| /* ~/Library/KeyBindings/DefaultKeyBinding.Dict | |
| This file remaps the key bindings of a single user on Mac OS X 10.5 to more | |
| closely match default behavior on Windows systems. This makes the Command key | |
| behave like Windows Control key. To use Control instead of Command, either swap | |
| Control and Command in Apple->System Preferences->Keyboard->Modifier Keys... | |
| or replace @ with ^ in this file. | |
| Here is a rough cheatsheet for syntax. | |
| Key Modifiers | |
| ^ : Ctrl | |
| $ : Shift | |
| ~ : Option (Alt) | |
| @ : Command (Apple) | |
| # : Numeric Keypad | |
| Non-Printable Key Codes | |
| Standard | |
| Up Arrow: \UF700 Backspace: \U0008 F1: \UF704 | |
| Down Arrow: \UF701 Tab: \U0009 F2: \UF705 | |
| Left Arrow: \UF702 Escape: \U001B F3: \UF706 | |
| Right Arrow: \UF703 Enter: \U000A ... | |
| Insert: \UF727 Page Up: \UF72C | |
| Delete: \UF728 Page Down: \UF72D | |
| Home: \UF729 Print Screen: \UF72E | |
| End: \UF72B Scroll Lock: \UF72F | |
| Break: \UF732 Pause: \UF730 | |
| SysReq: \UF731 Menu: \UF735 | |
| Help: \UF746 | |
| OS X | |
| delete: \U007F | |
| For a good reference see http://osxnotes.net/keybindings.html. | |
| NOTE: typically the Windows 'Insert' key is mapped to what Macs call 'Help'. | |
| Regular Mac keyboards don't even have the Insert key, but provide 'Fn' instead, | |
| which is completely different. | |
| */ | |
| { | |
| "@\UF72B" = "moveToEndOfDocument:"; /* Cmd + End */ | |
| "~@\UF703" = "moveToEndOfDocument:"; /* Cmd + Option + Right Arrow */ | |
| "@$\UF72B" = "moveToEndOfDocumentAndModifySelection:"; /* Shift + Cmd + End */ | |
| "@\UF729" = "moveToBeginningOfDocument:"; /* Cmd + Home */ | |
| "~@\UF702" = "moveToBeginningOfDocument:"; /* Cmd + Option + Left Arrow */ | |
| "@$\UF729" = "moveToBeginningOfDocumentAndModifySelection:"; /* Shift + Cmd + Home */ | |
| "\UF729" = "moveToBeginningOfLine:"; /* Home */ | |
| "~\UF702" = "moveToBeginningOfLine:"; /* Option + Left Arrow */ | |
| "$\UF729" = "moveToBeginningOfLineAndModifySelection:"; /* Shift + Home */ | |
| "$~\UF702" = "moveToBeginningOfLineAndModifySelection:"; /* Shift + Option + Right Arrow */ | |
| "\UF72B" = "moveToEndOfLine:"; /* End */ | |
| "~\UF703" = "moveToEndOfLine:"; /* Option + Right Arrow */ | |
| "$\UF72B" = "moveToEndOfLineAndModifySelection:"; /* Shift + End */ | |
| "$~\UF703" = "moveToEndOfLineAndModifySelection:"; /* Shift + Option + Left Arrow */ | |
| "\UF72C" = "pageUp:"; /* PageUp */ | |
| "\UF72D" = "pageDown:"; /* PageDown */ | |
| "$\UF728" = "cut:"; /* Shift + Del */ | |
| "$\UF727" = "paste:"; /* Shift + Ins */ | |
| "@\UF727" = "copy:"; /* Cmd + Ins */ | |
| "$\UF746" = "paste:"; /* Shift + Help */ | |
| "@\UF746" = "copy:"; /* Cmd + Help (Ins) */ | |
| "~j" = "moveBackward:"; /* Option + j */ | |
| "~l" = "moveForward:"; /* Option + l */ | |
| "~i" = "moveUp:"; /* Option + i */ | |
| "~k" = "moveDown:"; /* Option + k */ | |
| "@~i" = ("moveUp:","moveUp:","moveUp:","moveUp:","moveUp:","moveUp:","moveUp:","moveUp:",); /* Cmd + Option + j */ | |
| "@~k" = ("moveDown:","moveDown:","moveDown:","moveDown:","moveDown:","moveDown:","moveDown:","moveDown:",); /* Cmd + Option + j */ | |
| "@\UF702" = "moveWordBackward:"; /* Cmd + LeftArrow */ | |
| "@~j" = "moveWordBackward:"; /* Cmd + Option + j */ | |
| "@\U007F" = "deleteWordBackward:"; /* Cmd + Backspace */ | |
| "@\UF703" = "moveWordForward:"; /* Cmd + RightArrow */ | |
| "@~l" = "moveWordForward:"; /* Cmd + Option + l */ | |
| "@\UF728" = "deleteWordForward:"; /* Cmd + Delete */ | |
| "@$\UF702" = "moveWordBackwardAndModifySelection:"; /* Shift + Cmd + Leftarrow */ | |
| "@$\UF703" = "moveWordForwardAndModifySelection:"; /* Shift + Cmd + Rightarrow */ | |
| } |
"^\UF702" = "moveWordLeft:"; // ctrl-left
"^\UF703" = "moveWordRight:"; // ctrl-rightThis doesn't work on BigSur. Anyone know the correct way?
@jlahijani These have changed to
moveWordBackwardandmoveWordForward.
Odd. Those work for me on Monterey without changing "left" or "right" to "backward" / "forward"
Is there a way to enter escape? I'd like to globally remap ctrl+[ to escape without downloading something as heavyweight as Karabiner.
I've tried various combinations of:
"^[" = "\U001B";
"^[" = ("insertText:", "\U001B");
I don't see escape listed here as an option.
Does anyone know if there's another way to do that?
Can't find "space" key anywhere
Upd. ok, will try to go with U+0020 \U0020
Can't find "space" key anywhere
😀 For example Cmd+Space to trigger Spotlight.Upd. ok, will try to go with U+0020
\U0020
Thanks for updating when you found the code!
Did it work for you?
No, also tried to go with \040 which mac sees as Space, but it does not work when I set it through console:
defaults write "Apple Global Domain" NSUserKeyEquivalents -dict-add "System Preferences\\U2026" "@$\040"
If I choose other char than space, then hotkeys are working...
Found spacebar character here:
https://github.com/ttscoff/KeyBindings/blob/master/DefaultKeyBinding.dict
Edit:
Works:
Just an example: (Shift + Cmd + Space)
defaults write com.apple.universalaccess com.apple.custommenu.apps -array NSGlobalDomain
defaults write "Apple Global Domain" NSUserKeyEquivalents -dict-add "System Preferences\\U2026" "@$\U0020"
No, also tried to go with
\040which mac sees as Space, but it does not work when I set it through console:
defaults write "Apple Global Domain" NSUserKeyEquivalents -dict-add "System Preferences\\U2026" "@$\040"If I choose other char than space, then hotkeys are working...
Found spacebar character here:
https://github.com/ttscoff/KeyBindings/blob/master/DefaultKeyBinding.dict
Edit:
🎉 🎉 🎉 Works:
Just an example: (Shift + Cmd + Space)
defaults write com.apple.universalaccess com.apple.custommenu.apps -array NSGlobalDomaindefaults write "Apple Global Domain" NSUserKeyEquivalents -dict-add "System Preferences\\U2026" "@$\U0020"
Cool find!! Thank you so much for sharing!
Does anybody know how I can toggle the keyboard command for the (floating) application switcher (in Windows: Alt + Tab) from ⌘⇥ (Cmd + Tab) to ⌃⇥ (Ctrl. + Tab)? The corresponding line would be:
"^\U0009" = "???:"; // application switcher
The question is: what to enter as correct identifier instead of ???
Does anybody know how I can toggle the keyboard command for the (floating) application switcher (in Windows: Alt + Tab) from ⌘⇥ (Cmd + Tab) to ⌃⇥ (Ctrl. + Tab)? The corresponding line would be:
"^\U0009" = "???:"; // application switcher
The question is: what to enter as correct identifier instead of ???
Dunno how to do it through the dict, but you could use https://alt-tab-macos.netlify.app/ then customize the shortcut in this program's preferences.
Thanks @TwiggyWan for the pointer. I had lost sight of AltTab and thanks to your link see that it's in constant development.
Does DefaultKeyBinding.dict works on MacOS 13 Ventura ???
Yes it does, but it's worth mentioning that in pretty much all MacOS versions, there are some applications where the keybindings either work in part or not at all.
Yes it does, but it's worth mentioning that in pretty much all MacOS versions, there are some applications where the keybindings either work in part or not at all.
Yes, it really works. I reprogram the key cmd+e and it is default to find selection on Ventura. I change the key and it's working now. Thanks
Working perfectly on MacOS Monterey 12.0.1
Thank you!