App for remapping function keys on old Mac keyboards? F4 - Dashboard key is useless.

[EugW]

I have a number of older Mac keyboards, and was wondering if there was a Big Sur / Monterey application for remapping some of the keys.

My older keyboards have a Dashboard function key that does nothing, and the F5/F6 keys are blank. Also, my 2017 keyboard has replaced that Dashboard button with a Launchpad button, but I don't use that either.

 

[satcomer]

it's already baked into the system! Just open System Preferences->keyboard, Input Sources and put a check mark in box for Show Input menu in menu bar! then once in menus show Finder menu and click it for the pop-up to see you key presses!

 

[EugW]

it's already baked into the system! Just open System Preferences->keyboard, Input Sources and put a check mark in box for Show Input menu in menu bar! then once in menus show Finder menu and click it for the pop-up to see you key presses!

Thanks. I am not sure how to remap the keys though. Perhaps I am missing something.

 

[satcomer]

Thanks. I am not sure how to remap the keys though. Perhaps I am missing something.

Your not remapping! this will open the Keyboard pop-up so you see what keys are pressed! This way your Winblows keyboard acts when pressing keys!

 

[EugW]

You misunderstand. I am using Mac keyboards but they are older and have slightly different function keys.

 

[satcomer]

You misunderstand. I am using Mac keyboards but they are older and have slightly different function keys.

That's why you bring it up to laugh the Keyboard viewer pop-up! Then memorize where each key goes towpath the press of it!

 

[Fat.tofu]

I have a number of older Mac keyboards, and was wondering if there was a Big Sur / Monterey application for remapping some of the keys.

My older keyboards have a Dashboard function key that does nothing, and the F5/F6 keys are blank. Also, my 2017 keyboard has replaced that Dashboard button with a Launchpad button, but I don't use that either.

For the blank no function F5/F6, you can assign it to do various system shortcut ( make screenshot, show notification center etc) via System Preferences> Keyboard > Shortcuts

For the F4 that default to Launchpad, i don't think there's a way to customize it without a 3rd party software.
One i used before is Karabiner. But mind you it needs privacy permission to access Input Monitoring. Its an open source software and based on their documentation they don't collect any data but version information.

Edit: Another program is BetterTouchTool. It does customization for the mouse / trackpad too.