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#1 2026-04-06 09:29:34

borisilic
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Registered: 2026-04-06
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Replicating MacOS keymap / shortcut behaviour to Arch

I'm a software engineer and work predominantly on a Macbook within IntelliJ. At home, I have a desktop computer running Arch with Hyprland and hy3.

I've become pretty adept at the shortcut patterns offered within Mac, particularly with the Command key functioning as Copy / Paste and it is used extensively within IntelliJ for various shortcuts.

To put it simply I want to completely replicate the Mac keybindings to my Linux desktop where all apps and terminals will behave as they do on a Mac. It's becoming impossible to maintain the various keyboard shortcuts for Mac IntelliJ and Linux Intellij.

One of the main struggles is a keybinding overlap in Hyprland. I'm trying to preserve the Super key for macOS-style 'Command' functionality, but it's currently tied to my Hyprland modifier. I've had trouble switching the modifier to a custom keycode or successfully isolating it to just the Super_L or Super_R key.

My other consideration is what's the best approach to take for the remapping.
I've tried Toshi and found it super clunky.

The other approaches I've come across are `keyd` or using custom QMK mappings on the mechanical keyboard. I haven't tried either approach yet.

What are people's thoughts?

Last edited by borisilic (2026-04-06 09:30:33)

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