![]() ![]() I use it with my thumb on the internal trackpad of my MacBook Pro, and with my index finger on external trackpads. It’s a little different and can take initial memorization to remember to use it, but the more I’ve used it the more natural it feels. A simple trackpad gestureĪlso, I really like using the trackpad to execute modifier keypresses in the implementation I created specifically for Hyperkey. A note if you’re using Keyboard Maestro: Hyperkey will work with it but you will need to press all the modifier keys in the Keyboard Maestro shortcut recorder and all subsequent behavior will still be properly triggered. However, Hyperkey will work for the vast majority of scenarios. The bad is that there are some applications or macOS system behaviors that won’t interpret the remapped key properly. It is not really possible for Hyperkey to create a kernel panic, and it’s trivial to uninstall Hyperkey if needed. The good is that it makes Hyperkey much more light-weight than Karabiner Elements. Hyperkey performs key remapping at a few high-ish level positions in the macOS event stream, unlike Karabiner Elements. I actually prefer remapping right option to the hyper key. Remapping a key is just a checkbox & dropdown away. That’s why Hyperkey’s UI is just checkboxes with a couple dropdowns where necessary. ![]() Mainly, I just prefer something lighter weight and I don’t actually want anything else that Karabiner-Elements has. ![]() Hence an obvious question: why bother creating a paid, closed source app that does the same thing without all the other key remapping stuff? Let’s take a look at it. Remapping caps lock to the hyper key is actually quite easy set up in Karabiner-Elements, which is free and open source. My take on this solution is a single purpose app called Hyperkey. Since this modifier key combination is very unlikely to be taken by shortcuts in any application, it collectively becomes an extra modifier key. A common solution for this problem is to remap a key (often caps lock) to the “ hyper key”: a combination of shift, control, option, and command. With the ubiquity of window manager applications in macOS, it is surprisingly easy to run out of good, unique keyboard shortcuts that do not interfere with other applications. ![]()
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