Alternatives to input-remapper
Remap Linux input devices with combinations and macros. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
input-remapper
Remap Linux input devices with combinations and macros.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as input-remapper.
xremap
Remap Linux keys with application-specific and device-specific rules.
xremap is also a free Linux key remapper, MIT licensed, adding application-specific and device-specific rules, though some desktop integrations need additional configuration.
kanata
Create keyboard layers and advanced key behavior across desktop systems.
kanata adds keyboard layers and advanced key behavior and runs on Windows and macOS as well as Linux, but setup requires learning its configuration format.
AntiMicroX
Use a game controller to trigger keyboard input, mouse actions and macros.
AntiMicroX focuses on mapping game controllers to keyboard, mouse and macros on Linux and Windows, but its automatic application profiles do not work on Wayland.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
AutoKey
Desktop automation for Linux under X11: abbreviations that expand into text, and hotkeys that run Python.
SharpKeys
A tiny Windows utility that writes the registry key Windows uses to remap one key to another.
Karabiner-Elements
The keyboard remapper for macOS, with rules that can differ per keyboard and go far beyond swapping two keys.
xdotool
A command-line tool that simulates keyboard and mouse input and manages windows on X11.
