Global Caps Lock Key(globalcapslock.com)
globalcapslock.com
Global Caps Lock Key
https://globalcapslock.com
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When typing on the test box at the bottom, if Caps Lock is on you can hold shift to type in lowercase. But while that makes sense for Windows users (last I checked), on macOS holding shift while Caps Lock in on has no effect, it keeps the uppercase. I don’t remember on Linux.
It behaves the same on Linux IIRC.
But I don't really know, since I've been remapping Caps Lock to Control (Command on Mac) for the last ~20 years or so.
But I don't really know, since I've been remapping Caps Lock to Control (Command on Mac) for the last ~20 years or so.
This reminds me of some old software (I've forgotten the name) that was essentially gamifying a keylogger. You would install it, and it counted your keystrokes/letters/mouse movement distance. It tallied it up and gave scoreboards. You could add friends to compare your numbers with each other. And finally, the cherry on top, you could install on multiple machines and have their totals all count for you.
I was a kid, and yes I 100% installed this on as many machines I had access to. Grandparents, etc. Probably tried to do it at school too (can't remember).
Now I wonder about the likelihood it was really just malware with a novel method of distribution.
I was a kid, and yes I 100% installed this on as many machines I had access to. Grandparents, etc. Probably tried to do it at school too (can't remember).
Now I wonder about the likelihood it was really just malware with a novel method of distribution.
When I saw it involved a downloaded client, all sorts of alarm-bells went off.
But, thankfully, the python code is short enough to feasibly review... Although I suppose another angle is to check if any of the dependencies are untrustworthy or typo-squatted.
But, thankfully, the python code is short enough to feasibly review... Although I suppose another angle is to check if any of the dependencies are untrustworthy or typo-squatted.
Is there some means of synchronizing your keyboard with a global caps-lock state which would not involve running local software? I cannot imagine how that would work.
No way in hell I'm running this one :)
LOLz! As someone who swaps caps with control on all machines as well as buying keyboards which lack caps for a control key, this site is truly horrifying!
WYS, and in 2025 I'm surprised that the CL (a holdout from typewriter days, right?) still exists and/or isn't one of those "hold to toggle" keys.