README.md
Karabiner is a powerful utility for keyboard customization.
- Change the key mappings (For example, "Change Right Option to Enter")
- Change the key repeat speed.
- The revival of a lost NumPad key (Fn+jkluio789…)
- Features for more efficient operations. (Emacs Mode, Vi Mode, Mouse Keys Mode, ...)
Prior to version 9.3.0, Karabiner was called KeyRemap4MacBook.
Useful links
You can also get the latest stable release package via fixed URL.
$ curl -L -O https://pqrs.org/latest/karabiner-latest.dmgSystem requirements
Karabiner works for all Mac products, including the MacBook series, iMac, Mac mini, and Mac Pro, with the requirement that the product runs OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) or higher.
- If you require Karabiner for OS X 10.6 - 10.8, please use KeyRemap4MacBook 8.4.0.
- If you require Karabiner for OS X 10.4 - 10.5, please use KeyRemap4MacBook 5.1.0.
How to build
System requirements:
Please install Boost into /opt/local/include/boost. (eg. /opt/local/include/boost/version.hpp)
Step 1: Getting source code
Download the source to master.tar.gz in the current directory, this can be re-executed to restart a cancelled download.
curl -OLC - https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner/archive/master.tar.gzExtract the master.tar.gz file to "Karabiner-master" and delete the tar.gz file
tar -xvzf master.tar.gz && rm master.tar.gzStep 2: Building a package
cd Karabiner-master
makeThe make script will create a redistributable Karabiner-VERSION.dmg in the current directory.
Note:
The build may fail if you have changed any environment variables or if you have modified scripts in the /usr/bin locations. Use a clean environment (new account) if this is the case.