Make CapsLock Great Again!

CapsLock is a key that is rarely used, though it is in a prime location on the keyboard (right on the homerow). This project makes CapsLock more useful by remapping it to a Hyper key, which is basically a combination of Command, Control, Option, and Shift pressed together. This enables a lot of powerful keybindings that are easy to reach.

One important principle for my keymaps is that they should not alter the default behavior of the keys, except for the CapsLock key. Since Hyper is basically a modifier, this can be done easily and allows me to switch between different keyboards without too much trouble getting used to them.

This layer is activated by simply holding the CapsLock (Hyper) key. If you press and release it, then the key will act as Escape.

On the right hand side:

• Hyper + hjkl for arrow keys.
• Hyper + uiop for jumping words/lines.
• Hyper + nm for deleting words/characters.

On the left hand side:

• Frequently used programming symbols.

On the number row:

• Change display brightness.
• Change volume.
• Media keys.

Hyper + Space is used to switch between different input methods.

By holding Command key from the Hyper layer, we have access to more keybindings.

On the right hand side I keep the same motions as the Hyper layer but the keys become their shifted versions:

• Hyper + hjkl for selecting characters.
• Hyper + uiop for selecting words/lines.
• Hyper + n for deleting the whole line.

On the left hand side I assign shortcuts to launch my frequently used apps.

1. Install Karabiner-Elements. Give the necessary permissions that it asks.

2. Clone this repo:

   git clone [email protected]:hellovietduc/HyperCapslock.git

3. Install the dependencies:

   yarn install

   The keymaps in this repo are built with karabiner.ts.

4. Install the keymaps:

   yarn hyper

This project started as a fork of Vonng/Capslock but have diverged significantly due to my own personal setup. However, I would like to thank Vonng for the original idea and code.