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I'm looking for some kind of software that will allow me to use a chorded keyboard layout, similar to tiptap.mobi on OS X. Ideally the closer this is to a normal keyboard layout the better.

I've considered ukelele, but it appears to only allow me to map a single key to a single output.

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  • What do you plan to use for the keyboard? Most standard keyboards (due to their electrical design) do not allow chording except for certain key combinations. Jan 14, 2012 at 22:20
  • Typing, primarily. I'd be willing to use hotspots on my trackpad.
    – Zee
    Jan 14, 2012 at 23:34
  • How many simultaneous touches does your trackpad support? Jan 15, 2012 at 0:35
  • It's the built in Macbook Pro trackpad, so not sure yet :/
    – Zee
    Jan 15, 2012 at 3:42
  • I'm guessing no more than 2-3. But I would think there would be a utility that would show you the touch points. Jan 15, 2012 at 3:46

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You can check http://openstenoproject.org/ . I try to install it on Mavericks without success, but the chord typing works http://stenoknight.com/kws.html

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After more digging around, my friend showed me this: http://www.frogpad.com/magic-frogpad.php

Which seems to be what I want. I'll report back later.

Edit: Screw that! $130 for the software? No thanks.

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    You're in the US, just get the version that comes with a free Magic Trackpad (69$ usually). Also, it's not like they have a huge market of prospective buyers. Making software for just a handful of people means they must pay a larger share of the cost...
    – Daniel Beck
    Jan 14, 2012 at 23:46
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Try Karabiner: https://pqrs.org/osx/karabiner/index.html.en

I've used it for years. It includes a predefined chorded layout (asetniop) but you can also create your own via an xml configuration file.

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    Please read How do I recommend software for some tips as to how you should go about recommending software. Provide more than just a link, ie some additional information about the software itself, and how it can be used to solve the problem in the question.
    – DavidPostill
    Mar 5, 2016 at 20:09

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