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I can set this option in the Terminal app, but I'd like to do this in other apps as well.

Surprisingly, most apps support a subset of emacs commands, but anything related to the meta key ends up as a special character like ƒ.

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  • I suppose you want to use "option" as meta key so you can jump over words with "option + F" and "Option + B". Out of curiosity, what other Mac App do you want to benefit this kind of shortcut?
    – Yoric
    Commented Oct 22, 2018 at 1:02
  • @Yoric literally anything with a text editor. Such as the text box I'm typing into right now.
    – Zach
    Commented Mar 6, 2021 at 16:35
  • @Zach there are some workarounds like the Firenvim extension to edit text in a web browser using (neo)vim. Or VimMode spoon (Hammerspoon), which is fantastic to get all the basics vim movements almost anywhere in macOS. Karabiner is also useful to customise shortcuts.
    – Yoric
    Commented Mar 7, 2021 at 20:28
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    Does this answer your question? Stop using Mac keyboard Option as a modifier to character
    – xdavidliu
    Commented Jul 19, 2022 at 20:01

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