Linux Tools to Remap Keys and Mouse Buttons

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Various facilities available:

  • xbindKeys - a program that grab keys and mouse button events in X and starts associated shell command. This is to make a key press do something, such as start a program.
  • xbindkeys-config - a graphical front-end to xbindkeys.
  • xmodmap - a program which remaps keys to various functions. xmodmap is a utility for modifying keymaps and pointer button mappings in Xorg. Use this to make a key press act as another key press. As of 2013, Ubuntu and derivatives no longer use xmodmap, but instead use xkb.
  • xfce4-keyboard-settings - a graphical front-end in Xfce with an "Applications Shortcut" facility for mapping keys to various functions similar to xbindkeys-config, but not using xbindKeys.
  • xinput - a utility to list available input devices, query information about a device and change input device settings.
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