US Mac Option Keyboard

What is US Mac Option Keyboard?

US Mac Option Keyboard is a Chrome extension that enables the option for US Mac Option keyboard in Language Settings. With this keyboard layout, the right alt key behaves like the option key on a Mac keyboard, allowing special symbols to be typed.

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By: adlr

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Users: 246 ▼ -8

Rating: 5.00 (3) ▲ 1 new ratings

Version: 1.0 (Last updated: 2020-07-24)

Creation date: 2020-07-24

Risk impact: Very low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

input

Size: 8.73K

Email: ad*****@google.com

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# 50600 ▼ 663

Other rankings

#28278 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 91 #17 in keyboard keyword 41 #52 in options keyword 12 ▲ 1 #258 in input keyword 31 ▲ 14

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Extension summary

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Enables the option for US Mac Option keyboard in Language Settings. With this keyboard layout, the right alt key (AltGr) behaves like the option key on a Mac keyboard, allowing special symbols to be typed.

To enable, install the extension, then go to Chrome OS Settings > Languages and input > Manage input methods > US Mac Option Keyboard. Then, go back to Languages and input and select US Mac Option Keyboard to enable it.

User reviews

Hi folks, the new version of this extension has been posted to https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/us-mac-option-keyboard/afmldfdagnihammkglfkchbmmodiopfp It's the same as this, but updated for manifest v3.

Andrew de los Reyes, 2024-10-30

Life saver. As someone living in Germany, and using a US keyboard layout, but still having to type ü, ß and ä quite often, this extension is a life-saver. Thanks for making this.

Udaya Prakash Nageswaran, 2024-04-29

ChromeOS's support for using accents in english is so ridiculously unwieldy that it's unusable (https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/1059492?hl=en ). Trying to type something like César's requires switching keyboards midflow. I am so so happy to have a functional alternative that allows me to show respect for the diversity of how we use the English language in real life.