xkeysnail
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Where it runs
- Application-specific maps
- It can define keybindings for individual applications.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Keyboard devices
- Users can specify keyboard devices with the --devices option and enable hot plugging with --watch.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Macro support
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Per application mappings
- Keymaps can be activated according to an application's WM_CLASS.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Per-app profiles
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Platforms
- The README gives installation instructions for Ubuntu, Fedora, Manjaro/Arch, and Solus Linux distributions.checked 12 Oct 2026
What it does
- Configuration
- Its configuration is a Python script containing keymaps that activate based on an application's WM_CLASS or globally.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- The GitHub releases page says there are no releases; the README instead provides pip and source installation instructions.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Hot-plugging
- The --watch option is available for systems with hot-plugging keyboards.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Input layer
- It uses the low-level evdev and uinput layer for remapping.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The README documents installation using pip or from the GitHub source repository.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Intended use
- The README includes an example configuration with Emacs-like keybindings and per-application mappings for Firefox, Chrome, and Zeal.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The project states that it is distributed under the GNU General Public License, version 3 or (at the user's option) any later version.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Low level input
- The tool uses evdev and uinput so remappings work in almost all places, according to the README.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Multi stroke shortcuts
- Nested keymaps can define multi stroke shortcuts such as Ctrl+x followed by Ctrl+c.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Multi-stroke shortcuts
- It supports multi-stroke keybindings, such as mapping Ctrl+x followed by Ctrl+c to Ctrl+q.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Privilege requirement
- The README says xkeysnail runs in root mode and requires sudo; installation also requires root privilege and Python 3.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- xkeysnail is a Python keyboard remapping tool for the X environment, offering more flexible remappings than xmodmap.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Python commands
- A key mapping can execute arbitrary Python functions, including functions that invoke UNIX commands.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- The README states that xkeysnail runs with root privileges, but the opened project pages provide no security or compliance certification claims.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security information
- The README states that the software is provided without warranty, including implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The repository has an Issues section for reporting and discussing project issues.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
The company
- Maker
- The repository credits Masafumi Oyamada with the 2018 copyright.checked 11 Oct 2026
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