# kmonad/kmonad

An advanced keyboard manager

Repository: https://github.com/kmonad/kmonad
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kmonad
Language: Haskell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: cross-platform, haskell, keyboard, keyboard-layout, linux, macos, windows
Last push: 2026-06-15T12:11:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 87, release rhythm 50, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2531, "days_push": 79, "days_rel": 122, "gap_med": 299.0, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5055, forks 335 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:09.134956+00:00)

## What it is
KMonad is an advanced keyboard manager that lets users infinitely customize and extend keyboard functionality on Linux, Windows, and macOS. It provides QMK-firmware-style features such as layers, multi-tap, and tap-hold on virtually any keyboard via low-level system manipulation.

## Use cases
- remap caps lock to escape on any keyboard
- add keyboard layers to a 60% keyboard
- use tap-hold for home row modifiers
- get QMK features without custom firmware
- swap keys and create custom keymaps
- run Colemak or Dvorak layout on top of QWERTY

## When to choose
- you want advanced key customization on a stock keyboard without flashing firmware
- you need layers, tap-hold, or multi-use buttons across Linux, Windows, and macOS
- you want a single config file to manage keyboard behavior

## When to avoid
- you need per-application key remapping with a GUI
- you only want simple key swaps and prefer a lighter tool
- you cannot grant low-level keyboard access permissions

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, configuration-management
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: keyboard-manager, key-remapping, keyboard-layers, haskell, qmk-like, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- kmonad/kmonad (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:09.134956+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:17:20.250547+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kmonad/kmonad (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:09.134956+00:00, sha 84df55714dad)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.