Karabiner-Elements
Key remapper for macOS that customizes how your keyboard behaves
Free · Open sourceLatest versionMac
About Karabiner-Elements
Karabiner-Elements is a key remapper for macOS, described by the project as a tool for customizing keyboards. Documentation on the project website explains how to use it.
It is for Mac users who want their keyboard to behave differently from the default. It supports macOS 13 Ventura and later on Apple Silicon Macs, and Intel-based Macs on most of those versions.
Highlights
- Key remapper for macOS
- Customizes keyboard behavior
- Supports Apple Silicon and, on most supported versions, Intel-based Macs
Description adapted from the project README.
- Version
- 16.3.0
- Updated
- Sep 6, 2026
- Size
- 40 MB
- License
- The Unlicense
Open source details
- Source code
- Exact source for v16.3.0
- Released
- Sep 6, 2026
- GitHub stars
- 23K
- Website
- karabiner-elements.pqrs.org
Community project. Help and bug reports go to the maintainers on GitHub; AppsXi does not provide support for this app.
License
Public domainThe Unlicense
Public domain: do anything with it, no conditions.
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Signed by Fumihiko Takayama (G43BCU2T37)
Apple Developer ID team G43BCU2T37
Notarized by Apple
Hardened Runtime on
File matches the hash GitHub published
SHA-256 19cce7bed3d48a722242ca683bd1bae406b6a87fed520728d1c91dee175b75e4
No malware found
ClamAV 1.5.4 on Oct 13, 2026
Install and behavior test in a virtual machine: not run yet
Coming soon for all listings.
Versions
16.3.0checked
Checked Oct 13, 2026 · Mac
DMG · 40 MB
Questions about Karabiner-Elements
Is Karabiner-Elements free?
Yes. Karabiner-Elements is free and open source under the The Unlicense. AppsXi lists the maintainers' official release and does not charge for it.
Is Karabiner-Elements safe to download?
AppsXi downloads every version of Karabiner-Elements from the maintainers' official GitHub release and checks it before it is listed. For version 16.3.0 (checked Oct 13, 2026), the Mac download is signed by its developer and notarized by Apple, each file matches the checksum GitHub publishes for the release, byte for byte and a malware scan found nothing.
Does Karabiner-Elements run on Apple silicon Macs?
Yes. Karabiner-Elements has a native Apple silicon build, and it runs on Intel Macs too.
What does Karabiner-Elements need to run?
Karabiner-Elements needs macOS Ventura (13) or later.
Who makes Karabiner-Elements?
Karabiner-Elements is an open source project by pqrs-org on GitHub (pqrs-org/Karabiner-Elements). Help and bug reports go to its maintainers there.
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