reLayout

What it does

Small app, exactly the right behavior.

It converts over your actually-installed layouts using physical key positions, so it is never hard-coded to a single pair.

Not a character table. It maps through physical keys, so even the Option layer just works.

ß æ → ы э

A per-language trigram model fixes wrong-layout words on the fly, no hotkey. Cross-script, precision-first, off by default.

A combo, a modifier tap, or a tap sequence. Recorded in Settings.

Hit it again to restore the original text and input source.

Accessibility-first, no clipboard churn. DeepL stays out of the way.

Skip terminals, IDEs, or any app. Password fields always skipped.

Signed, notarized, and auto-updating via Sparkle. Or install and upgrade through Homebrew.

Real typing is messy. reLayout covers the cases the simple switchers skip.

Nothing selected?

It grabs from the caret back to the start of the line, then converts.

Switched layout after mistyping?

It reads the wrong layout from the text itself, not just the active one.

Option-layer characters?

Even ß and æ map to ы and э. It works on key position, not a letter table.

Any script you use?

Russian, Ukrainian, anything installed. Convert between whichever two are active.

In a password field?

Secure text fields are always left alone, hotkey and auto-correct both.

In a terminal or IDE?

Excluded by default for auto-correct, and the list is yours to edit.

Changed your mind?

Press the hotkey again within ~1.5s to put the original text back.

Want a chord or a double-tap?

Record a combo, a modifier tap, or a tap sequence like double Shift.

Everything the popular layout switchers do, plus what they usually don't: any installed layout, a clipboard-free read, and open source.

	reLayout	Typical switcher
Convert the selection by hotkey
Auto-correct while typing	trigram, opt-in
Undo the last fix
Switch the system input source
Per-app exceptions		sometimes
Works with any installed layouts	by key position	often fixed RU/EN
Reads without the clipboard	Accessibility API	clipboard churn
Open source and free	MIT	often closed or paid
Native, no Electron	1.6 MB	varies

brew install --cask vladforfutdinov/relayout/relayout

Updates with brew upgrade.

Grab reLayout.dmg from the latest release and drag it to Applications.

Launch reLayout. It lives in the menu bar as the rL icon.

Grant Accessibility in System Settings, then relaunch.

Select wrong-layout text and tap your hotkey (default left ⌥).