SharpKeys
The facts below are what the maker publishes about SharpKeys, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From SharpKeys's own pricing page, checked 1 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Windows only · whole-key remapping · no key combinations, mouse clicks, or many hardware keys · mappings apply machine-wide |
The facts
Each one read from SharpKeys's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- ARM installation
- The MSI targets x64 and x86 Windows, while the ZIP package is recommended for ARM and ARM64 Windows PCs.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Distribution
- SharpKeys is available as a GitHub release, Microsoft Store app, WinGet package, and Scoop package.checked 1 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository is licensed under the Microsoft Public License (MS-PL).checked 1 Oct 2026
- Polling rate control
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- SharpKeys manages a Windows Registry key that remaps one keyboard key to another.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Registry activation
- After writing mappings to the Registry, users must log out and back in or reboot for them to take effect.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Runtime
- The 3.9.4 download requires .NET Framework 4.0.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Security warning
- The project warns that disabling a key needed for sign-in can make a computer difficult to access and says users operate SharpKeys at their own risk.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Sensitivity controls
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Supported operating systems
- windowschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Triple-byte scancodes
- Triple-byte scancodes cannot be remapped through the Windows Registry technology used by SharpKeys.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Type Key
- The application includes a Type Key feature that automatically recognizes most keyboard keys.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Unsupported combinations
- SharpKeys cannot remap combinations such as Ctrl+C to another key because it remaps whole keys only.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Unsupported hardware
- Mouse clicks, most Fn keys, and hardware keys that never reach Windows cannot be remapped by SharpKeys.checked 1 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Key mappings
- SharpKeys can map an entire key to another key, map multiple keys to one key, and swap two keys.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Macro support
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Mapping capacity
- The official 3.9.4 release supports up to 104 mappings.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Onboard device memory
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Per-app profiles
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Windows support
- The project states that SharpKeys runs on Windows 11 and earlier Windows versions including Windows 2000 through Windows 10.checked 1 Oct 2026
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