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Karabiner Elements

Karabiner Elements 15.0.0

  -  31.9 MB  -  Freeware

Sometimes latest versions of the software can cause issues when installed on older devices or devices running an older version of the operating system.

Software makers usually fix these issues but it can take them some time. What you can do in the meantime is to download and install an older version of Karabiner Elements 15.0.0.


For those interested in downloading the most recent release of Karabiner Elements or reading our review, simply click here.


All old versions distributed on our website are completely virus-free and available for download at no cost.


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What's new in this version:

Breaking changes:
- macOS 11 and macOS 12 are no longer supported
- The background service management method has been changed to a new method compatible with macOS 13 and later
- Therefore, permission needs to be granted for the background service to run. Please follow the steps below.
- Open Karabiner-Elements Settings
- Follow the instructions to allow Karabiner-Elements Privileged Daemons to run in the System Settings
- The method to enable the Multitouch Extension has changed
- To enable the Multitouch Extension, go to the Misc tab in the settings and turn on Enable Multitouch Extension

Important Notes:
- A unique random ID called karabiner_machine_identifier is now generated during installation
- This ID is used for machine-specific settings and may be included in the karabiner.json file
- If you are sharing karabiner.json with others, you might be interested in how this ID is generated and whether it is safe to share
- Since it is a safe ID to share with others, and there is no need to mask it when you share karabiner.json with others
- For more details, please refer to the Privacy page

New Features:
- Added the ability to disable Complex Modifications rules
- Added the ability to duplicate and reorder profiles
- Added the ability to restart Karabiner-Elements from the menu
- Added the ability to reset device settings that are not currently connected

Improved:
- Improved "{device} is ignored temporarily until {key_code} is pressed again" message for to make it more understandable
- Added "Enable Karabiner Notification Window" configuration, which allows you to hide the notification window by turning off this setting
- Support al_consumer_control_configuration key, used as the Music key
- Improved behaviour when using the gamepad stick as a pointing device
- Improved to_if_alone behavior to use the modifier flags of the time the key is pressed, when sending events
- Added {"type": "unset"} option to set_variable
- Integrated karabiner_observer functions into karabiner_grabber, and then karabiner_observer has been removed
- The number of background processes has been reduced, resolving performance issues caused by inter-process communication that were occurring in some environments
- A custom JSON formatter has been introduced to save JSON in a more compact format
- The process for saving the configuration file has been optimized so that settings that have not been changed from their default values are not included in karabiner.json.

Internal changes:
- Improved the interface of libkrbn to minimize the use of unsafe pointers in Swift