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US Mac Option Keyboard

260 users

2020-07-24

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This extension is being deprecated because it doesn't follow Chrome extension best practices.

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Description

US Mac Option Keyboard

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.

Reviews

Udaya Prakash Nageswaran

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.

Ted Han

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.