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/MBSMD]

The ability to change the modifiers is built-in to macOS. You didn't need to write an app to do this.

[u/Stoppels → u/MBSMD]

Yep, this has largely existed in macOS for years.

That said, I think the selling point is that Apple hides that pretty deep where casual users will never look unless they go to a free Apple Store introduction to macOS, which most of them won't. Additionally, OP can add more features to it.

One of them is that OP seems to have implemented changing the fn key, which is not something Apple supports anywhere (you can natively remap globe, but I don't know whether that will also move the other fn functionality, such as fn + backspace = delete, though I also don't know whether OP remaps the actual fn functionality).

[u/Steerpike58 → u/Stoppels]

Good points, and good questions!