Karabiner Elements Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Karabiner Elements for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is BetterTouchTool. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Quicksilver or Hammerspoon. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Karabiner Elements and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Karabiner Elements are aText, TextExpander, Keyboard Maestro and Automator.

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Karabiner Elements alternatives are mainly Text Expanders but may also be Key Mapping Tools or Application Launchers.  Other popular filters includes Windows + Key Mapping. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Karabiner Elements.
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Karabiner, previously called KeyRemap4MacBook, is a very powerful keyboard remapper for Mac OS X. In addition to simple key remapping, it has special remapping modes like Emacs-mode, SandS-mode (Space and Shift).

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Karabiner Elements alternatives page was last updated Feb 26, 2024
  1. BetterTouchTool icon
     104 likes

    BetterTouchTool is a great, feature packed app that allows you to configure many gestures for your Magic Mouse (1 & 2), Macbook Trackpad and Magic Trackpad (1 & 2) and also Mouse Gestures for normal mice.

    73 BetterTouchTool alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac

    BetterTouchTool Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  Touch Bar Manager
    3.  Snap windows
    4.  Graphical User Interface
    5.  MultiTouch
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    • BetterTouchTool is the most popular Mac alternative to Karabiner Elements.

    • BetterTouchTool is the most popular commercial alternative to Karabiner Elements.

    • BetterTouchTool is Paid and ProprietaryKarabiner Elements is Free and Open Source
  2. Quicksilver icon
     125 likes

    Quicksilver is a fast and free macOS productivity application that gives you the power to control your Mac quickly and elegantly.

    89 Quicksilver alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Quicksilver Features

    1.  Quick search
    2.  Launcher
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  3. aText icon
     39 likes

    aText accelerates your typing by replacing abbreviations with frequently used phrases you define.

    49 aText alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Parallels Desktop

    aText Features

    1.  Cloud Sync
    2.  Real time collaboration
    3.  Import CSV Data
    4.  Sync with iCloud
    5.  Auto Correction
    6.  Sync with Google Drive
    7.  Support for Multiple Users
    8. Dropbox icon  Sync with Dropbox
    9. Microsoft OneDrive icon  Sync with Onedrive
    10.  Snippets Manager
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  4. TextExpander icon
     66 likes

    Boosts team efficiency by managing, creating, and sharing reusable text snippets across all platforms with support for fill-in fields, advanced customization, and insightful analytics to drive productivity and performance enhancement.

    70 TextExpander alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Google Chrome
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    TextExpander Features

    1.  Autocompletion
    2.  Cloud Sync
    3.  AES-256 Encryption
    4.  Text substitution
    5.  Keyboard Shortcuts
    6.  Premade templates
    TextExpander iconKarabiner Elements Icon

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    • TextExpander is the most popular SaaS alternative to Karabiner Elements.

    • TextExpander is Paid and ProprietaryKarabiner Elements is Free and Open Source
  5. Keyboard Maestro icon
     50 likes

    Automate applications or web sites, text or images, simple or complex, on command or scheduled. You can automate virtually anything.

    57 Keyboard Maestro alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac

    Keyboard Maestro Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    3.  Function Key Shortcuts
    Keyboard Maestro iconKarabiner Elements Icon

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  6. Hammerspoon icon
     27 likes

    This is a tool for powerful automation of OS X. At its core, Hammerspoon is just a bridge between the operating system and a Lua scripting engine.

    86 Hammerspoon alternatives
    Configuration window

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Hammerspoon Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Keyboard Shortcuts
    3.  Lua scripting
    Hammerspoon iconKarabiner Elements Icon

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  7. Automator icon
     33 likes

    With Automator, you can accomplish time-consuming, repetitive manual tasks quickly, efficiently, and effortlessly. Automator lets you skip the complex programming and scripting that is normally required to create automations.

    59 Automator alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Automator Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Macro Recording
    3.  Automatic Form-Filler
    4.  Better tags service
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  8. Kanata icon
     4 likes

    This is a cross-platform software keyboard remapper for Linux, macOS and Windows. A short summary of the features:

    11 Kanata alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux

    Kanata Features

    1.  Rust
    2.  Cross-Platform
    Kanata iconKarabiner Elements Icon

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  9. Repeat icon
     7 likes

    Repeat is a full-fledged, Java mouse/keyboard record/replay and automation hotkeys/macros creation using modern programming languages, and more advanced automation features. Working across three major OSes: Windows, OSX, and Linux.

    64 Repeat alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java

    Repeat Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  Macro Recording
    3.  Support for Hotkeys
    4.  Replay
    5.  X server
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  10. Paletro icon
     9 likes

    With Paletro, by pressing ??P, you have access to all of the functionality of current focused app, including keyboard shortcuts for the most common operations.

    7 Paletro alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac

    Paletro Features

    1.  Keyboard Shortcuts
    Paletro iconKarabiner Elements Icon

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  11. Swish icon
     11 likes

    The missing gesture layer for macOS.

    62 Swish alternatives
    Swish for macOS

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    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    3.  Support for Gestures
    4.  Touch Gestures
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  12. Superkey icon
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    Simple and powerful keyboard enhancement on macOS.

    16 Superkey alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Superkey Features

    1.  Portable
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