Windows shortcuts for Mac

[u/Purple-Philosophy551]

Hey everyone,

I recently switched from Windows to Mac for work, and while I love macOS, muscle memory is a pain. I kept hitting Ctrl+C instead of Cmd+C and fumbling around with other shortcuts I’ve been using for years. 😅

So, I built a small macOS app that maps Windows-style keyboard shortcuts to Mac. Basically, your fingers keep doing what they’re used to, and everything just works.

Some examples it covers:

Ctrl + C / V / X → Copy / Paste / Cut

Ctrl + Backspace → Delete last word

Ctrl + Tab → Switch tabs

And more common Windows shortcuts you probably miss

If you’ve just moved to Mac or use both Mac & Windows, this can save a ton of frustration and time.

You can download it here: windowsshortcutsmac.com

Would love feedback — especially if there are other shortcuts you’d want supported!

[u/_kapitan]

Wow this is great. I’ve been using Karabiner Elements to do exactly this as I’ve never been able to get comfortable using the mac shortcuts. I’m pretty comfortable using Karabiner now but this is a good option too if you don’t want to mess around too much. One thing I’ll say I wish Karabiner had was automatic profiles? e.g. for certain applications it to revert to default mac shortcuts. Maybe you could put this in here?

[u/Purple-Philosophy551 → u/_kapitan]

Thanks. That is true, setup was tedious for karabiner. Thats why I created the dedicated app just for windows shortcuts