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This page contains a list of websites which I found on the internet,
working on similar enhancements for US (or UK) QWERTY and usually,
also having the dead keys on AltGr (Right Alt), like UltimateKEYS :
EurKEY - European Keyboard Layout (GPL v3, Windows/Linux/macOS)
Website : https://eurkey.steffen.bruentjen.eu/
GitHub - Projects with AltGr Dead Keys (Windows/Linux)
Website : https://github.com/topics/altgr-dead-keys
Western European keyboard (with AltGr dead keys) (Windows/Linux/macOS)
Website : https://altgr-weur.eu/altgr-intl.html / https://altgr-weur.eu/
USA International (AltGr dead keys) on Windows
Website : https://code.google.com/archive/p/usialtgr/
United States - Reformed International (Windows/Linux/macOS)
GitHub : https://github.com/barkloaf/US-Reformed-International
Conkey - A keyboard layout for conlangers (Windows/Linux/macOS)
GitHub : https://github.com/bradrn/Conkey
QWERTY-fr - QWERTY layout with extra symbols and diacritics (Windows/Linux/macOS)
Website : https://qwerty-fr.org/
GitHub : https://github.com/qwerty-fr/qwerty-fr
US QWERTY+ Keyboard Layout (Windows)
Website : https://bkeyboard.wixsite.com/bkeyl
KreativeKorp - SuperLatin Keyboard Layout (Windows/Linux/macOS)
Website : https://www.kreativekorp.com/software/keyboards/superlatin/
KbdKaz 500 - free keyboard layout for Windows
Website : https://www.omega-com.pl/kbdkaz.htm / https://www.omega-com.pl/
gHacks : https://www.ghacks.net/2014/04/18/add-600-special-characters-keyboard-layout/
Pan-European keyboard layout (Windows)
Download : https://www.doxdesk.com/software/win/eurokb.html
US : https://www.doxdesk.com/file/software/win/v/eurokb-0.7/readme-us.html
UK : https://www.doxdesk.com/file/software/win/v/eurokb-0.7/readme-uk.html
Main page : https://www.doxdesk.com/
English (intl., with AltGr dead keys) keyboard layout - by Scott Severance (Windows)
Website : https://www.scottseverance.us/html/keyboard/win_intl_altgr/
Main page : https://www.scottseverance.us/
Zolid - UK International keyboard (Windows/Linux)
Windows : http://zolid.com/uk-intl-kb/index.htm
Linux : https://github.com/jmrio/uk-intl-kb
Main page : http://zolid.com/
US Multilingual Keyboard Layout (Windows)
Website : https://www.brianhetrick.com/kb/ (on Internet Archive)
French qwerty keyboard - clavier qwerty avec accents français (Windows/Linux/macOS)
Website : http://marin.jb.free.fr/qwerty-fr/
Main page : http://marin.jb.free.fr/
QWaccent - QWERTY keyboard layout with additional shortcuts to easily write in French (Windows)
GitHub : https://github.com/vaemendis/qwaccent
QWERTY-Lafayette - A Qwerty layout for French-speaking users (Windows/Linux/macOS)
Website : https://qwerty-lafayette.org/ (in French)
GitHub : https://github.com/fabi1cazenave/qwerty-lafayette
Alternate Keyboards (and 'New US Keyboard Layouts') for Windows
Website : https://keyboards.jargon-file.org[/#us-gen]
English (International) Keyboard Layout - NAROD·RU (Windows)
Website : https://kbd-intl.narod.ru/english/en (EN/RU)
Main page : https://kbd-intl.narod.ru/english (EN/RU)
Q International QWERTY Keyboard - Omniglot (Windows)
Website : https://omniglot.com/mlcomputing/qkeyboard.htm
Keyferret - Intuitive Unicode keyboard input (Windows)
Website : https://keyferret.com/
UK super-extended keyboard - Andrew Swaine (Windows)
Website : https://andrewswaine.uk/keyboard/driver
Main page : https://andrewswaine.uk/
Colemak Keyboard Layout (Windows/Linux/macOS)
Website : https://colemak.com/
Website : https://colemak.org/
Colemak-DH - DreymaR's Big Bag of Kbd Tricks - The Big Bag Theory
Website : https://dreymar.colemak.org/
Colemak-DH - Ergonomic Keyboard Mods
Website : https://colemakmods.github.io/ergonomic-mods/
AFNOR - The new AZERTY - Le nouvel AZERTY
Website : https://norme-azerty.fr/ (FR)
Website : https://norme-azerty.fr/en/ (EN)
AutoHotkey - Needed for the AHK scripts (GPL v2, Windows)
Website : https://www.autohotkey.com/
GitHub Releases : https://github.com/AutoHotkey/AutoHotkey/releases
Keyboard Layout Editor (open source, all platforms)
Website : http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/
Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator (MSKLC) Version 1.4 (updated on 2020-10-02)
Website : https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=102134
Emoji Picker - Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (2017) and later
Press Win Key + Period (.) or Win Key + Semicolon (;) to type emoji, kaomoji and symbols.
Holdkey - Press and hold down a letter to view a list of symbols belonging to that same group (Windows)
Website : https://www.holdkey.eu/
Keyboard Layout Files Creator - Create advanced keyboard layouts in various formats (GPL v3, runs on Linux)
GitHub : https://github.com/39aldo39/klfc
KbdEdit - A comprehensive keyboard layout editor, which can read and import MSKLC (.KLC) files and also supports 'chained dead keys' (Windows)
Website : http://www.kbdedit.com/
WinCompose - A compose key (by default: Right Alt) for Windows
Website : http://wincompose.info/
GitHub : https://github.com/samhocevar/wincompose
gHacks : https://www.ghacks.net/2014/12/29/wincompose-use-keyboard-shortcuts-to-write-special-characters/
Ukelele - A Unicode Keyboard Layout Editor for macOS
Website : https://software.sil.org/ukelele/
Main page : https://software.sil.org/
A Visual Comparison of Different National Layouts on a Computer Keyboard - Miguel Farah
Website : https://www.farah.cl/Keyboardery/A-Visual-Comparison-of-Different-National-Layouts/
Keyboard Layout Info - Website about keyboard layouts in Windows
Website : https://kbdlayout.info/
Description of XCompose - Debian.org (Linux)
Website : https://wiki.debian.org/XCompose
Complete list of AppleScript key codes - Eastmanreference.com (macOS)
Website : https://eastmanreference.com/complete-list-of-applescript-key-codes
Where can I find a list of Mac virtual key codes? - Stack Overflow
Website : https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3202629/where-can-i-find-a-list-of-mac-virtual-key-codes
Virtual Key Codes (macOS) - Archive.org
Website : https://web.archive.org/web/20100501161453/http://www.classicteck.com/rbarticles/mackeyboard.php
Remapping Keys in macOS 10.12 Sierra - Technical Note TN2450 - Apple
Website : https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/technotes/tn2450/_index.html
80 Mac Keyboard Layouts - Identification Guide + Illustrations - Keyshorts
Website : https://keyshorts.com/blogs/blog/37615873-how-to-identify-macbook-keyboard-localization
How to customise keyboard layouts (macOS) - The Eclectic Light Company
Website : https://eclecticlight.co/2021/07/29/how-to-customise-keyboard-layouts/
=> 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 !
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