Windows muscle memory.
On your Mac.
Windsify translates the shortcuts your hands already know — Ctrl+C, Alt+Tab, Win+Arrow — and manages your windows, in one native menu-bar app. Physical Ctrl stays Ctrl. Nothing to relearn, nothing leaves your Mac.
Limited-time early bird $19.99 $14.99 · 3 Macs · Lifetime updates · 14-day Pro trial
Same keys. Same fingers. Windsify does the translating underneath.
Keyboard translation
Familiar Windows-style editing and app shortcuts. Standalone terminals preserve Ctrl+C interrupt; Pro adds support for selected embedded terminals.
Window management
Halves, quarters, fill & restore, drag-to-edge preview, multi-display moves. A full window manager built in.
Conflict-aware
Detects other keyboard remappers, window managers and hidutil mappings, pauses only what overlaps. Migrate at your own pace.
Private by design
No telemetry or account sign-up. Keyboard processing stays on your Mac; typed text is never collected or sent.
Ctrl+C copies. Like it always did.
On a standard Windows keyboard, physical Ctrl stays Ctrl, the Windows key acts as Command and Alt as Option — no system-level modifier swap. Windsify translates each shortcut on top, with separate handling for supported terminal contexts.
| Physical shortcut | What happens |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+C · Ctrl+V | Copy and paste |
| Ctrl+Z · Ctrl+Y | Undo and redo |
| Alt+Tab | Switch apps, forward and back |
| Alt+F4 | Close the active window |
| Tap Win | Open Spotlight search |
| Win+L | Lock the Mac |
| Win+Shift+S | Screenshot selection |
| Ctrl+Arrows | Move by word or paragraph |
Standalone terminals stay native
Ctrl+C is still interrupt. Standalone terminal apps keep Ctrl+A–Z as native control sequences, and Pro adds Ctrl+Shift+C/V/N/T/W Windows Terminal-style app actions.
Finder speaks Windows
F2 renames. Enter opens. Delete moves to Trash, Backspace goes back, and Ctrl+X then Ctrl+V moves files with Finder's native copy-then-move.
Home and End know where they are
They jump to the start and end of the line — but only while a text editor is focused. Everywhere else the keys pass through untouched, so nothing unrelated fires.
Set up Ctrl+C without losing Terminal interrupt · Understand Alt+Tab on a Mac
Pro: from editor to terminal
VS Code terminal shortcuts configure automatically. Ctrl+C copies selected text and clears the selection, or interrupts when nothing is selected; Ctrl+V pastes. In recognized Codex and Claude terminals, Ctrl+Shift+C copies and Ctrl+C stays interrupt. Ordinary Windows mappings remain available in confirmed main views.
VS Code terminal shortcuts and automatic setup → · Codex and Claude compatibility
New to macOS? How to use Windows keyboard shortcuts on a Mac explains what changed and what the built-in fixes cost you.
A full window manager, built in.
Halves, quarters, fill and restore. Drag a window to an edge for a live preview and it snaps on release — or move it to the next display without touching the mouse.
Win + ← snaps left · drag to an edge for a live preview
Window snapping: native Mac tiling and Win+Arrow →
Coming from a window-manager app? The popular Ctrl+Option shortcut aliases carry over — they're built in. Restore keeps an in-memory history, so windows go back where they came from.
No conflicts. No telemetry.
A tool that sits on your keyboard has two jobs beyond the obvious: get along with the tools you already run, and keep what you type to itself.
Conflict-aware, automatically
Detects other keyboard remappers and window managers automatically and stays out of their way. While another remapper, an active hidutil mapping or a macOS Modifier Keys mapping is remapping your keys, Windsify pauses only its own overlapping keyboard layer — window management keeps running.
Nothing breaks mid-migration: overlapping Win-key hot keys are released too, so the other tool's Home and End translations aren't mistaken for snap commands. Move over at your own pace.
Private by design
No telemetry. No account. Typed text is never collected or sent.
The event engine evaluates key codes and modifier flags in memory and discards each event once the action is chosen. Windsify doesn't record or send typed text anywhere, never asks for Screen Recording, and needs no network connection to work.
One permission — Accessibility — translates the keys and moves the windows. The buildable Free keyboard source is public, while Pro development stays separate and private — see Source & License.
Pro is yours for life. Free stays free.
Every download includes a 14-day full Pro trial. When it ends the Pro features lock, the app keeps running as Windsify Free, and every Free feature stays available. Unlock Pro whenever you're ready.
Normally $19.99 one-time. All future updates included.
- 14-day full Pro trial in every download
- After 14 days the Pro features lock — every Free feature stays
- One lifetime license, 3 Macs
- All future updates included — no subscription
- Signed and notarized universal Mac app
Or download Windsify 1.4.13 first — every Pro feature, 14 days.
| Capability | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| The Ctrl shortcut set — Ctrl+C/V/X/Z/Y/A/S/F… | Included | Included |
| Home and End line navigation | Included | Included |
| Ctrl+Arrows word navigation | Included | Included |
| Alt+Tab app switching | Included | Included |
| Alt+F4 close window | Included | Included |
| Ctrl+Insert / Shift+Insert copy-paste | Included | Included |
| Native Control shortcuts in recognized standalone terminals | Included | Included |
| VS Code automatic terminal setup and selection-aware Ctrl+C | Not included | Included |
| Codex and Claude embedded-terminal copy/paste support | Not included | Included |
| Finder cut-and-paste and file operations — F2 rename, Delete to Trash, Backspace back | Not included | Included |
| System keys — Win+D / Win+E / Win+L, screenshot shortcuts, Ctrl+Shift+Esc | Not included | Included |
| Windows-Terminal-style app actions — Ctrl+Shift+C/V/N/T/W | Not included | Included |
| Window management — Win+Arrow halves, fill and restore, quarters, multi-display, drag-to-edge snapping | Not included | Included |
Free applies generic Windows mappings inside embedded terminals too: Ctrl+C maps to copy, not interrupt. Pro adds the supported terminal behavior described above; profile and compatibility limits apply.
Pro includes everything in Free. The 14-day trial is Pro in full — no subscription, no account.
Questions, answered.
Can I download Windsify now?
Yes. Windsify 1.4.13 is signed, notarized and available now. Every download runs as full Pro for 14 days; when the trial ends the Pro features lock and the app keeps running as Windsify Free, so every Free feature stays available. A Pro license is $19.99 one-time for up to 3 Macs, with lifetime access and all future updates included. The current limited-time early-bird offer is $14.99. You can buy before or after the trial ends.
How many Macs does a license cover?
3. One license covers your desk, your laptop and one more.
Does Windsify update itself?
Yes. Windsify 1.2.0 and later checks a signed update feed inside the app. You choose whether to enable scheduled checks and automatic download and installation. Your license, settings, and routine Accessibility approval stay on the Mac across updates.
Why does Windsify need the Accessibility permission?
macOS gates what Windsify does behind Accessibility: translating keyboard events, finding the frontmost app and focused window, and moving, resizing and restoring windows. Windsify doesn't use it to read or store what you type — events are evaluated as key codes in memory and discarded once the action is chosen. Typed text is never collected or sent.
Can I keep my current remapper or window manager?
Yes. Windsify detects other keyboard remappers and window managers automatically and stays out of their way. While another tool is actively remapping — including a macOS Modifier Keys or hidutil mapping — Windsify pauses only its own overlapping keyboard layer, and window management keeps running. Migrate at your own pace.
Can I use Windsify in Chinese or English?
Yes. Open General → Language and choose Follow System, 简体中文 or English. Switching the interface language does not change your shortcuts, license or existing settings. See language setup.
Which Macs does it run on?
Any Mac on macOS 15 or newer. Windsify is a native menu-bar app — no DriverKit extension, and it never silently changes your system keyboard mappings.
Keep your muscle memory.
Try Pro for 14 days, then keep every Free feature.
macOS 15+ · No account · No telemetry · Signed & notarized