Mac U.S. keyboard layout with German Umlauts

This layout is designed for German speakers using U.S. English mac keyboards. The layout is a modified U.S. English keyboard layout with German Umlauts using ⌥ option key bindings:

• option + a => ä
• option + o => ö
• option + u => ü
• option + s => ß
• option + shift + a => Ä
• option + shift + o => Ö
• option + shift + u => Ü
• option + shift + s => ẞ

Installation

1. To install the keyboard layout open Terminal on your mac and execute the command below.

curl -sL https://api.github.com/repos/patrick-zippenfenig/us-with-german-umlauts/tarball/master | sudo tar xz --exclude=README.md --strip=1 -C /Library/Keyboard\ Layouts/

2. Enter your password. This is required because the keyboard layout is installed for all users on your mac.
3. Open System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Input Sources
4. Click + and add U.S. with German Umlauts (category English) (Note: If the keyboard is not displayed, you may have to restart your device)
5. Check ☑ Show Input menu in menu bar
6. In the menu bar (top right) select U.S. with German Umlauts

Uninstall

1. Delete directory /Library/Keyboard\ Layouts/US-with-German-Umlauts.bundle with

sudo rm -R /Library/Keyboard\ Layouts/US-with-German-Umlauts.bundle

Credits

Generated with Ukelele 3.2.7 and tested on macOS 10.13 High Sierra, 10.14 Mojave, 10.15 Catalina and 11 Big Sur.

License

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2017 Patrick Zippenfenig

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