Karabiner Elements for Mac
MacBook keyboard remapper.
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Karabiner Elements overview
Karabiner Elements (earlier was Karabiner, and even earlier was KeyRemap4MacBook) is powerful and stable keyboard customizer for macOS.
Features:
- Simple Modifications: Map normal keys to arbitrary key functions
- Complex Modifications: Map keys by complex rules. e.g., key to modifiers, modifiers+key to key, send key event if pressed alone, etc
- Function Keys: Map function keys to arbitrary key functions
- Devices: Apply modifications to specified keyboards only
- Profiles: Support the creation of multiple profiles that the user can switch between
- 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
What's new in version 16.3.0
🐛 Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where modifier keys could become stuck when both the left and right Command or Shift keys were pressed while CGEventTap fallback was enabled.
- Fixed an issue where updates were checked every time the system woke from sleep.
- Fixed an issue where Karabiner-Elements would stop modifying keys for 30 seconds when the Mac woke immediately after going to sleep.
⚡️ Improvements
- Added support for buttons 6–8 on the ELECOM HUGE trackballs. (Thanks to @BenjaminVanRyseghem)
Karabiner Elements for Mac
Free
In English
Version 16.3.0
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Aug 3, 2026
Version: 16.1.0
Using macOS Tahoe 26.5.2 stop working for button 4 & 5 of Anker vertical mouse. Probably is not problem of Karabiner Elements, but was working with Tahoe 26.5.1. Do someone has any work around or is macOS issue?
Jul 8, 2026
Version: 16.1.0
v16.0.0 is downloading. Use THIS LINK to download v16.1.0: https://github.com/pqrs-org/Karabiner-Elements/releases/download/v16.1.0/Karabiner-Elements-16.1.0.dmg
Apr 26, 2025
Version: 15.3.0
Uninstalling: Further notes. Having had 3 keys permanently die on my MBA M1 (thanks Apple), I once again ventured into Karabiner Elements. It didn't help for my purposes. So I did the official uninstall. . . And using 'Find Any File' to check for remnants (because Apple's Spotlight is a hobbled POS), I found 30+ odds and end scattered around macOS. Oh and I had to kill several still running 'Elements' using Archive Monitor. It beats 'Spotify' as the most invasive application I've every encountered. Come on! This isn't Windows! 😾
Jan 7, 2022
Version: 14.3.0
Trying to swap the fn and left_ctrl keys on my new Logitech MX Mini but it's not working… Like, nothing changes. Any tips?
Nov 5, 2021
Version: 14.2.0
It would be great if it worked. My fn key and touchbar are completely messed up, it shows F-keys but when pressed it actually adjusts sounds/screen so it is obviously not running the F-keys.
