Feature Request: Add keyboard shortcut customization for non-US keyboard layouts #23841

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opened 2026-01-31 08:54:03 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @PraveenBoss45 on GitHub (Nov 26, 2025).

Description of the new feature

Users with non-US keyboard layouts (such as French, German, Spanish, etc.) often face issues with keyboard shortcuts that are designed primarily for US QWERTY layouts. It would be helpful to have a more flexible keyboard shortcut customization system that allows users to easily remap shortcuts based on their specific keyboard layout.

This would improve accessibility for international users and make Windows Terminal more user-friendly globally.

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Originally created by @PraveenBoss45 on GitHub (Nov 26, 2025). ### Description of the new feature Users with non-US keyboard layouts (such as French, German, Spanish, etc.) often face issues with keyboard shortcuts that are designed primarily for US QWERTY layouts. It would be helpful to have a more flexible keyboard shortcut customization system that allows users to easily remap shortcuts based on their specific keyboard layout. This would improve accessibility for international users and make Windows Terminal more user-friendly globally. ### Proposed technical implementation details _No response_
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@DHowett commented on GitHub (Dec 3, 2025):

Thanks for the request!

Have you seen our robust keyboard shortcut customizer/?

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@DHowett commented on GitHub (Dec 3, 2025): Thanks for the request! Have you seen our robust keyboard shortcut customizer/? <img width="1744" height="948" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d2ce793d-4df8-477d-9319-8b2a186a697e" />
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@microsoft-github-policy-service[bot] commented on GitHub (Dec 7, 2025):

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Reference: starred/terminal#23841