Features

Karabiner-Elements is a powerful and stable keyboard customizer for macOS.

Core features

  • Simple Modifications: Change normal keys to other keys.
  • Complex Modifications: Change keys by complex rules.
    • Change a key to combination of modifiers. (e.g. change capslock to control+command)
    • Change modifiers+key to key. (e.g. change control+m to return)
    • Send key events if a key is pressed alone.
    • Send key events if keys are pressed simultaneously.
    • Mouse keys.
    • etc.
  • Function Keys: Change f1-f12 keys to media controls.
  • Devices: Apply modifications to specified keyboards only.
  • Profiles: Support multiple profiles.
  • Modifier Flag Sync: Synchronize modifier flags across all connected keyboards.
  • Secure Keyboard Entry Support: Work well on Secure Keyboard Entry environment such as a password prompt, terminal with Secure Keyboard Entry, etc.
  • Extra Key Support: Enable extra keys on PC keyboard that are not recognized by default in macOS.
    • Home key on iPad keyboards such as Logitech K480
    • International keys
    • Language keys (e.g., 無変換,変換, カタカナ keys on JIS PC keyboard)
    • Application Launch Keys

Current limitations

  • Karabiner-Elements cannot modify the eject key on some keyboard (e.g., Apple Wired Keyboard) due to the limitation of macOS API.
  • Karabiner-Elements cannot modify the fn key on non-Apple keyboards such as Logitech keyboards.
  • Karabiner-Elements ignores the System Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts... > Modifier Keys configuration.
    Change modifiers by using Simple Modifications. (Detail of input event modification chaining)