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How to map a Windows gaming mechnical keyboard to MAC key sequence (with key sequence illustrated)

Hi experts, I have a gaming mechanical keyboard made for Windows. The maker is Genius. The following is the key sequence in the last row.

CTRL ｜ FN | ALT | SPACE | ALT | WIN | {context menu} | CTRL

However, now I am using that keyboard on a MAC. The MAC keyboard sequence of the last row is like this:
FN | Control | Option/Alt | Command | Space | Command | Option

So, my question is that is there a way to map the keyboard made for Windows to the MAC key sequence (just part of the last row), so that I can use it on programming and gaming on the MAC?

Gerwin Jansen

If mapping were possible, how would you handle the extra key left of the space? Mac has 4 and your Win kb has 3.

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Eoin OSullivan

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condor888

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@Gerwin, the FN on the MAC can be ignored.

condor888

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I just have some concern with Karabiner and the other one you talked about. Do they do the mapping based on each keyboard? I have several keyboards and only some of them need to be remapped.

Eoin OSullivan

You can save PRESETS for certain keyboards and switch between them .. so you can plug in different keyboards and apply your custom keyboard mapping only when that keyboard is in use.

DoubleCommand is probably not suitable if you're swapping several keyboards .. try karabiner as it is free and easy to configure .. Ukelele is more powerful but harder to use.

condor888

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@eoinosullivan， I used Karabiner to achieve what I need. Thanks for your great advice. I found the options "Don't remap an internal keyboard/Don't remap Apple's keyboards" quite handy!

Eoin OSullivan

Glad it does what you need.