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Karabiner-Elements is a powerful tool for customizing keyboards on macOS

story by vinhnx · 2026-03-08 · 0 comments

Seems not: https://github.com/pqrs-org/Karabiner-Elements/issues/2968

comment by Technetium · 2024-10-28 · in New iMac with M4

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The Downfall of Karabiner Elements, the Necessary macOS App

story by behnamoh · 2023-11-30 · 0 comments

You probably know this but you can remap Eject to Delete using Karabiner. https://github.com/pqrs-org/Karabiner-Elements

comment by simondotau · 2023-09-16 · in iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

…need to customize USB HID devices of any make or model (instead of installing flakey Logi sw). 1: https://github.com/pqrs-org/Karabiner-Elements

comment by blacksmith_tb · 2022-12-31 · in Mac OS Ventura Issues

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Karabiner-Elements, a utility for keyboard customization on macOS

story by tosh · 2022-10-23 · 0 comments

Karabiner Elements is ~19 MB: https://github.com/pqrs-org/Karabiner-Elements/releases In your screenshot, the value you reference is the size of the entire package repository: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask Your point still…

comment by teejmya · 2022-07-27 · in Ask HN: Have you ever had a changed-your-life moment?

Karabiner ( https://github.com/pqrs-org/Karabiner-Elements ) + Deno/Go as nice scripting languages.

comment by nikivi · 2021-12-20 · in Ask HN: Top Skills to Learn for 2022?

Just got an answer from the dev of Karabiner Elements[1]. It won‘t be affected. [1] https://github.com/pqrs-org/Karabiner-Elements/issues/2760

comment by submeta · 2021-07-07 · in macOS extensions are moving away from the kernel

…yourself: https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/technotes/tn2450... Or Karabiner Elements: https://github.com/pqrs-org/Karabiner-Elements/blob/master/R... I have an Filco Japanese keyboard and the default settings on macOS even when…

comment by myrandomcomment · 2021-03-19 · in Sensible macOS Defaults

https://github.com/pqrs-org/Karabiner-Elements and https://github.com/yqrashawn/GokuRakuJoudo for me

comment by nikivi · 2020-11-22 · in Software/Services Thanksgiving

Karabiner Elements https://github.com/pqrs-org/Karabiner-Elements Why: https://wiki.nikitavoloboev.xyz/macos/macos-apps/karabiner

comment by nikivi · 2020-11-02 · in What's your essential tools for every programmer?

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Can't use (cmd|shift|option|ctrl) + Fn with MacBook Pro 2016 with Touch Bar

story by dewiz · 2020-09-29 · 0 comments

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Karabiner Available for macOS Big Sur

story by nikivi · 2020-09-10 · 0 comments

…Like it seems no one at Apple uses it at any capacity as it's broken again with new version of OS. https://github.com/pqrs-org/Karabiner-Elements/issues/2331

comment by nikivi · 2020-06-26 · in Working on iPad

…of what I'd need to replace (swapping modifier keys, mapping my ten-keypad to arrow keys, etc.) https://github.com/pqrs-org/Karabiner-Elements/issues/2196

comment by geoelectric · 2020-05-05 · in New 13-inch MacBook Pro

…lockdown/deprecation? I'm very afraid of getting too used to it and then having it stop working. https://github.com/pqrs-org/Karabiner-Elements/issues/2149

comment by rrdharan · 2020-05-05 · in New 13-inch MacBook Pro

…or maybe you can force the key assignment with karabiner-elements https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements

comment by waz0wski · 2020-03-04 · in How Retroactive makes Aperture, iPhoto, and iTunes work again on macOS Catalina (2019)

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Karabiner Elements – powerful utility for keyboard customization on macOS

story by nikivi · 2020-02-15 · 0 comments

…with every yearly update. I've sent him a thank-you note, and now follow up yearly with a donation. https://github.com/pqrs-org/Karabiner-Elements

comment by cerberusss · 2020-01-20 · in Ask HN: Do you ever contact people who have had a positive impact on you?

Seems like Karabiner can handle that: https://github.com/pqrs-org/Karabiner-Elements/issues/346

comment by simonklitj · 2019-11-14 · in 16-inch MacBook Pro

…very easy (at this point in history): 1. download & install Karabiner Elements (open source: https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements ) `brew cask install karabiner-elements` 2. run the program, and install "Anti-RSI App Switch" config…

comment by ypcx · 2019-08-11 · in What Does a Coder Do If They Can't Type?

…) will change your life with better/faster window management. And Karabiner Elements ( https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements ) to remap keys to something more useful (who uses Caps Lock anymore?)

comment by zuccs · 2019-08-06 · in Ask HN: The most useful Mac keyboard shortcuts?

…it cross-platform. At the moment, I'm doing: On linux, https://github.com/alols/xcape . On OSX, https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements after some setup. Not sure about windows. Maybe there's some AHK script out there for it?

comment by jrib · 2019-07-20 · in Uncap - Map Caps Lock to Escape on Windows, Linux, and macOS

Same here. But I've used https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements to map the key under touch bar's esc to esc. I've also used the same program to disable touch bar esc. This way there are no accidental presses. I did it by mapping esc…

comment by thih9 · 2019-07-09 · in Apple kills the non-Touch Bar MacBook Pro

There is Karabiner Elements ( https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements ) which is amazing!

comment by ShaneOG · 2019-07-09 · in Apple kills the non-Touch Bar MacBook Pro

…Bartender https://www.macbartender.com/ - Clipy https://github.com/Clipy/Clipy - Karabiner-Elements https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements

comment by sir_terenced · 2019-03-29 · in Ask HN: What are your favorite utility desktop apps?

Oh! I have an answer for this one on Mac. https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements It let's you software remap keys. I've entirely disabled my caps locks key (I barely ever used it) and turned it into a combo esc/modifier key. Holding…

comment by SkyPuncher · 2018-08-23 · in The Workman Keyboard Layout Philosophy (2010)

…Karabiner-elements[1] or Controllermate[2] you could assign all sorts of things to those keys. 1: https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements 2: https://www.orderedbytes.com/controllermate/

comment by blacksmith_tb · 2018-08-14 · in Setting up a second keyboard for more shortcuts in Emacs

…"to_if_alone":[{"key_code":"delete_forward"}], "type":"basic"}]} [1] https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements

comment by rz2k · 2018-07-12 · in MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for pros

…Elements[1] and a simple rule[2] you import and enable. [0] http://www.hammerspoon.org [1] https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements [2] https://pqrs.org/osx/karabiner/complex_modifications/#caps_l...

comment by eddyg · 2018-04-04 · in Making the Touch Bar useful by abandoning Apple guidelines

This is the Karabiner alternative for >10.12: https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements

comment by phaedrix · 2018-03-04 · in Show HN: Emacs Anywhere

I use this app on Mac for the exact key mentioned above Caps -> Ctrl/Esc https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements

comment by alienreborn · 2018-02-16 · in Vim Anywhere

…a set of complex modification rules[2] to remap these to a more intuitive key combinations. [1] https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements [2] https://pqrs.org/osx/karabiner/complex_modifications/#termin...

comment by fbcpck · 2018-01-27 · in Moving efficiently in the CLI

…in the form of Karabiner Elements, a rewrite "due to kernel architecture changes in macOS Sierra". https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements

comment by spondyl · 2017-10-06 · in Backblaze has ordered 100 petabytes of hard drives

You can do that in Karabiner Elements, which does work on Sierra (and High Sierra for that matter) https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements

comment by gbear605 · 2017-08-29 · in My wonderful world of macOS

"Simultaneous VI Mode" in Karabiner (RIP) is apparently one such example of normal keys as modifiers. https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements/issues/153

comment by pkamb · 2017-08-11 · in Show HN: Crackle – keyboard layout for programmers

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Karabiner-Elements finally supports application-specific key remapping

story by platinumrad · 2017-07-11 · 1 comment

There is a pull request to implement this feature: https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements/pull/247 I haven't tried it myself. Honestly it's one of the things keeping me from upgrading to Sierra. Need to test it out first.

comment by steeef · 2017-02-10 · in Vim's 25th anniversary and the release of Vim 8

Discussion of the caps lock solo/chorded feature here: https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements/pull/170#issuec... Looks like it's not in master, but somebody has builds that do it.

comment by wlesieutre · 2016-12-16 · in MacOS FileVault2 Password Retrieval

Is Karabiner Elements missing features you need? https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements I haven't tried it because I can't find the wireless mouse that I needed Karabiner for, but my impression was it has most of the functionality…

comment by wlesieutre · 2016-12-16 · in MacOS FileVault2 Password Retrieval

…start updating for the full featured Karabiner for Sierra after Karabiner-Elements is completed. https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements

comment by wuusin · 2016-11-05 · in Karabiner a powerful and stable keyboard customizer for OS X

If anyone of you needs to remap keys on a Mac in software, I can recommend https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements . I use it myself to remap Caps Lock to Esc.

comment by majewsky · 2016-10-30 · in My Mechanical Keyboard

Yet. There's a pull request in the works that would do just that: https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements/pull/247 You could build from the latest update and get that functionality.

comment by steeef · 2016-10-29 · in New MacBook Pro Is Not a Laptop for Developers Anymore

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Fix to map caps_lock to both ESC and CTRL using Karabiner-Elements

story by zhenjl · 2016-10-28 · 0 comments

Editing the JSON config will do the trick as described here: https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements/issues/8 There is also a solution for Hammerspoon users here: https://gist.github.com/arbelt/b91e1f38a0880afb316dd5b573275...

comment by fabiant7t · 2016-10-28 · in New MacBook Pro Is Not a Laptop for Developers Anymore

…the past few years, so I don't know if it actually works, but somebody suggested it on reddit. [0]: https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements

comment by lj3 · 2016-10-28 · in Ask HN: Would You Upgrade to the New MacBook Pro?

…messages are at all helpful. Also, looks like Karabiner Elements exists as a rewrite for Sierra. https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements Haven't yet checked if it supports the same dual behavior, though.

comment by lambda · 2016-10-27 · in MacBook Pro

You would install this: https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements

comment by superplussed · 2016-10-26 · in Images of New MacBook Pro with Magic Toolbar Leaked in MacOS Sierra 10.12.1

…to replace its (and Seil's) functionality, but I don't believe it has feature parity yet: https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements

comment by steeef · 2016-10-05 · in Vim Anti-Patterns