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MidiKey2Key for Mac

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There is no Mac version of MidiKey2Key. It is free Windows software that turns MIDI notes and controls into keystrokes. On a Mac, InputConfig, free on the Mac App Store, does the same job: a pad, a key or a knob on a MIDI device becomes a key, a shortcut, a click or a system function.

Steps

  1. Connect the MIDI device to the Mac.
  2. Install InputConfig and allow it in Accessibility.
  3. Make a row, click Scan and press the pad or key.
  4. Choose the keystroke or shortcut it should send.
  5. Activate the preset and press the pad.

Match what you did in MidiKey2Key

In MidiKey2KeyIn InputConfig
A MIDI event triggers a keyA row with the note or CC as the input and a Keyboard Key output
A key with modifiersA Keyboard Key output with Command, Option, Control or Shift
Start a programAn App Action that opens an app
Learn the MIDI eventScan, then press the pad or key
A row in the InputConfig editor with a MIDI note from a pad controller as the input and a keyboard shortcut as the output.
Figure 1. An InputConfig row with a MIDI pad's note as the input and a keyboard shortcut as the output.

Map a pad to a key

  • You: Make a row, click Scan, and press the pad, key or button on the MIDI device.
  • InputConfig: Fills the input with that note or controller, then sends the output you choose each time it arrives.
  • Check: Open a text note and press the pad. The key arrives there.

A knob can work three ways: as a fader that sets a value, as a dial that scrolls, or as turns that each send one press. MIDI devices as input explains the three modes. Scan reads the pad for you, so there is no note number to look up.

InputConfig's editor showing MIDI note rows sending Command C and Command V, and CC rows sending zoom in and zoom out.
Figure 2. Note 36 copies and note 37 pastes. The CC 20 rows fire as the knob turns up or down, which is how MidiKey2Key handled a knob too.

The short version

  • MidiKey2Key. Windows only.
  • On a Mac. InputConfig, free, maps MIDI to keys, shortcuts, clicks and system functions.
  • Other options. MIDI to keystroke apps for Mac compares the rest.

Questions

Is MidiKey2Key available for Mac?

No. MidiKey2Key runs on Windows only. InputConfig is a free Mac app that maps MIDI notes, pads and knobs to keystrokes and shortcuts.

How do I turn MIDI into keystrokes on a Mac?

Install InputConfig, make a row, click Scan and press the pad or key, then choose the key or shortcut it should send.

Download on the Mac App StoreOpen source on GitHub.

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