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[GH-ISSUE #1618] Swap fn keys on for Mac vs Windows #1195

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opened 2026-05-05 07:35:29 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 0 comments

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Originally created by @fadersolo on GitHub (Mar 23, 2022).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/1618

What happened?

Maybe this is already possible, but I’d like a way to swap my keyboard to switch from “volume, brightness, media controller” to standard function keys when I move my mouse to certain clients.

On my Mac, I'm able to achieve this using Parsec and Remote Desktop by using an app called Fluor. The default is media keys, but when either of those apps are in focus, Fluor swaps my keyboard to use function keys so I have those available to me in Windows. Barrier doesn’t seem to made itself the focus, so Fluor won’t work, but I see there’s all these settings for swapping alt/control and fixes for scroll lock. Is there a way to make my media keys switch to function keys?

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v2.4.0

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If applicable, where did you install Barrier from?

Homebrew

What OSes are you seeing the problem on? (Check all that apply)

Windows, macOS

What OS versions are you using?

Windows 10 and MacOS 11.6.5

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Originally created by @fadersolo on GitHub (Mar 23, 2022). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/1618 ### What happened? Maybe this is already possible, but I’d like a way to swap my keyboard to switch from “volume, brightness, media controller” to standard function keys when I move my mouse to certain clients. On my Mac, I'm able to achieve this using Parsec and Remote Desktop by using an app called Fluor. The default is media keys, but when either of those apps are in focus, Fluor swaps my keyboard to use function keys so I have those available to me in Windows. Barrier doesn’t seem to made itself the focus, so Fluor won’t work, but I see there’s all these settings for swapping alt/control and fixes for scroll lock. Is there a way to make my media keys switch to function keys? ### Version v2.4.0 ### Git commit hash (if applicable) _No response_ ### If applicable, where did you install Barrier from? Homebrew ### What OSes are you seeing the problem on? (Check all that apply) Windows, macOS ### What OS versions are you using? Windows 10 and MacOS 11.6.5 ### Relevant log output _No response_ ### Any other information _No response_

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