UltimateKEYS Keyboard Layout (Windows/Linux)

International US QWERTY layout with AltGr (Right Alt) dead keys via AutoHotkey (Win), MSKLC (Win), Xmodmap (Linux) and XKB (Linux).
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UltimateKEYS keeps all keys exactly like US QWERTY, but holding down AltGr (Right Alt) or AltGr+Shift (Right Alt + Shift) makes other diacritics and symbols accessible, and turns some keys into dead keys.

This way, it shares some similarities with “US-International”. However, this project attempts to solve the most common difficulties from its counterpart.
One of those :  the quotes issue, with ' and " now accessible as usual. The similar-looking diacritics are now found on AltGr+' and AltGr+Shift+".
The layout of this project is derived from EurKEY (by Steffen Brüntjen, GPL v3).

The feature “Smart error-tolerant optimization for circumflex in French” allows typing the letters â, ê, î, ô, û more easily.
The AHK versions also have a ‘Hybrid SW’ edition that allows switching between ‘Classic’ and ‘SW’ using the Scroll Lock toggle.

Important - Security Warning

=> Win/Linux :  Only use “BASIC LATIN” characters (codes 32 to 126) for your Windows, Microsoft Live and Linux passwords !
Otherwise, it might be impossible to type any Unicode character higher than “Basic Latin” at the login screen/prompt (due to a different keyboard configuration) ! => ACCOUNT LOCKOUT
=> Win/Linux :  ALWAYS make your system passwords VISIBLE during modification !

Keyboard Layout Image (Classic)

-> Blue keys :  dead keys in combination with Right Alt (+Shift) or AltGr (+Shift).

Difference between Classic and SW (switched) editions

• Classic :  Keeps all standard keys on US QWERTY and adds customizations to the Right Alt (+Shift) modifier (see image above).
• SW (switched) :  The same as ‘Classic’, but when Scroll Lock is enabled, the symbols !, @, #, $, %, ^, &, *, (, ) are accessible without holding down Shift. The numbers have then moved to Shift (as many computers have a separate numpad). The Scroll Lock toggle applies to AutoHotkey only.
  -> Layout image of SW edition with Scroll Lock on  (sources available on keyboard-layout-editor.com)

Download the latest release

• Download - UltimateKEYS - Latest Release
• UltimateKEYS - GitHub Project Site
• UltimateKEYS - Testing Repository

Documentation and Changes from EurKEY

• Documentation - Keyboard Layout Image, Dead Key Descriptions (Win)
• Differences between UltimateKEYS and EurKEY

Installation - Windows

• AutoHotkey Script (recommended method)
• Integration in Windows OS using MSKLC

Installation - Linux

• Linux (X11) :  XKB integration (experimental)

UltimateKEYS CE - Compact Edition (testing)

• UltimateKEYS CE :  a slimmed-down edition that allows for easier input when using Western languages (for AutoHotkey)

Other Similar Projects

• List of similar-looking ‘International (or Extended) US (UK) Keyboard Layouts’

License of UltimateKEYS

UltimateKEYS is Free Software and is licensed under the GNU General Public License Version 3.
Derived from EurKEY, by Steffen Brüntjen.
This website and its contents are licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License Version 1.3.

Enjoy and have fun ! - Veel plezier ! 😎

Pieter Degroote - Please, give this website a try in dark mode (browser/system settings), it really looks marvel[l]ous ! 😇
Note :  ‘AltGr’ is an abbreviation for ‘Alt(ernate) Graph’.

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