Karabiner-Elements
Karabiner-Elements is a powerful utility for keyboard customization on macOS Sierra (10.12) or later. (by pqrs-org)
Rectangle
Move and resize windows on macOS with keyboard shortcuts and snap areas (by rxhanson)
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| Karabiner-Elements | Rectangle | |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | 723 | |
| 17,889 | 24,403 | |
| 1.4% | - | |
| 9.7 | 8.2 | |
| 5 days ago | 3 days ago | |
| C++ | Swift | |
| The Unlicense | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Karabiner-Elements
Posts with mentions or reviews of Karabiner-Elements.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-09-13.
- The Downfall of Karabiner Elements, the Necessary macOS App
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Apple debuts iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus
You probably know this but you can remap Eject to Delete using Karabiner.
https://github.com/pqrs-org/Karabiner-Elements
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Karabiner 14.12.0 stops working after wake from sleep
EDIT2: Some claim this may be due to startup items being disabled, though I can't point at any specific one in my case, at least for now: https://github.com/pqrs-org/Karabiner-Elements/issues/3417
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i3 Linux -> macOS
What I've done is configure yabai and skhd in a way that somewhat mimics my i3 setup (dotfiles in case it helps) with the help of Karabiner-Elements since Apple wouldn't recognize my keyboard layout properly (or at all...).
- Moving from windows to MacOS, about the alternative programs
- Automator or AppleScript to swap Option & Command in macOS Ventura?
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Trackpad tap and drag delay
https://superuser.com/questions/741410/reduce-single-tap-delay-in-mac-os-after-enabling-tap-drag https://github.com/pqrs-org/Karabiner-Elements/issues/2993 https://www.reddit.com/r/MacOS/comments/mke6p2/trackpad_drag_lock_too_long_reduce_lock/ https://community.folivora.ai/t/how-can-i-fix-tap-to-click-delay-with-dragging-enabled/22428
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Using Number Pad on Macbooks to bring Pro Tools to full functionality using FN key - Solved
Download this code: https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements/files/3633575/karabiner.json.zip (The source of this code was found at the bottom of this thread https://github.com/pqrs-org/Karabiner-Elements/issues/1287 )
- Simple modification to change scroll up or scroll down to another key?
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NuPhy Halo 75 Mac issues on fn keys
Try https://github.com/pqrs-org/Karabiner-Elements to change what the key does.
Rectangle
Posts with mentions or reviews of Rectangle.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-02-24.
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How I stay (more) focused with ADHD
Tip: I use Rectangle app to set up keyboard shortcuts to resize windows (I only have three shortcuts there: left/right half of the screen and full screen).
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Ideal Monitor Rotation for Programmers
But Raycast also has some functionality in that direction.
[1] - https://rectangleapp.com/
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Little macOS Apps That Make a Big Difference in 2024
Two more little utilities that I cannot live without on Mac:
A tiling window manager like https://rectangleapp.com/
Muzzle, which automatically silences desktop notifs when you're screensharing https://muzzleapp.com/
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Macbook M3 Max new MacOS user
I suggest using Rectangle instead of Magnet; it has the same features but is free. I don't know what other Windows features you want to have.
- Newb: ONE tip you can share that would make my Mac OS experience better?
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Found this on Facebook and I've started questioning my life choices...
I’ve used this app forever. Adds in all the window snapping features.
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Recommend apps for learning Macbook hotkeys and shortcuts coming from a Windows background.
third-party window management apps like Magnet and Rectangle
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MacOS tools to make your life easier
Rectangle Mac - Move and resize windows in macOS using keyboard shortcuts or snap areas, similar to Windows.
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Everything I install and set up on a new MacBook as a web developer
I was a Spectacle user for years, but I recently switched to using Rectangle for window management. Rectangle has a few more options than Spectacle; I’m still getting used to it but I have no strong feelings either way.
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Yabai – A tiling window manager for macOS
Why would you pay for magnet when you can use rectangle, which is the same but open source? https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle
What are some alternatives?
When comparing Karabiner-Elements and Rectangle you can also consider the following projects:
Mos - 一个用于在 macOS 上平滑你的鼠标滚动效果或单独设置滚动方向的小工具, 让你的滚轮爽如触控板 | A lightweight tool used to smooth scrolling and set scroll direction independently for your mouse on macOS
Amethyst - Automatic tiling window manager for macOS à la xmonad.
yabai - A tiling window manager for macOS based on binary space partitioning
stats - macOS system monitor in your menu bar
alt-tab-macos - Windows alt-tab on macOS
RDM - Easily set Mac Retina display to higher unsupported resolutions
PlayCover - PlayCover is a project that allows you to sideload iOS apps on macOS (currently arm, Intel support will be tested)
iTerm2 - iTerm2 is a terminal emulator for Mac OS X that does amazing things.
linux
Hackintool - The Swiss army knife of vanilla Hackintoshing
i3 - A tiling window manager for X11