No VIA on your budget keyboard? Here's how to customise your keyboard yourself in 13 steps
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Many people in the Netherlands use a mechanical keyboard. For many models there is a program called VIA, with which you can adjust the keys. But not every budget keyboard supports VIA. A new guide on tech-insider.org shows how you can still remap a mechanical keyboard, meaning change the function of the keys.
According to the guide, you use different programs depending on your operating system. For Windows that is PowerToys, a free utility from Microsoft. For macOS you use Karabiner-Elements. Linux users can try keyd. The guide consists of thirteen steps and takes about sixty minutes. So it is a project for a quiet moment.
The guide is mainly intended for people who want to experiment with their keyboard themselves. By rearranging the keys, you can, for example, place a different key in a spot where you can reach it more easily. If you are not sure of the steps, first read carefully what is being asked. It is important to test changes one by one.
The instructions are available on the website of tech-insider.org. So anyone without VIA support can still personalise their keyboard. It does take time, but no extra equipment is needed.
Sources: tech-insider.org
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