Karabiner Elements config to map home/end keys to PC-like behavior on MacOS X

pc-rules.erb

{
    "title": "MacOS -> PC Shortcuts",
    "rules": [
            {
            "description": "Top/bottom of document (ctrl+home/ctrl+end)",
            "manipulators": [
                {
                    "type": "basic",
                    "from": <%= from("home", ["command"], ["any"]) %>,
                    "to": <%= to([["up_arrow", ["left_command"]]]) %>,
                    "conditions": [ <%= frontmost_application_unless(["remote_desktop", "virtual_machine"]) %> ]
                },
                {
                    "type": "basic",
                    "from": <%= from("end", ["command"], ["any"]) %>,
                    "to": <%= to([["down_arrow", ["left_command"]]]) %>,
                    "conditions": [ <%= frontmost_application_unless(["remote_desktop", "virtual_machine"]) %> ]
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "description": "Home/end keys to the beginning/end line",
            "manipulators": [
                {
                    "type": "basic",
                    "from": <%= from("home", [], ["any"]) %>,
                    "to": <%= to([["a", ["left_control"]]]) %>,
                    "conditions": [ <%= frontmost_application_unless(["remote_desktop", "virtual_machine"]) %> ]
                },
                {
                    "type": "basic",
                    "from": <%= from("end", [], ["any"]) %>,
                    "to": <%= to([["e", ["right_control"]]]) %>,
                    "conditions": [ <%= frontmost_application_unless(["remote_desktop", "virtual_machine"]) %> ]
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "description": "Move by word (command+right/command+left)",
            "manipulators": [
                {
                    "type": "basic",
                    "from": <%= from("right_arrow", ["command"], ["any"]) %>,
                    "to": <%= to([["right_arrow", ["left_option"]]]) %>,
                    "conditions": [ <%= frontmost_application_unless(["remote_desktop", "virtual_machine"]) %> ]
                },
                {
                    "type": "basic",
                    "from": <%= from("left_arrow", ["command"], ["any"]) %>,
                    "to": <%= to([["left_arrow", ["left_option"]]]) %>,
                    "conditions": [ <%= frontmost_application_unless(["remote_desktop", "virtual_machine"]) %> ]
                }

            ]
        },
        {
            "description": "Swap Control <-> Command unless in virtual machine/remote desktop",
            "manipulators": [
                {
                    "type": "basic",
                    "from": <%= from("left_control", [], ["any"]) %>,
                    "to": <%= to([["left_command"]]) %>,
                    "conditions": [ <%= frontmost_application_unless(["remote_desktop", "virtual_machine"]) %> ]
                },
                {
                    "type": "basic",
                    "from": <%= from("left_command", [], ["any"]) %>,
                    "to": <%= to([["left_control"]]) %>,
                    "conditions": [ <%= frontmost_application_unless(["remote_desktop", "virtual_machine"]) %> ]
                },
                {
                    "type": "basic",
                    "from": <%= from("right_control", [], ["any"]) %>,
                    "to": <%= to([["right_command"]]) %>,
                    "conditions": [ <%= frontmost_application_unless(["remote_desktop", "virtual_machine"]) %> ]
                },
                {
                    "type": "basic",
                    "from": <%= from("right_command", [], ["any"]) %>,
                    "to": <%= to([["right_control"]]) %>,
                    "conditions": [ <%= frontmost_application_unless(["remote_desktop", "virtual_machine"]) %> ]
                }                  
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Note that (as of this writing) the docs folder has changed to be named public. So, you have to put pc-rules.json.erb in src/json and then the output will be in public/json/pc-rules.json.

Note that (as of this writing) the docs folder has changed to be named public. So, you have to put pc-rules.json.erb in src/json and then the output will be in public/json/pc-rules.json.

Updated with the old version there too for historical purposes. I don't use a mac anymore at work so I can't test anything ;)

can anybody that already ran this post the resulting json please?

As of writing, this doesn't seem to work. Looks like the original repo lost its ability to compile ruby template files...
The workaround I ended up with is to simply use the "PC-Style Shortcuts" that can be imported into Karabiner from its own UI. They have all the shortcuts included in this gist.

use the "PC-Style Shortcuts" that can be imported into Karabiner from its own UI. They have all the shortcuts included in this gist.

thanks, this worked great for me too.