Karabiner Reviews and details

Social recommendations and mentions

• Ask HN: What if we wrote HTML with [brackets][/brackets]?

  I have been using Karabiner elements (https://karabiner-elements.pqrs.org), they allow keyboard customization, I have switched the colon and semicolon key, by default without pressing shift, the key will output colon (:) , I find this useful as I type lot of colon daily. Maybe you can use this software to set "<" and ">" to be the default text output without using Shift. - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago

• Remote desktop from Windows to Mac, native keys and function

  In the settings of chrome remote desktop there is an option to not send modifier keys etc to the host system. I've also heard of https://karabiner-elements.pqrs.org/. Source: 5 months ago

• DOS_deck: Play DOS games in the browser with full controller support

  Possible karbiner but I've never looked into doing specifically that, so I may be wrong https://karabiner-elements.pqrs.org/. - Source: Hacker News / 5 months ago

• Always paste without formatting on macOS

  Remap with Karabiner (https://karabiner-elements.pqrs.org/). I personally mapped right_command + v to it, but it's capable of a straight out remap. - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago

• A collection of useful Mac Apps

  Karabiner-Elements - Price: Free Powerful and stable keyboard customizer for macOS. Source: 10 months ago

• I protest the medicalschool opinion that "Anki is garbage as an app" and present 20 interesting Game Anki Free add-ons!

  PC via JoyToKey(win), karabiner(Mac), or add-on(Contanki), etc. Smartphone app can be connected via bluetooth to set the buttons. Source: 10 months ago

• Vim remaps for mac users

  You could try remapping the keyboard with https://karabiner-elements.pqrs.org/. Source: 10 months ago

• IT Pro Tuesday #257 - IAS/NPS Log Analysis, Web Dev Tutorials, FreeBSD Builder & More

  Karabiner-Elements is a keyboard customizer for MacOS that allows you to adjust things to your liking, plus includes cool features for creating device-specific modifications that alter the behavior of function keys and setting up complex modification rules. MyUshanka appreciates that it can "map keyboard shortcuts, including remapping existing ones.". Source: 10 months ago

• Write code to reassign keys on Mac?

  I'd definitely recommend checking out Karabiner-Elements. Been using it for years and it works very well. You have the option to do simple modifications quickly or code your own complex changes. Https://karabiner-elements.pqrs.org/. Source: 10 months ago

• Apple removing keyboard brightness keys is one of the worst decisions they've made, ever.

  I agree, I use this to set the function keys back like they’re supposed to: https://karabiner-elements.pqrs.org/. Source: 10 months ago

• [Serious] I don't get why people like Mac and I feel like I'm missing out

  You can do very sophisticated key remapping with the FOSS tool karabiner elements, and it has a good GUI. https://karabiner-elements.pqrs.org. Source: 11 months ago

• Mapping Caps-Lock to Esc is life changing

  For the mac folks I discovered Karabiner-Elements that allows pretty complex key mappings, haven't given it a go but bit meaning to try it out. Source: 11 months ago

• Keyboard Maestro vs Alfred (Powerpack) vs Raycast

  First, I am still not used to hitting two distant combination keys, though I can of course use Karabiner-Elements to modify them, but still, I would expect when you hit escape you will not see the search window anymore.. Source: 11 months ago

• I got a Macbook and I realized... I am old people.

  If you want to remap Mac to be more like Windows, or are using a Windows keyboard on a Mac … I’ve found this to be of some utility. Source: 11 months ago

• [HELP] External keyboard with incorrect key mapping

  There's maybe a workaround, and that's using Karabiner-Elements. You can remap keys, per keyboard: Https://karabiner-elements.pqrs.org/. Source: 11 months ago

• Is there any hope for my tab key?

  Can you remap the tab key to the cap lock. Karabiner Elements may help. Source: 11 months ago

• Assign fn key to a key on an external keyboard

  Ive downloaded the app [Karabiner](https://karabiner-elements.pqrs.org/) to try and remap the keys, which have worked nicely for the function keys and their actions, but I dont see an easy way to assign the fn key on the external keyboard the actual fn action. Source: 11 months ago

• MacOS improvement discussion

  Karabiner allows you to customize macOS shortcuts. Source: 12 months ago

• Moving from Mac to PC - Shortcut Solution

  If you can't get IT to install Karabiner, the only keyboard I can personally think of that can remap keys without installing anything is a Wooting keyboard. You can configure it via a browser and it stores the configuration on the device itself. Source: 12 months ago

• Text editor that closes itself when last file is closed?

  There are two options here - there is an application called Swift Quit (https://swiftquit.com) which will quit the entire app when the last window is closed and the second option is using Karabiner-Elements (https://karabiner-elements.pqrs.org) where you can adjust any key combination to close the entire application. Source: 12 months ago

• How can I change the keyboard backlight brightness without having to go into the settings all the time? Are there no shortcut keys?

  "Thankfully, you can bring back the old behavior using a simple application. All you need to do is install the Karabiner Elements app. It’s a free, open-source, and stable key mapping tool for macOS. Its default profile will automatically restore the keyboard brightness function keys.". Source: 12 months ago