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"]) %> ]
                }                  
            ]
        }
    ]
}

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.