Keyboard & Input
Karabiner-Elements
v16.3.0Remaps keys, modifiers and whole keyboards on macOS.
FreeOpen sourceFree, no paid tier; sponsorships welcomemacOS
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Karabiner-Elements does the keyboard surgery macOS will not: swap the roles of modifier keys, turn Caps Lock into Escape or Control, change the function keys per device, and write complex rules such as hold-to-accent or tap-versus-hold behaviour. Settings can differ for the built-in keyboard and each external one. Free, public domain, and the base most Mac keyboard setups are built on.
- Price
- Free, Free, no paid tier; sponsorships welcome
- License
- Unlicense
- Version
- 16.3.0
- Platforms
- macOS
- Category
- Keyboard & Input
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