I'm not affiliated with KM, just a very happy user for many years.)

https://karabiner-elements.pqrs.org/

https://www.keyboardmaestro.com/main/store

Bender · 1h ago

In my experience the best place to start with such questions is SuperUser. [1] There are a few different options.

If registering an account there to ask questions, lurk for a while. They have a unique ettiquite.

[1] - https://superuser.com/search?q=map+windows+keyboard+on+mac

al_borland · 1h ago

In the macOS keyboard settings you can flip the Command and Option keys. That’s really all that’s needed.

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Ask HN: How can I map my windows keyboard to Mac?

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