ShiftIt vs Karabiner-Elements

ShiftIt

Managing windows size and position in OSX (by fikovnik)

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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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ShiftIt		Karabiner-Elements
	Project
7	Mentions	36
5,532	Stars	17,978
-	Growth	1.1%
0.0	Activity	9.7
6 months ago	Latest Commit	3 days ago
Objective-C	Language	C++
-	License	The Unlicense

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ShiftIt

Posts with mentions or reviews of ShiftIt. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-11-30.

Yabai – A tiling window manager for macOS
35 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 30 Nov 2023

ShiftIt still working basically fine for me after a decade:
https://github.com/fikovnik/ShiftIt
Stage manager lets you use top and bottom split screen
1 project | /r/ios | 21 Nov 2022
App to move and resize windows in Linux?
3 projects | /r/xfce | 9 May 2022
What are the tools that improve your workflow by a lot?
7 projects | /r/ExperiencedDevs | 17 Apr 2022

ShiftIt for window management on mac
The Beast.
3 projects | /r/mac | 3 Dec 2021

I use ShiftIt app before but switched to Rectangle for a few months now and love it!
Window management for PPC Mac OS
1 project | /r/Vintagemacintosh | 9 Jul 2021

I may have imagined this… the oldest I can find support for is SizeUp for 10.6 and ShiftIt for 10.7...
Hackintosh / MacOS free tools
32 projects | /r/hackintosh | 1 Jun 2021

For those with multi-monitor, ShiftIt can come in handy!

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.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing ShiftIt and Karabiner-Elements you can also consider the following projects:

Rectangle - Move and resize windows on macOS with keyboard shortcuts and snap areas

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

selfcontrol - :skull: Mac app to block your own access to distracting websites etc for a predetermined period of time. It can not be undone by the app or by a restart – you must wait for the timer to run out.

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

stats - macOS system monitor in your menu bar

quicktile - Adds window-tiling hotkeys to any X11 desktop. (An analogue to WinSplit Revolution for people who don't want to use Compiz Grid)

RDM - Easily set Mac Retina display to higher unsupported resolutions

iina - The modern video player for macOS.

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

MonitorControl - 🖥 Control your display's brightness & volume on your Mac as if it was a native Apple Display. Use Apple Keyboard keys or custom shortcuts. Shows the native macOS OSDs.

Hackintool - The Swiss army knife of vanilla Hackintoshing