diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0a2bb1b..e74f865 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-CFLAGS += -std=c99 -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=199309L -O3 -g -Wall -Wextra -Werror -Wno-type-limits
+CXXFLAGS += -std=c++20 -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=199309L -O3 -g -Wall -Wextra -Werror -Wno-type-limits
 TIMEOUT ?= 10
 
 INSTALL_FILE := /opt/interception/interception-pipe-maricn-remap
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ TARGET = remap
 
 all: $(TARGET)
 
-$(TARGET): $(TARGET).c
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $(TARGET) $(TARGET).c
+$(TARGET): $(TARGET).cpp
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -o $(TARGET) $(TARGET).cpp
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ install:
 
 .PHONY: test
 test:
-	CFLAGS=-DVERBOSE make
+	CXXFLAGS=-DVERBOSE make
 	make install
 	timeout $(TIMEOUT) udevmon -c /etc/udevmon.yaml
diff --git a/remap.c b/remap.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 3db45ac..0000000
--- a/remap.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,172 +0,0 @@
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-
-#include <linux/input.h>
-#include <time.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-/**
- * Global constants
- **/
-#define MS_TO_NS 1000000L // 1 millisecond = 1,000,000 Nanoseconds
-const int KEY_STROKE_UP = 0, KEY_STROKE_DOWN = 1, KEY_STROKE_REPEAT = 2;
-const int INPUT_BUFFER_SIZE = 16;
-const long SLEEP_INTERVAL_NS = 20 * MS_TO_NS;
-const int input_event_struct_size = sizeof(struct input_event);
-
-int map_space[KEY_MAX];
-
-// clang-format off
-const struct input_event
-_space_up        = {.type = EV_KEY, .code = KEY_SPACE,    .value = KEY_STROKE_UP},
-_meta_up         = {.type = EV_KEY, .code = KEY_LEFTMETA, .value = KEY_STROKE_UP},
-_space_down      = {.type = EV_KEY, .code = KEY_SPACE,    .value = KEY_STROKE_DOWN},
-_meta_down       = {.type = EV_KEY, .code = KEY_LEFTMETA, .value = KEY_STROKE_DOWN},
-_space_repeat    = {.type = EV_KEY, .code = KEY_SPACE,    .value = KEY_STROKE_REPEAT},
-_meta_repeat     = {.type = EV_KEY, .code = KEY_LEFTMETA, .value = KEY_STROKE_REPEAT},
-_syn             = {.type = EV_SYN, .code = SYN_REPORT,   .value = KEY_STROKE_UP};
-const struct input_event
-*space_up     = &_space_up,
-*meta_up      = &_meta_up,
-*space_down   = &_space_down,
-*meta_down    = &_meta_down,
-*space_repeat = &_space_repeat,
-*meta_repeat  = &_meta_repeat,
-*syn          = &_syn;
-// clang-format on
-
-/*
-static int key_ismod(int code) {
-  switch (code) {
-  default:
-    return 0;
-  case KEY_LEFTSHIFT:
-  case KEY_RIGHTSHIFT:
-  case KEY_LEFTCTRL:
-  case KEY_RIGHTCTRL:
-  case KEY_LEFTALT:
-  case KEY_RIGHTALT:
-  case KEY_LEFTMETA:
-  case KEY_RIGHTMETA:
-    return 1;
-  }
-}
-*/
-void map_space_init() {
-  map_space[KEY_H] = KEY_LEFT;
-  map_space[KEY_J] = KEY_DOWN;
-  map_space[KEY_K] = KEY_UP;
-  map_space[KEY_L] = KEY_RIGHT;
-}
-
-int equal(const struct input_event *first, const struct input_event *second) {
-  return first->type == second->type && first->code == second->code &&
-         first->value == second->value;
-}
-
-int read_event(struct input_event *event) {
-  return fread(event, input_event_struct_size, 1, stdin) == 1;
-}
-
-void write_event(const struct input_event *event) {
-  if (fwrite(event, input_event_struct_size, 1, stdout) != 1)
-    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-}
-
-void write_events(const struct input_event *ev1,
-                  const struct input_event *ev2) {
-  const struct input_event buffer[3] = {*ev1, _syn, *ev2};
-  if (fwrite(&buffer, input_event_struct_size, 3, stdout) != 3)
-    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-}
-
-int main() {
-  struct input_event *input =
-      (struct input_event *)malloc(input_event_struct_size);
-  struct input_event *input_mapped_down =
-                         (struct input_event *)malloc(input_event_struct_size),
-                     *input_origin_up =
-                         (struct input_event *)malloc(input_event_struct_size),
-                     *input_mapped_up =
-                         (struct input_event *)malloc(input_event_struct_size);
-  *input_mapped_down = *space_down;
-  *input_origin_up = *space_up;
-  *input_mapped_up = *space_up;
-  enum { START, SPACE_HELD, KEY_HELD } state = START;
-  int space_down_not_emitted = 1;
-
-  map_space_init();
-
-  setbuf(stdin, NULL), setbuf(stdout, NULL);
-
-  while (read_event(input)) {
-    if (input->type == EV_MSC && input->code == MSC_SCAN)
-      continue;
-
-    if (input->type != EV_KEY) {
-      write_event(input);
-      continue;
-    }
-
-    switch (state) {
-    case START:
-      if (equal(input, space_down) || equal(input, space_repeat)) {
-        state = SPACE_HELD;
-        space_down_not_emitted = 1;
-      } else {
-        write_event(input);
-      }
-      break;
-    case SPACE_HELD:
-      if (equal(input, space_down) || equal(input, space_repeat))
-        break;
-      if (input->value == KEY_STROKE_DOWN) {
-        if (map_space[input->code] != 0) {
-          // TODO: any mapped key needs to go to a set of HELD keys and
-          // only when last of HELD keys is released, we can go back to SPACE_HELD state
-          // we should also accept new HELD keys while in KEY_HELD state
-          *input_origin_up = *input;
-          input_origin_up->value = KEY_STROKE_UP;
-
-          *input_mapped_down = *input;
-          input_mapped_down->code = map_space[input->code];
-
-          *input_mapped_up = *input_mapped_down;
-          input_mapped_up->value = KEY_STROKE_UP;
-
-          write_event(input_mapped_down);
-          state = KEY_HELD;
-        } else {
-          write_event(input);
-        }
-      } else { // KEY_STROKE_REPEAT or KEY_STROKE_UP
-        if (input->code == KEY_SPACE && space_down_not_emitted) {
-          write_events(space_down, input);
-          space_down_not_emitted = 0;
-        } else {
-          write_event(input);
-        }
-        state = equal(input, space_up) ? START : SPACE_HELD;
-      }
-      break;
-    case KEY_HELD:
-      if (equal(input, space_down) || equal(input, space_repeat))
-        break;
-      if (equal(input, input_mapped_down)) // || equal(input, key_repeat))
-        break;
-
-      if (equal(input, input_origin_up)) {
-        write_event(input_mapped_up);
-        state = SPACE_HELD;
-        // even if it actually wasn't emitted, we don't want to emit it
-        // after we made sure space is supposed to behave as function key
-        space_down_not_emitted = 0;
-      } else {
-        write_event(input);
-      }
-      break;
-    }
-  }
-
-  free(input);
-}
diff --git a/remap.cpp b/remap.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4805cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/remap.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,220 @@
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <iostream>
+
+#include <linux/input.h>
+#include <set>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <vector>
+
+/**
+ * Global constants
+ **/
+#define MS_TO_NS 1000000L // 1 millisecond = 1,000,000 Nanoseconds
+const int KEY_STROKE_UP = 0, KEY_STROKE_DOWN = 1, KEY_STROKE_REPEAT = 2;
+const int INPUT_BUFFER_SIZE = 16;
+const long SLEEP_INTERVAL_NS = 20 * MS_TO_NS;
+const int input_event_struct_size = sizeof(struct input_event);
+
+int map_space[KEY_MAX];
+
+// clang-format off
+const struct input_event
+_space_up        = {.time = { .tv_sec = 0, .tv_usec = 0}, .type = EV_KEY, .code = KEY_SPACE,    .value = KEY_STROKE_UP},
+_space_down      = {.time = { .tv_sec = 0, .tv_usec = 0}, .type = EV_KEY, .code = KEY_SPACE,    .value = KEY_STROKE_DOWN},
+_space_repeat    = {.time = { .tv_sec = 0, .tv_usec = 0}, .type = EV_KEY, .code = KEY_SPACE,    .value = KEY_STROKE_REPEAT},
+_syn             = {.time = { .tv_sec = 0, .tv_usec = 0}, .type = EV_SYN, .code = SYN_REPORT,   .value = KEY_STROKE_UP};
+const struct input_event
+*space_up     = &_space_up,
+*space_down   = &_space_down,
+*space_repeat = &_space_repeat,
+*syn          = &_syn;
+// clang-format on
+
+/*
+static int key_ismod(int code) {
+  switch (code) {
+  default:
+    return 0;
+  case KEY_LEFTSHIFT:
+  case KEY_RIGHTSHIFT:
+  case KEY_LEFTCTRL:
+  case KEY_RIGHTCTRL:
+  case KEY_LEFTALT:
+  case KEY_RIGHTALT:
+  case KEY_LEFTMETA:
+  case KEY_RIGHTMETA:
+    return 1;
+  }
+}
+*/
+void map_space_init() {
+  // vim home row
+  map_space[KEY_H] = KEY_LEFT;
+  map_space[KEY_J] = KEY_DOWN;
+  map_space[KEY_K] = KEY_UP;
+  map_space[KEY_L] = KEY_RIGHT;
+
+  // number row to F keys
+  map_space[KEY_1] = KEY_F1;
+  map_space[KEY_2] = KEY_F2;
+  map_space[KEY_3] = KEY_F3;
+  map_space[KEY_4] = KEY_F4;
+  map_space[KEY_5] = KEY_F5;
+  map_space[KEY_6] = KEY_F6;
+  map_space[KEY_7] = KEY_F7;
+  map_space[KEY_8] = KEY_F8;
+  map_space[KEY_9] = KEY_F9;
+  map_space[KEY_0] = KEY_F10;
+  map_space[KEY_MINUS] = KEY_F11;
+  map_space[KEY_EQUAL] = KEY_F12;
+
+  // xf86 audio
+  map_space[KEY_M] = KEY_MUTE;
+  map_space[KEY_COMMA] = KEY_VOLUMEDOWN;
+  map_space[KEY_DOT] = KEY_VOLUMEUP;
+}
+
+int equal(const struct input_event *first, const struct input_event *second) {
+  return first->type == second->type && first->code == second->code &&
+         first->value == second->value;
+}
+
+auto cmp = [](const struct input_event *e1, const struct input_event *e2) {
+  return equal(e1, e2) != 0;
+};
+
+int read_event(struct input_event *event) {
+  return fread(event, input_event_struct_size, 1, stdin) == 1;
+}
+
+void write_event(const struct input_event *event) {
+  if (fwrite(event, input_event_struct_size, 1, stdout) != 1)
+    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+void write_events(std::vector<struct input_event> *events) {
+  const unsigned long size = events->size();
+  if (fwrite(events->data(), input_event_struct_size, size, stdout) != size)
+    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+struct input_event *map(const struct input_event *input, int direction = -1) {
+  struct input_event *result = new input_event(*input);
+  result->code = map_space[input->code];
+  if (direction != -1) {
+    result->value = direction;
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
+int main() {
+  struct input_event *input = new input_event();
+  std::set<int> held_keys;
+  enum { START, SPACE_HELD, KEY_HELD } state = START;
+  int space_down_not_emitted = 1;
+
+  map_space_init();
+  setbuf(stdin, NULL), setbuf(stdout, NULL);
+
+  while (read_event(input)) {
+    if (input->type == EV_MSC && input->code == MSC_SCAN)
+      continue;
+
+    if (input->type != EV_KEY) {
+      write_event(input);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    switch (state) {
+    case START:
+      if (equal(input, space_down) || equal(input, space_repeat)) {
+        state = SPACE_HELD;
+        space_down_not_emitted = 1;
+      } else {
+        write_event(input);
+      }
+      break;
+    case SPACE_HELD:
+      if (equal(input, space_down) || equal(input, space_repeat))
+        break;
+      if (input->value == KEY_STROKE_DOWN) {
+        if (map_space[input->code] != 0) {
+          held_keys.insert(input->code);
+          space_down_not_emitted = 0;
+          struct input_event *mapped_input = map(input);
+          write_event(mapped_input);
+          delete mapped_input;
+          state = KEY_HELD;
+        } else {
+          write_event(input);
+        }
+      } else { // KEY_STROKE_REPEAT or KEY_STROKE_UP
+        if (input->code == KEY_SPACE && space_down_not_emitted) {
+          space_down_not_emitted = 0;
+          struct input_event space_down_var(*space_down);
+          std::vector<struct input_event> *combo =
+              new std::vector<struct input_event>();
+          combo->push_back(*space_down);
+          combo->push_back(*input);
+          write_events(combo);
+          delete combo;
+        } else {
+          write_event(input);
+        }
+        state = equal(input, space_up) ? START : SPACE_HELD;
+      }
+      break;
+    case KEY_HELD:
+      if (equal(input, space_down) || equal(input, space_repeat))
+        break;
+      if (input->value == KEY_STROKE_DOWN &&
+          held_keys.find(input->code) != held_keys.end()) {
+        break;
+      }
+
+      if (input->value == KEY_STROKE_UP) {
+        if (held_keys.find(input->code) != held_keys.end()) { // one of mapped held keys goes up
+          write_event(map(input));
+          held_keys.erase(input->code);
+          if (held_keys.empty()) {
+            state = SPACE_HELD;
+          }
+        } else { // regular key goes up
+          if (equal(input, space_up)) {
+            std::vector<struct input_event> *held_keys_up =
+                new std::vector<struct input_event>();
+            for (auto held_key_code : held_keys) {
+              struct input_event held_key_up;
+              held_key_up.code = held_key_code;
+              held_key_up.value = KEY_STROKE_UP;
+              held_keys_up->push_back(held_key_up);
+            }
+            held_keys_up->push_back(*space_up);
+
+            write_events(held_keys_up);
+            delete held_keys_up;
+            held_keys.clear();
+            state = START;
+          } else {
+            write_event(input);
+          }
+        }
+      } else { // KEY_STROKE_DOWN or KEY_STROKE_REPEAT
+        if (map_space[input->code] != 0) {
+          auto mapped = map(input);
+          write_event(mapped);
+          delete mapped;
+          if (input->value == KEY_STROKE_DOWN) {
+            held_keys.insert(input->code);
+          }
+        } else {
+          write_event(input);
+        }
+      }
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  free(input);
+}