KbdEdit
The facts below are what the maker publishes about KbdEdit, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From KbdEdit's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Player | €33.50, paid once | Read-only deployment edition · no editing |
| Lite | €910.40, paid once | Basic character-to-key mapping · no low-level or dead-character editing |
| Personal | €1,517.40, paid once | For personal use on one computer · no standalone layout installers |
| Premium | €4,046.50, paid once | Fully functional · creates standalone layout installers |
The facts
Each one read from KbdEdit's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Demo limits
- The free demo allows editing and preview but cannot save changes to DLL layout files or create new layouts.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Premium can create standalone installers for custom layouts; other editions can share layouts using KBE files and the Player edition.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Microsoft format import
- KbdEdit imports KLC files made by Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Multilingual layouts
- The site says the togglable KANA modifier can support two or three languages in one layout.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Preview and undo
- KbdEdit provides an instant layout preview and multiple-level undo and redo.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- KbdEdit edits and creates custom keyboard layouts for Windows.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Special keys
- The Personal edition can remap physical positions and functions of keys including modifier, function, multimedia, and cursor keys.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The author handles inquiries by email and recommends including the product version and platform when asking for help.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported operating systems
- windowschecked 22 Sep 2026
- System protection
- The maker states that changes are localized to custom layouts and that standard Windows layouts and layouts made by other tools are protected from accidental damage.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Unicode
- The Unicode palette filters character ranges for the current layout and supports drag and drop with other applications.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 22 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Key mapping
- The high-level editor assigns Unicode characters, dead characters, and ligatures to virtual-key and modifier combinations.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Mac layout files
- Premium and Personal can import and export Apple .keylayout files, though conversion may lose some Windows-specific functionality.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Mac use
- Exported layouts can be installed and used on current versions of Apple Mac OS.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported Windows hardware
- The installer supports 32-bit and 64-bit Intel Windows and 64-bit ARM Windows.checked 12 Oct 2026
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