# randyrants/sharpkeys

SharpKeys is a utility that manages a Registry key that allows Windows to remap one key to any other key.

Repository: https://github.com/randyrants/sharpkeys
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sharpkeys
Homepage: http://www.randyrants.com/
Language: C#
License: MS-PL
License Family: other
Topics: utilities, keyboard, keyboard-mapping, remap
Last push: 2025-01-14T20:29:19+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 1, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3430, "days_push": 596, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6951, forks 441 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:51.713067+00:00)

## What it is
SharpKeys is a Windows GUI utility that manages a Registry key to remap one keyboard key to another, such as turning Caps Lock into Shift. It includes a key list and a Type Key feature to detect keys, and writes mappings via the built-in Windows scancode map mechanism.

## Use cases
- disable or repurpose caps lock on windows
- remap keyboard keys without editing the registry manually
- swap keys on a windows keyboard
- fix a broken keyboard key by mapping it to another
- map media or special keys on non-standard keyboards

## When to choose
- you are on Windows 2000 through Windows 11 and want persistent, OS-level key remapping
- you prefer a simple GUI over hand-editing registry hex scan codes
- you want a free, open-source tool available via winget, scoop, or the Microsoft Store

## When to avoid
- you need per-application or hotkey-style remapping rather than global key swaps
- you are on macOS or Linux, which have their own remapping tools
- you need to remap mouse buttons or complex macros

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: configuration-management, developer-tools
- domain: windows, developer-tools
- platform: windows
- tags: keyboard-remapping, registry, caps-lock, gui-utility, csharp, desktop

## Member repositories
- randyrants/sharpkeys (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:51.713067+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 2026-08-29T17:41:12.357745+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/randyrants/sharpkeys (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:51.713067+00:00, sha 33740ee42cd4)
  - homepage: http://www.randyrants.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:36:59.104111+00:00, sha b1aba2c42923)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.