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German / English software developer keyboard layout

• I want to use the US keyboard layout for easy brackets []{}()
• I want to use German umlauts (ÄÖÜäöü) for easy writing
• I want single and double quotes not to be dead keys

Problem

The US Keyboard layout doesn't have Umlauts.

The US International Keyboard has single quotes (') and double quotes (") be dead keys.

Solution

• Use US keyboard layout
• Install MS Powertoys and in its Keyboard Manager, map the Umlauts with the configuration below

Currently mapped:

• Alt (right) + a -> ä
• Alt (right) + o -> ö
• Alt (right) + u -> ü
• Alt (right) + Shift + A -> Ä
• Alt (right) + Shift + o -> Ö
• Alt (right) + Shift + u -> Ü

C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\PowerToys\Keyboard Manager\default.json

{
    "remapKeys": {
        "inProcess": []
    },
    "remapKeysToText": {
        "inProcess": []
    },
    "remapShortcuts": {
        "global": [],
        "appSpecific": []
    },
    "remapShortcutsToText": {
        "global": [
            {
                "originalKeys": "165;65",
                "exactMatch": false,
                "unicodeText": "ä"
            },
            {
                "originalKeys": "165;79",
                "exactMatch": false,
                "unicodeText": "ö"
            },
            {
                "originalKeys": "165;85",
                "exactMatch": false,
                "unicodeText": "ü"
            },
            {
                "originalKeys": "165;160;65",
                "exactMatch": false,
                "unicodeText": "Ä"
            },
            {
                "originalKeys": "165;160;79",
                "exactMatch": false,
                "unicodeText": "Ö"
            },
            {
                "originalKeys": "165;160;85",
                "exactMatch": false,
                "unicodeText": "Ü"
            }
        ],
        "appSpecific": []
    }
}