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Is there a way to create "alias" for keyboard shortcuts on Mac? That is, may I map different keyboard shortcuts to the same function? Simply put, let Ctrl+Tab and Ctrl+` both work as switch-to-next-tab in Firefox. (Note, these keys don't have to be application-specific).

Currently, through the "Shortcuts" tab under Keyboard from the System Preference, I can map menu item to a single keyboard shortcut. However, this is the end of the story. Though such mappings could even be application-specific, I still cannot assign multiple keyboard shortcuts to the same menu item.

(Particular usage demand: my fingers are quite thick and it is natural for me to press nearby keys when trying to execute a certain keyboard shortcut.)

Thank you!

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  • Do you mean like you have shortcutA and shortcutB. Then you want to create shortcutC = A+B? Not sure if thats what you mean or not.
    – Kent
    Commented Mar 28, 2016 at 19:07
  • Oh, I was intending to say, let ShortcutA and Shortcut do THE SAME THING.
    – llinfeng
    Commented Mar 28, 2016 at 19:41

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Yes, there is a great tool to do this: Karabiner for OS X.

A powerful and stable keyboard customizer for OS X.

You may download it at https://pqrs.org/osx/karabiner/

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  • What specific function/method in this App shall I specify, to achieve, for example: let <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Tab</kbd> and <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>`</kbd> both work as switch-to-next-tab in Firefox. (Note, these keys don't have to be application-specific).
    – llinfeng
    Commented Mar 29, 2016 at 14:34
  • Karabiner does not work on 10.12
    – Edward Z. Yang
    Commented Apr 28, 2017 at 14:34
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A perfect alternative that I finally find is Keyboard Maestro. It has the potential to fully specify:

  • Global mappings that "summon" *.app programs that one can find through the Application\ folder;
  • Program-specific mappings that remap obscure mappings into "comfortable ones". For example:
    • I am used to having Ctrl + w to delete a word to the left of the cursor. It is doable in Keyboard Maestro to achieve this for Safari, for example. (I remapped ^w to work as Option + Backspace.)

My only complaint is that: Keyboard Maestro seems to operate on top of a nice GUI.

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