Karabiner-Elements vs macOS-Defaults

Karabiner-Elements

Karabiner-Elements is a powerful utility for keyboard customization on macOS Sierra (10.12) or later. (by pqrs-org)

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macOS-Defaults

A centralized place for the awesome work started by @mathiasbynens on .macos (by kevinSuttle)

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Karabiner-Elements		macOS-Defaults
	Project
36	Mentions	5
17,854	Stars	1,245
1.3%	Growth	-
9.7	Activity	0.0
6 days ago	Latest Commit	about 4 years ago
C++	Language	Shell
The Unlicense	License	-

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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
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 30 Nov 2023
Apple debuts iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus
2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 13 Sep 2023

You probably know this but you can remap Eject to Delete using Karabiner.
https://github.com/pqrs-org/Karabiner-Elements
Karabiner 14.12.0 stops working after wake from sleep
1 project | /r/Karabiner | 30 Aug 2023

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
i3 Linux -> macOS
7 projects | /r/i3wm | 5 Jun 2023

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
2 projects | /r/MacOS | 3 Jun 2023
Automator or AppleScript to swap Option & Command in macOS Ventura?
1 project | /r/MacOS | 1 Jun 2023
Trackpad tap and drag delay
1 project | /r/MacOS | 4 May 2023

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
Using Number Pad on Macbooks to bring Pro Tools to full functionality using FN key - Solved
2 projects | /r/protools | 25 Apr 2023

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?
1 project | /r/Karabiner | 9 Apr 2023
NuPhy Halo 75 Mac issues on fn keys
1 project | /r/NuPhy | 3 Apr 2023

Try https://github.com/pqrs-org/Karabiner-Elements to change what the key does.

macOS-Defaults

Posts with mentions or reviews of macOS-Defaults. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-03-19.

Mathias Bynens' Sensible macOS Defaults
1 project | /r/patient_hackernews | 19 Mar 2021
Sensible macOS Defaults
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 19 Mar 2021

8 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 19 Mar 2021

Mostly manpages and experimentation. Here are some: https://github.com/kevinSuttle/macOS-Defaults/blob/master/RE...
I think I automated all the initial settings you'll do when you buy a Mac
2 projects | dev.to | 11 Jan 2021

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Karabiner-Elements and macOS-Defaults 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

dotfiles - :wrench: .files, including ~/.macos — sensible hacker defaults for macOS

yabai - A tiling window manager for macOS based on binary space partitioning

dotfiles - There is no place like ~/

stats - macOS system monitor in your menu bar

dotfiles - dotfiles, bundles and systems

RDM - Easily set Mac Retina display to higher unsupported resolutions

Secrets - Preference pane to access hidden user defaults

iTerm2 - iTerm2 is a terminal emulator for Mac OS X that does amazing things.

dotfiles - My dotfiles for macOS and Linux

Hackintool - The Swiss army knife of vanilla Hackintoshing

Karabiner-DriverKit-VirtualHIDDevice