susam/uncap
Map Caps Lock to Escape or any key to any key observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4007
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1340
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1169 stars · 46 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Uncap is a tiny Windows utility written in C that maps the Caps Lock key to Escape, or any key to any other key, via command-line arguments. It is a single ~100 KB executable aimed primarily at Vim and Emacs users who want Caps Lock to act as Escape without editing the registry or rebooting.
Use cases
- map caps lock to escape on windows
- remap any key to any key on windows
- disable a keyboard key
- change key mappings without rebooting
- make caps lock work as escape for vim
- temporarily disable key remapping
When to choose
- you use Vim or Emacs and want Caps Lock as Escape on Windows
- you want a lightweight, no-install, single-executable remapper
- you need to change or revert key mappings without rebooting
When to avoid
- you need per-application or complex multi-key macros and chords
- you are on Linux or macOS and prefer native tools like setxkbmap or Karabiner
- you need a GUI for managing key mappings
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
developer-tools cli developer-tools text-editors windows windows cli keyboard-remapping caps-lock vim emacs key-mapping lightweight command-line
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/susam/uncap · fetched 2026-08-28 · 4a01fdd5f5ae
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
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| susam/uncap | main | 23 |
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