Remapping keyboard keys is a common practice, especially if you need to write text in various languages that are using special characters, or if you want to create personalized keyboard shortcuts.

Unobtrusive key remapping solution that works in the background
Karabiner-Elements is a minimalistic app that resides in your status bar and enables you to extensively customize the key’s effect. Note that you must start by adding the app to the list of utilities that can control your Mac (open the System Preferences window and navigate to the Security&Privacy tab).

The application enables you to quickly access the Preferences window where you can establish the remapping rules, or the EventViewer window designed to help you check if certain settings are effective in specific applications.

Effortlessly remap your keyboard behavior and adjust the key repeat delay
For your convenience, Karabiner-Elements comes with a collection of predefined functions that can adjust the behavior of your keyboard without requiring any configuration: simply open the Preferences window and, in the Change Key panel, enable the modification you want to make by checking the attached box.

Noteworthy is that the app allows you to define multiple profiles, and that you can quickly switch between them via the app’s status bar. You may even create activation keyboard shortcuts for each profile.

Uncomplicated solution for remapping your keyboard and adjusting its behavior to match your own needs
Karabiner-Elements enables you to remap your keyboard by applying various predefined settings, but also offers you the possibility to make your own settings, by manually editing the private.xml document.

More importantly, the application also includes tools for adjusting the key repeat interval for each function and comes with an EventViewer that can help you verify if the settings work properly.

What's New:

Vresion 15.8.0:

Breaking changes

• Changed the default behavior of f6 to the Do Not Disturb key.

New Features

• Added open_application.frontmost_application_history_exclusion_bundle_identifiers and open_application.frontmost_application_history_exclusion_file_paths.
• Added the following options to karabiner_cli:
• -list-multitouch-extension-variables
• -watch-multitouch-extension-variables
• Added macOS log messages viewer to Settings.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the sticky modifier indicator could continue to be displayed even after being disabled in the settings.
• Fixed an issue where karabiner_machine_identifier was not set correctly during a clean install.

Improvements

• Removed the probable stuck key detector since we’ve confirmed that, on supported versions of macOS, seizing the device while keys are held down no longer causes any issues.
• Added an alert that appears if communication with Karabiner-VirtualHIDDevice-Daemon is not possible.
• Improved the automatic recovery behavior from inter-process communication failures.
• Improved open_application to exclude non-application bundles from frontmost_application_history_index.
• Move system extensions viewer to Settings from EventViewer.
• Updated EventViewer to properly display modifier flags for pointing button events.
• Improved MultitouchExtension to disable PreventUserIdleSystemSleep before the system goes to sleep.
• Supported the following keys:
  • generic_desktop::do_not_disturb
• Sparkle Framework has been updated.

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