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Finger	1	2	3	4	7	8	9	10
Usage	6.10% (P48)	8.90% (P77)	10.84% (P41)	16.15% (P89)	11.02% (P45)	15.82% (P80)	8.07% (P20)	5.86% (P23)

	Same Finger	Full Scissor	Half Scissor	Lat. Stretch
Bigram	0.87% (P55)	0.39% (P98)	1.34% (P41)	1.21% (P77)
Skipgram	5.54% (P76)	0.51% (P87)	3.29% (P90)	0.71% (P14)

	No Thumbs	Left Space	Right Space
Weak-ish Redirs.	0.33% (P21)	0.52% (P29)	0.56% (P26)
Weak Redirects	0.74% (P77)	0.35% (P82)	0.35% (P82)
Other Same Finger	20.46% (P61)	13.69% (P71)	13.69% (P71)
Rolls : Alts	1.38 (P24)	1.99 (P53)	1.26 (P9)
2-Roll In : Out	2.99 (P87)	1.41 (P73)	1.97 (P91)
3-Roll In : Out	14.64 (P86)	3.84 (P82)	13.96 (P94)

Author

R. Alan Reiser

Year

2022

Finger Map

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Finger	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Usage	4.77% (P28)	9.15% (P82)	10.84% (P41)	16.00% (P83)	9.4%	17.2%	7.54% (P0)	9.62% (P9)	7.47% (P10)	7.98% (P71)

	Same Finger	Full Scissor	Half Scissor	Lat. Stretch
Bigram	0.84% (P52)	0.31% (P91)	2.69% (P91)	0.34% (P8)
Skipgram	3.98% (P14)	0.39% (P68)	2.47% (P44)	1.19% (P52)

	No Thumbs	With Thumbs
Weak-ish Redirs.	0.34% (P22)	1.24% (P87)
Weak Redirects	0.09% (P7)	0.03% (P4)
Other Same Finger	19.50% (P48)	12.08% (P37)
Rolls : Alts	1.51 (P49)	1.51 (P43)
2-Roll In : Out	0.82 (P14)	1.02 (P28)
3-Roll In : Out	7.71 (P79)	1.48 (P62)

Author

R. Alan Reiser

Year

2022

Official Website

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Finger	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Usage	5.44% (P38)	9.04% (P79)	12.84% (P78)	15.93% (P82)	1.8%	17.2%	9.34% (P6)	15.77% (P75)	4.36% (P0)	8.21% (P85)

	Same Finger	Full Scissor	Half Scissor	Lat. Stretch
Bigram	0.95% (P64)	0.33% (P93)	2.22% (P80)	0.53% (P34)
Skipgram	5.21% (P67)	0.52% (P91)	2.63% (P55)	0.88% (P24)

	No Thumbs	With Thumbs
Weak-ish Redirs.	0.46% (P26)	0.56% (P27)
Weak Redirects	0.21% (P29)	0.10% (P34)
Other Same Finger	20.53% (P62)	13.50% (P67)
Rolls : Alts	1.42 (P31)	1.42 (P34)
2-Roll In : Out	1.12 (P49)	1.00 (P27)
3-Roll In : Out	6.72 (P77)	3.12 (P73)

Author

R. Alan Reiser

Year

2022

Official Website

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Finger	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Usage	4.77% (P28)	8.63% (P65)	10.84% (P41)	10.37% (P9)	7.7%	17.2%	10.95% (P40)	15.82% (P80)	8.21% (P28)	5.47% (P22)

	Same Finger	Full Scissor	Half Scissor	Lat. Stretch
Bigram	0.70% (P40)	0.36% (P95)	2.30% (P83)	0.47% (P25)
Skipgram	3.98% (P14)	0.49% (P82)	2.93% (P79)	1.23% (P56)

	No Thumbs	With Thumbs
Weak-ish Redirs.	0.22% (P14)	0.49% (P18)
Weak Redirects	0.94% (P85)	0.34% (P78)
Other Same Finger	21.57% (P74)	11.82% (P26)
Rolls : Alts	1.22 (P9)	1.19 (P0)
2-Roll In : Out	1.77 (P66)	1.71 (P79)
3-Roll In : Out	18.47 (P89)	16.18 (P95)

Author

R. Alan Reiser

Year

2022

Official Website

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Finger	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Usage	4.77% (P28)	8.56% (P62)	9.48% (P21)	15.22% (P73)	5.4%	17.2%	10.95% (P40)	15.82% (P80)	4.50% (P2)	8.07% (P82)

	Same Finger	Full Scissor	Half Scissor	Lat. Stretch
Bigram	0.68% (P36)	0.37% (P97)	1.62% (P53)	0.40% (P20)
Skipgram	4.26% (P27)	0.60% (P96)	2.63% (P56)	0.91% (P31)

	No Thumbs	With Thumbs
Weak-ish Redirs.	0.54% (P40)	0.57% (P30)
Weak Redirects	0.24% (P38)	0.09% (P31)
Other Same Finger	20.30% (P57)	11.99% (P34)
Rolls : Alts	1.34 (P17)	1.41 (P32)
2-Roll In : Out	1.08 (P44)	0.86 (P11)
3-Roll In : Out	8.31 (P81)	2.99 (P73)

Author

R. Alan Reiser

Year

2022

Official Website

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Finger	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Usage	4.77% (P28)	8.56% (P62)	10.84% (P41)	15.22% (P73)	4.0%	17.2%	10.95% (P40)	15.82% (P80)	4.50% (P2)	8.07% (P82)

	Same Finger	Full Scissor	Half Scissor	Lat. Stretch
Bigram	0.74% (P45)	0.34% (P95)	2.43% (P87)	0.58% (P39)
Skipgram	4.66% (P44)	0.59% (P95)	3.07% (P86)	1.08% (P48)

	No Thumbs	With Thumbs
Weak-ish Redirs.	0.50% (P32)	0.57% (P29)
Weak Redirects	0.23% (P36)	0.09% (P33)
Other Same Finger	21.26% (P71)	12.50% (P50)
Rolls : Alts	1.35 (P18)	1.41 (P32)
2-Roll In : Out	1.57 (P60)	1.55 (P72)
3-Roll In : Out	10.69 (P84)	4.02 (P81)

Author

R. Alan Reiser

Year

2022

Official Website

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Finger	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Usage	4.77% (P28)	8.56% (P62)	11.46% (P55)	15.22% (P73)	3.4%	17.2%	10.95% (P40)	15.82% (P80)	4.50% (P2)	8.07% (P82)

	Same Finger	Full Scissor	Half Scissor	Lat. Stretch
Bigram	0.68% (P37)	0.17% (P71)	2.15% (P79)	0.39% (P14)
Skipgram	4.82% (P51)	0.43% (P73)	2.90% (P77)	0.92% (P32)

	No Thumbs	With Thumbs
Weak-ish Redirs.	0.49% (P31)	0.57% (P30)
Weak Redirects	0.22% (P34)	0.09% (P32)
Other Same Finger	18.56% (P43)	12.56% (P50)
Rolls : Alts	1.42 (P27)	1.43 (P36)
2-Roll In : Out	1.19 (P54)	1.09 (P43)
3-Roll In : Out	7.99 (P80)	3.71 (P78)

Author

R. Alan Reiser

Year

2022

Official Website

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Finger	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Usage	2.57% (P4)	8.63% (P65)	10.84% (P41)	15.42% (P76)	4.3%	17.2%	10.95% (P40)	15.82% (P80)	8.07% (P20)	6.13% (P25)

	Same Finger	Full Scissor	Half Scissor	Lat. Stretch
Bigram	0.78% (P47)	0.36% (P96)	1.93% (P71)	0.45% (P23)
Skipgram	4.67% (P45)	0.47% (P80)	2.99% (P82)	1.32% (P63)

	No Thumbs	With Thumbs
Weak-ish Redirs.	0.22% (P14)	0.53% (P22)
Weak Redirects	0.71% (P74)	0.28% (P69)
Other Same Finger	21.02% (P70)	12.65% (P53)
Rolls : Alts	1.51 (P46)	1.27 (P12)
2-Roll In : Out	2.61 (P86)	1.62 (P77)
3-Roll In : Out	15.23 (P87)	7.92 (P87)

Author

R. Alan Reiser

Year

2022

Official Website

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Finger	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Usage	6.30% (P54)	5.41% (P1)	10.84% (P41)	13.36% (P54)	4.3%	17.2%	10.95% (P40)	16.53% (P94)	8.12% (P24)	6.93% (P33)

	Same Finger	Full Scissor	Half Scissor	Lat. Stretch
Bigram	0.73% (P43)	0.23% (P83)	2.09% (P77)	0.36% (P12)
Skipgram	4.50% (P38)	0.51% (P86)	2.74% (P64)	0.60% (P5)

	No Thumbs	With Thumbs
Weak-ish Redirs.	0.27% (P19)	0.84% (P61)
Weak Redirects	0.90% (P82)	0.35% (P80)
Other Same Finger	20.67% (P64)	12.27% (P41)
Rolls : Alts	1.63 (P56)	1.39 (P27)
2-Roll In : Out	3.86 (P96)	2.03 (P94)
3-Roll In : Out	31.02 (P91)	3.81 (P79)

Author

R. Alan Reiser

Year

2022

Official Website

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Finger	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Usage	5.42% (P37)	6.99% (P14)	10.84% (P41)	14.21% (P65)	4.3%	17.2%	10.95% (P40)	15.82% (P80)	8.07% (P20)	6.13% (P25)

	Same Finger	Full Scissor	Half Scissor	Lat. Stretch
Bigram	0.65% (P30)	0.11% (P52)	1.95% (P73)	0.39% (P14)
Skipgram	4.44% (P33)	0.33% (P60)	2.86% (P74)	0.89% (P27)

	No Thumbs	With Thumbs
Weak-ish Redirs.	0.23% (P16)	0.54% (P23)
Weak Redirects	0.76% (P79)	0.30% (P72)
Other Same Finger	20.43% (P60)	12.13% (P39)
Rolls : Alts	1.52 (P50)	1.27 (P10)
2-Roll In : Out	3.42 (P92)	1.90 (P84)
3-Roll In : Out	12.92 (P86)	7.67 (P86)

Author

R. Alan Reiser

Year

2022

Official Website

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Finger	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Usage	7.00% (P81)	5.41% (P1)	10.84% (P41)	14.21% (P65)	4.3%	17.2%	10.95% (P40)	15.82% (P80)	8.07% (P20)	6.13% (P25)

	Same Finger	Full Scissor	Half Scissor	Lat. Stretch
Bigram	0.65% (P29)	0.16% (P68)	2.06% (P75)	0.39% (P14)
Skipgram	4.44% (P32)	0.43% (P75)	2.76% (P67)	0.89% (P27)

	No Thumbs	With Thumbs
Weak-ish Redirs.	0.23% (P17)	0.52% (P21)
Weak Redirects	0.74% (P78)	0.29% (P71)
Other Same Finger	20.42% (P59)	12.12% (P38)
Rolls : Alts	1.52 (P50)	1.27 (P11)
2-Roll In : Out	3.68 (P94)	1.95 (P88)
3-Roll In : Out	15.35 (P88)	8.00 (P88)

Author

R. Alan Reiser

Year

2022

Official Website

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Finger	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Usage	6.78% (P65)	5.41% (P1)	10.84% (P41)	14.21% (P65)	4.3%	17.2%	10.95% (P40)	15.82% (P80)	8.07% (P20)	6.35% (P28)

	Same Finger	Full Scissor	Half Scissor	Lat. Stretch
Bigram	0.66% (P32)	0.16% (P68)	2.06% (P75)	0.39% (P14)
Skipgram	4.48% (P37)	0.43% (P75)	2.76% (P67)	0.89% (P27)

	No Thumbs	With Thumbs
Weak-ish Redirs.	0.16% (P9)	0.68% (P38)
Weak Redirects	0.69% (P73)	0.27% (P68)
Other Same Finger	20.55% (P63)	12.17% (P41)
Rolls : Alts	1.49 (P41)	1.29 (P14)
2-Roll In : Out	3.75 (P95)	2.11 (P95)
3-Roll In : Out	19.15 (P90)	3.55 (P77)

Author

R. Alan Reiser

Year

2022

Official Website

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Finger	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Usage	4.44% (P18)	8.16% (P44)	12.84% (P78)	14.17% (P64)	4.3%	17.2%	10.95% (P40)	15.82% (P80)	8.12% (P24)	3.94% (P15)

	Same Finger	Full Scissor	Half Scissor	Lat. Stretch
Bigram	0.68% (P36)	0.28% (P88)	2.14% (P78)	0.39% (P18)
Skipgram	4.65% (P43)	0.37% (P67)	2.45% (P43)	0.96% (P35)

	No Thumbs	With Thumbs
Weak-ish Redirs.	0.92% (P68)	1.05% (P78)
Weak Redirects	0.62% (P67)	0.25% (P66)
Other Same Finger	20.29% (P56)	12.16% (P40)
Rolls : Alts	1.82 (P67)	1.59 (P57)
2-Roll In : Out	1.50 (P59)	1.33 (P64)
3-Roll In : Out	8.55 (P82)	4.70 (P82)

Author

R. Alan Reiser

Year

2022

Official Website

Install

Kanata

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Windows

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macOS

There are two downloads available for macOS:

Method	Admin Required	Notes
Native	Optional	Does not require 3rd party key remapping software. Admin is required to install for all users and use on first login.
Karabiner-Elements	Yes	Requires 3rd party key remapping software, including the installation of a Driver Extension. Allows for remapping of only specific keyboards.

Native

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Only ANSI keyboards are currently supported. If you use ISO or JIS—in other words, if your enter/return key spans two rows—you will need to fill in the blank keys in the .keylayout file using Ukelele before installing.

1. Download the keylayout file for Hands Down™ Neu:

   Hands Down™ Neu (ANSI)

2. Extract the downloaded zip file.

3. Install the .keylayout file:

   Install Script

   Run one of the install scripts from the extracted folder:

   • install-user.sh to install for a single user
   • install-system.sh to install for all users
   • hands-down-neu_X.keylayout the layout to install
   Manual

   To install for a single user: Copy the .keylayout file from the extracted folder to ~/Library/Keyboard Layouts. Create the folder if it doesn’t exist.

   To install for all users: Copy the .keylayout file from the extracted folder to /Library/Keyboard Layouts.

   Note

   By default, macOS hides the “Library” folder. To navigate to it in Finder, open the Go to Folder dialog (Go → Go to Folder… in the menubar, or Command-Shift-G) and type in the path shown above.

4. Restart macOS.

5. Open System Settings.

6. Go to Keyboard → Text Input → Input Sources → Edit… and add your new Hands Down™ Neu layout.

7. Press the “+” button at the bottom left.

8. Search for “Hands Down™ Neu,” select your new layout, and press Add.

Note

If you forget how to type your password on Hands Down™ Neu and get stuck on the Lock Screen, you can switch to your old layout using the Input menu at the top of the screen.

Karabiner-Elements

1. Install Karabiner-Elements:

   Karabiner-Elements

2. Download the Karabiner rule file for Hands Down™ Neu:

   Hands Down™ Neu (ANSI)

3. In Karabiner-Elements Settings, go to “Complex Modifications,” then press “Add predefined rule” at the top.

4. Make sure you know how to type your computer password using Hands Down™ Neu.

   Caution

   Skipping this step will lock you out of your computer. If you forget how to type your password using Hands Down™ Neu, look up Hands Down™ Neu on another device, such as a phone, when unlocking the computer.

5. Scroll down to the “Hands Down™ Neu” section and enable the rule you want.

   “All keyboards” remaps Hands Down™ Neu onto all keyboards while connected to this computer. Select this reason unless you want to exclude some keyboards from remapping.

   “Built-in keyboard only” remaps your device's built-in keyboard, as well as any other keyboard for which “Treat as built-in keyboard” (under the “Devices” section) is enabled. Select this option if you plan to map Hands Down™ Neu onto an external keyboard using custom firmware.

6. To use Hands Down™ Neu on the password entry screen before logging in, follow the official instructions:

   How to enable before login

Linux

Note

Coming soon…