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macOS keyboard layout fixer menu bar app

Free menu bar app that fixes text typed in the wrong keyboard layout, so people stop switching layouts by hand. Caveat: some report it doesn't work in iTerm2.

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  1. Forgotten how convenient that it is to not think about switching layouts.

    Mixed · Jun 2026 · in “Made a free macOS menu bar app that fixes typing in the wrong keyboard layout”

  2. always wanted this, happens to me all the time

    Recommends · Jun 2026 · in “Made a free macOS menu bar app that fixes typing in the wrong keyboard layout”

  3. Glad that someone finally made it.

    Recommends · Jun 2026 · in “Made a free macOS menu bar app that fixes typing in the wrong keyboard layout”

  4. your demo (EN->HB) flips the cursor to be in the LTR position in the run rather than the RTL one

    Mixed · Jun 2026 · in “Made a free macOS menu bar app that fixes typing in the wrong keyboard layout”

  5. it seems that it doesn't currently handle that, which is unfortunate.

    Mixed · Jun 2026 · in “Made a free macOS menu bar app that fixes typing in the wrong keyboard layout”

  6. I really like the (lack of a) business model, too

    Recommends · Jun 2026 · in “Made a free macOS menu bar app that fixes typing in the wrong keyboard layout”

  7. it doesn't seem to work with iTerm2 for me

    Mixed · Jun 2026 · in “Made a free macOS menu bar app that fixes typing in the wrong keyboard layout”

  8. it is basically a keylogger, it's closed source, and it was made by a guy in Israel

    Criticizes · Jun 2026 · in “Made a free macOS menu bar app that fixes typing in the wrong keyboard layout”

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