Hyperkey
Turns Caps Lock into an extra modifier key
MacFree
The verdict
Hold Caps Lock and it acts as Control, Option, Command and Shift at once, a combination no app already uses, so every shortcut you build on it stays clash-free. You can also remap Caps Lock to another key, and it pairs well with Rectangle, the free window manager from the same developer. It is free with no upgrade, though Karabiner-Elements is the better pick if you want to remap far more than 1 key.
Get it if
You build your own keyboard shortcuts and keep finding the good combinations already taken.
Skip it if
You never make custom shortcuts, so an extra modifier key would just sit there unused.
What it helps you do
- Get shortcuts that never clash with other apps
- Put the unused Caps Lock key to work
- Trigger window and launcher shortcuts with 1 key
What changed
Added to The Useful Apps
Pick something else if
Karabiner-ElementsPick it if you want Caps Lock or another idle key to do something useful, for free.Free, open source
HomerowPick this if you want to click buttons and links from the keyboard, for $49.99 once.$49.99 once
KlackPick this if you miss the sound of a mechanical keyboard while typing on a MacBook.$4.99 once
Hyperkey head to head
The details
- Runs on
- Mac
- Version
- 1.56
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