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| Finger | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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| Usage | 6.10% (P49) | 8.90% (P77) | 10.84% (P39) | 16.15% (P90) | 11.02% (P47) | 15.82% (P81) | 8.07% (P18) | 5.86% (P22) |
| Same Finger | Full Scissor | Half Scissor | Lat. Stretch | |
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| Bigram | 0.87% (P59) | 0.39% (P98) | 1.34% (P45) | 1.21% (P81) |
| Skipgram | 5.54% (P78) | 0.51% (P88) | 3.29% (P91) | 0.71% (P14) |
| No Thumbs | Left Space | Right Space | |
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| Weak-ish Redirs. | 0.33% (P20) | 0.52% (P28) | 0.56% (P25) |
| Weak Redirects | 0.74% (P77) | 0.35% (P83) | 0.35% (P83) |
| Other Same Finger | 20.46% (P64) | 13.69% (P74) | 13.69% (P74) |
| Rolls : Alts | 1.38 (P24) | 1.99 (P54) | 1.26 (P9) |
| 2-Roll In : Out | 2.99 (P89) | 1.41 (P71) | 1.97 (P91) |
| 3-Roll In : Out | 14.64 (P87) | 3.84 (P82) | 13.96 (P94) |
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- 2022
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| Finger | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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| Usage | 4.77% (P29) | 9.15% (P82) | 10.84% (P39) | 16.00% (P85) | 9.4% | 17.2% | 7.54% (P0) | 9.62% (P9) | 7.47% (P9) | 7.98% (P70) |
| Same Finger | Full Scissor | Half Scissor | Lat. Stretch | |
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| Bigram | 0.84% (P56) | 0.31% (P92) | 2.69% (P92) | 0.34% (P14) |
| Skipgram | 3.98% (P16) | 0.39% (P71) | 2.47% (P49) | 1.19% (P57) |
| No Thumbs | With Thumbs | |
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| Weak-ish Redirs. | 0.34% (P21) | 1.24% (P88) |
| Weak Redirects | 0.09% (P8) | 0.03% (P4) |
| Other Same Finger | 19.50% (P53) | 12.08% (P41) |
| Rolls : Alts | 1.51 (P50) | 1.51 (P47) |
| 2-Roll In : Out | 0.82 (P16) | 1.02 (P28) |
| 3-Roll In : Out | 7.71 (P80) | 1.48 (P60) |
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| Finger | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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| Usage | 5.44% (P38) | 9.04% (P79) | 12.84% (P75) | 15.93% (P84) | 1.8% | 17.2% | 9.34% (P8) | 15.77% (P77) | 4.36% (P0) | 8.21% (P86) |
| Same Finger | Full Scissor | Half Scissor | Lat. Stretch | |
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| Bigram | 0.95% (P67) | 0.33% (P94) | 2.22% (P82) | 0.53% (P39) |
| Skipgram | 5.21% (P70) | 0.52% (P92) | 2.63% (P59) | 0.88% (P25) |
| No Thumbs | With Thumbs | |
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| Weak-ish Redirs. | 0.46% (P26) | 0.56% (P26) |
| Weak Redirects | 0.21% (P29) | 0.10% (P34) |
| Other Same Finger | 20.53% (P65) | 13.50% (P70) |
| Rolls : Alts | 1.42 (P32) | 1.42 (P34) |
| 2-Roll In : Out | 1.12 (P48) | 1.00 (P25) |
| 3-Roll In : Out | 6.72 (P78) | 3.12 (P73) |
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| Finger | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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| Usage | 4.77% (P29) | 8.63% (P66) | 10.84% (P39) | 10.37% (P8) | 7.7% | 17.2% | 10.95% (P42) | 15.82% (P81) | 8.21% (P25) | 5.47% (P21) |
| Same Finger | Full Scissor | Half Scissor | Lat. Stretch | |
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| Bigram | 0.70% (P43) | 0.36% (P96) | 2.30% (P85) | 0.47% (P31) |
| Skipgram | 3.98% (P16) | 0.49% (P84) | 2.93% (P80) | 1.23% (P60) |
| No Thumbs | With Thumbs | |
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| Weak-ish Redirs. | 0.22% (P13) | 0.49% (P18) |
| Weak Redirects | 0.94% (P87) | 0.34% (P80) |
| Other Same Finger | 21.57% (P76) | 11.82% (P31) |
| Rolls : Alts | 1.22 (P8) | 1.19 (P0) |
| 2-Roll In : Out | 1.77 (P64) | 1.71 (P81) |
| 3-Roll In : Out | 18.47 (P89) | 16.18 (P95) |
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| Finger | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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| Usage | 4.77% (P29) | 8.56% (P61) | 9.48% (P21) | 15.22% (P76) | 5.4% | 17.2% | 10.95% (P42) | 15.82% (P81) | 4.50% (P2) | 8.07% (P84) |
| Same Finger | Full Scissor | Half Scissor | Lat. Stretch | |
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| Bigram | 0.68% (P40) | 0.37% (P97) | 1.62% (P55) | 0.40% (P26) |
| Skipgram | 4.26% (P29) | 0.60% (P97) | 2.63% (P60) | 0.91% (P32) |
| No Thumbs | With Thumbs | |
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| Weak-ish Redirs. | 0.54% (P39) | 0.57% (P29) |
| Weak Redirects | 0.24% (P37) | 0.09% (P31) |
| Other Same Finger | 20.30% (P61) | 11.99% (P38) |
| Rolls : Alts | 1.34 (P17) | 1.41 (P32) |
| 2-Roll In : Out | 1.08 (P44) | 0.86 (P10) |
| 3-Roll In : Out | 8.31 (P82) | 2.99 (P70) |
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| Finger | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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| Usage | 4.77% (P29) | 8.56% (P61) | 10.84% (P39) | 15.22% (P76) | 4.0% | 17.2% | 10.95% (P42) | 15.82% (P81) | 4.50% (P2) | 8.07% (P84) |
| Same Finger | Full Scissor | Half Scissor | Lat. Stretch | |
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| Bigram | 0.74% (P48) | 0.34% (P95) | 2.43% (P89) | 0.58% (P43) |
| Skipgram | 4.66% (P48) | 0.59% (P96) | 3.07% (P87) | 1.08% (P51) |
| No Thumbs | With Thumbs | |
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| Weak-ish Redirs. | 0.50% (P31) | 0.57% (P28) |
| Weak Redirects | 0.23% (P35) | 0.09% (P33) |
| Other Same Finger | 21.26% (P73) | 12.50% (P53) |
| Rolls : Alts | 1.35 (P18) | 1.41 (P33) |
| 2-Roll In : Out | 1.57 (P59) | 1.55 (P71) |
| 3-Roll In : Out | 10.69 (P84) | 4.02 (P81) |
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| Finger | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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| Usage | 4.77% (P29) | 8.56% (P61) | 11.46% (P53) | 15.22% (P76) | 3.4% | 17.2% | 10.95% (P42) | 15.82% (P81) | 4.50% (P2) | 8.07% (P84) |
| Same Finger | Full Scissor | Half Scissor | Lat. Stretch | |
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| Bigram | 0.68% (P41) | 0.17% (P74) | 2.15% (P82) | 0.39% (P21) |
| Skipgram | 4.82% (P55) | 0.43% (P76) | 2.90% (P79) | 0.92% (P34) |
| No Thumbs | With Thumbs | |
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| Weak-ish Redirs. | 0.49% (P30) | 0.57% (P29) |
| Weak Redirects | 0.22% (P33) | 0.09% (P32) |
| Other Same Finger | 18.56% (P46) | 12.56% (P53) |
| Rolls : Alts | 1.42 (P28) | 1.43 (P36) |
| 2-Roll In : Out | 1.19 (P53) | 1.09 (P42) |
| 3-Roll In : Out | 7.99 (P81) | 3.71 (P78) |
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| Finger | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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| Usage | 2.57% (P3) | 8.63% (P66) | 10.84% (P39) | 15.42% (P79) | 4.3% | 17.2% | 10.95% (P42) | 15.82% (P81) | 8.07% (P18) | 6.13% (P24) |
| Same Finger | Full Scissor | Half Scissor | Lat. Stretch | |
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| Bigram | 0.78% (P51) | 0.36% (P97) | 1.93% (P74) | 0.45% (P29) |
| Skipgram | 4.67% (P50) | 0.47% (P82) | 2.99% (P83) | 1.32% (P66) |
| No Thumbs | With Thumbs | |
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| Weak-ish Redirs. | 0.22% (P13) | 0.53% (P21) |
| Weak Redirects | 0.71% (P74) | 0.28% (P70) |
| Other Same Finger | 21.02% (P72) | 12.65% (P55) |
| Rolls : Alts | 1.51 (P49) | 1.27 (P11) |
| 2-Roll In : Out | 2.61 (P87) | 1.62 (P79) |
| 3-Roll In : Out | 15.23 (P88) | 7.92 (P88) |
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| Finger | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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| Usage | 6.30% (P54) | 5.41% (P2) | 10.84% (P39) | 13.36% (P57) | 4.3% | 17.2% | 10.95% (P42) | 16.53% (P95) | 8.12% (P21) | 6.93% (P32) |
| Same Finger | Full Scissor | Half Scissor | Lat. Stretch | |
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| Bigram | 0.73% (P46) | 0.23% (P84) | 2.09% (P80) | 0.36% (P18) |
| Skipgram | 4.50% (P43) | 0.51% (P87) | 2.74% (P66) | 0.60% (P6) |
| No Thumbs | With Thumbs | |
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| Weak-ish Redirs. | 0.27% (P18) | 0.84% (P62) |
| Weak Redirects | 0.90% (P84) | 0.35% (P82) |
| Other Same Finger | 20.67% (P67) | 12.27% (P45) |
| Rolls : Alts | 1.63 (P57) | 1.39 (P27) |
| 2-Roll In : Out | 3.86 (P97) | 2.03 (P94) |
| 3-Roll In : Out | 31.02 (P91) | 3.81 (P79) |
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| Finger | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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| Usage | 5.42% (P37) | 6.99% (P13) | 10.84% (P39) | 14.21% (P68) | 4.3% | 17.2% | 10.95% (P42) | 15.82% (P81) | 8.07% (P18) | 6.13% (P24) |
| Same Finger | Full Scissor | Half Scissor | Lat. Stretch | |
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| Bigram | 0.65% (P34) | 0.11% (P53) | 1.95% (P75) | 0.39% (P21) |
| Skipgram | 4.44% (P37) | 0.33% (P63) | 2.86% (P76) | 0.89% (P29) |
| No Thumbs | With Thumbs | |
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| Weak-ish Redirs. | 0.23% (P15) | 0.54% (P22) |
| Weak Redirects | 0.76% (P81) | 0.30% (P74) |
| Other Same Finger | 20.43% (P63) | 12.13% (P42) |
| Rolls : Alts | 1.52 (P51) | 1.27 (P10) |
| 2-Roll In : Out | 3.42 (P93) | 1.90 (P85) |
| 3-Roll In : Out | 12.92 (P86) | 7.67 (P87) |
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| Finger | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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| Usage | 7.00% (P80) | 5.41% (P2) | 10.84% (P39) | 14.21% (P68) | 4.3% | 17.2% | 10.95% (P42) | 15.82% (P81) | 8.07% (P18) | 6.13% (P24) |
| Same Finger | Full Scissor | Half Scissor | Lat. Stretch | |
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| Bigram | 0.65% (P33) | 0.16% (P71) | 2.06% (P78) | 0.39% (P21) |
| Skipgram | 4.44% (P37) | 0.43% (P78) | 2.76% (P70) | 0.89% (P29) |
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| Weak-ish Redirs. | 0.23% (P16) | 0.52% (P20) |
| Weak Redirects | 0.74% (P78) | 0.29% (P72) |
| Other Same Finger | 20.42% (P63) | 12.12% (P42) |
| Rolls : Alts | 1.52 (P52) | 1.27 (P11) |
| 2-Roll In : Out | 3.68 (P95) | 1.95 (P89) |
| 3-Roll In : Out | 15.35 (P89) | 8.00 (P89) |
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| Finger | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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| Usage | 6.78% (P66) | 5.41% (P2) | 10.84% (P39) | 14.21% (P68) | 4.3% | 17.2% | 10.95% (P42) | 15.82% (P81) | 8.07% (P18) | 6.35% (P26) |
| Same Finger | Full Scissor | Half Scissor | Lat. Stretch | |
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| Bigram | 0.66% (P36) | 0.16% (P71) | 2.06% (P78) | 0.39% (P21) |
| Skipgram | 4.48% (P42) | 0.43% (P78) | 2.76% (P70) | 0.89% (P29) |
| No Thumbs | With Thumbs | |
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| Weak-ish Redirs. | 0.16% (P8) | 0.68% (P39) |
| Weak Redirects | 0.69% (P72) | 0.27% (P69) |
| Other Same Finger | 20.55% (P66) | 12.17% (P44) |
| Rolls : Alts | 1.49 (P43) | 1.29 (P13) |
| 2-Roll In : Out | 3.75 (P96) | 2.11 (P96) |
| 3-Roll In : Out | 19.15 (P90) | 3.55 (P77) |
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| Usage | 4.44% (P19) | 8.16% (P45) | 12.84% (P75) | 14.17% (P67) | 4.3% | 17.2% | 10.95% (P42) | 15.82% (P81) | 8.12% (P21) | 3.94% (P13) |
| Same Finger | Full Scissor | Half Scissor | Lat. Stretch | |
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| Bigram | 0.68% (P39) | 0.28% (P88) | 2.14% (P81) | 0.39% (P24) |
| Skipgram | 4.65% (P47) | 0.37% (P70) | 2.45% (P48) | 0.96% (P37) |
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| Weak-ish Redirs. | 0.92% (P71) | 1.05% (P80) |
| Weak Redirects | 0.62% (P67) | 0.25% (P66) |
| Other Same Finger | 20.29% (P60) | 12.16% (P43) |
| Rolls : Alts | 1.82 (P69) | 1.59 (P59) |
| 2-Roll In : Out | 1.50 (P57) | 1.33 (P64) |
| 3-Roll In : Out | 8.55 (P82) | 4.70 (P82) |
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Install
Section titled “Install”Kanata is a keyboard remapper that works on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
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Install Kanata by following “Step 1: Set Up Kanata” in Nova’s Kanata setup guide:
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Download the Kanata config file for Hands Down™ Neu:
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Make sure you know how to type your computer password using Hands Down™ Neu.
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Run Kanata with the downloaded config file and make sure the layout works as you expect:
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To have Hands Down™ Neu activate whenever your computer starts up, follow the instructions to “Automatically start Kanata”:
There are two downloads available for macOS:
| Method | Admin Required | Notes |
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| 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. |
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Download the .keylayout file for Hands Down™ Neu:
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Install the
.keylayoutfile:Copy the downloaded
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Restart macOS.
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Open System Settings.
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Go to Keyboard → Text Input → Input Sources → Edit… and add your new Hands Down™ Neu layout.
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Press the “+” button at the bottom left.
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Search for “Hands Down™ Neu,” select your new layout, and press Add.
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Install Karabiner-Elements:
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Download the Karabiner rule file for Hands Down™ Neu:
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In Karabiner-Elements Settings, go to “Complex Modifications,” then press “Add predefined rule” at the top.
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Make sure you know how to type your computer password using Hands Down™ Neu.
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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.
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To use Hands Down™ Neu on the password entry screen before logging in, follow the official instructions: