🔄 Rekey - Never Type in the Wrong Language Again

Fixes your typing in 34 languages instantly

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❓ What Is Rekey?

Have you ever started typing a message, only to realize you forgot to switch your keyboard layout? You meant to type in English but the letters came out in Russian, or you wanted Ukrainian but got English characters instead. It's frustrating, it's common, and it wastes your time.

Rekey solves this instantly. It lives quietly in your macOS menu bar, and whenever you accidentally type in the wrong layout, simply tell Rekey to fix it. The words magically transform into the language you actually wanted.

✨ Why You'll Love It

🚀 Getting Started

📥 Download and Install

Visit this link to download the application. It will take you to the official Rekey download page.

Download Rekey

After downloading:

  1. The file will arrive in your Downloads folder.
  2. Drag Rekey to your Applications folder.
  3. Open Rekey from your Applications folder.

💡 Tip: The first few times you open Rekey, macOS may ask for permission to run. If you see a security warning, go to System Preferences → Security & Privacy and click "Open Anyway".

🎯 How to Use Rekey

Using Rekey is as simple as it gets. Once it's running, you'll see a small icon (🔄) in your menu bar at the top of your screen.

  1. Type accidentally in the wrong layout: For example, you thought you were typing English but you were actually using the Russian keyboard layout.
  2. Select the misplaced text in any application (Messages, Email, Browser, Documents — it works everywhere).
  3. Click the Rekey icon in your menu bar and choose "Fix Selection" from the dropdown menu.
  4. Boom! Your text is instantly corrected into the right language. That's it!

You can also set up a keyboard shortcut in Rekey's preferences to correct text even faster — no mouse needed at all.

🛠️ System Requirements

Operating System: macOS 11 (Big Sur) or later

Architecture: Works on both Intel and Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) Macs

Memory: Less than 50 MB RAM during normal operation

Hard drive: ~5 MB of free space

Required permissions: Accessibility access (to read and replace selected text in other apps)

🌐 Supported Languages

Rekey supports an impressive 34 languages, covering most major European languages and more.

🇺🇦 Ukrainian  🇷🇺 Russian  🇬🇧 English  🇩🇪 German  🇫🇷 French  🇪🇸 Spanish  🇮🇹 Italian  🇵🇹 Portuguese  🇳🇱 Dutch  🇵🇱 Polish  🇨🇿 Czech  🇸🇰 Slovak  🇧🇬 Bulgarian  🇷🇴 Romanian  🇬🇷 Greek  🇭🇺 Hungarian  🇸🇪 Swedish  🇳🇴 Norwegian  🇩🇰 Danish  🇫🇮 Finnish  🇮🇸 Icelandic  🇭🇷 Croatian  🇸🇮 Slovenian  🇱🇹 Lithuanian  🇱🇻 Latvian  🇪🇪 Estonian  🇹🇷 Turkish  🇦🇿 Azerbaijani  🇰🇿 Kazakh  🇧🇪 Belarusian  🇷🇸 Serbian  🇬🇪 Georgian  🇦🇲 Armenian  🇨🇭 Swiss German

🆘 Troubleshooting & FAQ

❓ Rekey doesn't correct my text. What should I do?

Make sure you have granted Rekey Accessibility permission. Go to System Preferences → Security & Privacy → Privacy → Accessibility, and check the Rekey box. You might also need to quit and reopen Rekey after granting access.

❓ Will Rekey interfere with my other apps?

No. Rekey only reads text when you explicitly ask it to. It stays completely passive in your menu bar until you click it or trigger the shortcut.

❓ Can I use Rekey with any application?

Yes! Rekey works with any app that uses standard macOS text editing — Safari, Chrome, Mail, Messages, Microsoft Word, Pages, Notion, Slack, and just about everything else.

❓ Is my data ever sent anywhere?

Absolutely not. Everything happens locally on your computer. Rekey has zero Internet connection and never sees your text.

💝 Support the Project

Rekey is free, open source, and maintained by volunteers who believe that technology should work for you — not the other way around.

If Rekey saves you time and frustration, here's how you can help: