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Key Mapper vs Keysh: catalog facts
Key Mapper	Keysh
Best for: Android users who want to remap buttons or trigger actions with keys	Best for: Android users who want scriptable shortcuts on the volume buttons
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Android	Android
Remaps hardware and keyboard buttons on Android Triggers actions and macros from key presses All 3 strengths for Key Mapper Remaps hardware and keyboard buttons on Android Triggers actions and macros from key presses Open source	Works with the screen off Fully scriptable through stdin and stdout All 3 strengths for Keysh Works with the screen off Fully scriptable through stdin and stdout Example scripts included in the repository
Android only Some actions depend on Android permissions that need manual setup	Requires writing shell scripts Limited to volume button events
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Key Mapper github.com/keymapperorg/KeyMapper f-droid.org/packages/io.github.sds100.keymapper Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Keysh github.com/hufrea/keysh f-droid.org/packages/io.github.hufrea.keysh Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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