

However, now that I've updated to Sierra, Karabiner is out, and Karabiner elements is in. There are some known issues like the modifier key not functioning when used together with other keys or devices, such as Command-Right Click to open a link in the new tab, but you can simply fix it by relaunching Karabiner Elements - it rarely happens, though. Previously, I had used Karabiner to map L-control+openbracket to closebracket using a custom rule I wrote in the xml-format used by karabiner.
#KARABINER ELEMENTS PREFERENCE DOWNLOAD#
You can download the latest build by visiting this pull request. If you're using a mouse, then you need to turn on the corresponding device to make it continue to work.
#KARABINER ELEMENTS PREFERENCE UPDATE#
Update The latest custom build is 0.90.64. I think using an older version of Karabiner-Elements is a bad ideal. You can hold and press Caps Lock as the Hyper, except that you won’t be able to single-press to toggle Caps Lock anymore. Add a new item and set the caps_lock key to hyper. If you’re looking for the same setup as me - a straightforward and easy way to setup Hyper Key in macOS Sierra, you can download the custom build by Hugo. It was added by Ranmocy Sheng and compiled by Hugo Tunius. One of the pull requests you can see on Karabiner Elements is the addition of hyper as one of the choices you can select in the Karabiner Elements key modification list. I prefer the original Hyper key which I can set inside the app preferences. It’s a great option if you’re keen to familiar yourself with HammerSpoon configurations. It’s a temporary remedy for the lack of Hyper Key, but it’s not the end-solution.įew weeks after that, Brett shared his own take on using HammerSpoon to rebuild Hyper Key in macOS Sierra. The first solution I encountered was using Keyboard Maestro and Karabiner Elements. There are some efforts from the macOS community to restore the Hyper key, but none of them can replicate the original function perfectly. You can follow the tutorial from Brett Terpstra to enable the key on your Mac. Update Karabiner Elements has officially added the support to Hyper Key feature. You can remap the Caps Lock key to other functions like Backspace or Space, but it lacks one crucial feature that popularizes the utility: the Hyper key - the combination of Command-Shift-Option-Control modifier keys. The early version of the Karabiner Elements only supports single key mapping. Karabiner-Elements is a minimalistic app that resides in your status bar and enables you to extensively customize the keys effect.

Karabiner Elements is the official release developed by Takayama Fumihiko to address the limitations of macOS Sierra. I spent a couple of weeks searching for a solution, and finally, found Karabiner Elements that restores the Hyper Key back to macOS Sierra. Karabiner Elements listens for changes in karabiner.json config file, and there is a setting that specifies which profile is currently active selected: true. The lack of Karabiner support means that I can no longer use the Hyper key to trigger any shortcuts I configured in OS X El Capitan. Karabiner has stopped working on macOS Sierra.
