Your keyboard, supercharged
Hyper is a native macOS menu bar app that turns Caps Lock into a global Hyper key layer with Vim navigation, symbol holds, and remap profiles.
brew install --cask zach-fuller/tap/hyper
One key. Infinite shortcuts.
Dual-Role Trigger
Tap Caps Lock to escape. Hold it to activate your Hyper layer. Configurable threshold and three hold modes.
Vim Navigation
HJKL arrow keys that work in every app. No plugins, no configuration. Just hold Hyper and navigate.
Symbol Holds
Hold home row keys for brackets, parens, and braces. Paired finger layout means muscle memory forms fast.
Profiles & Presets
Export and import JSON profiles. Ship with 3 starter presets or build your own. Share configs with your team.
{ "name": "Default", "trigger": "capsLock", "holdMode": "injectAndLayer", "tapThreshold": 200, "mappings": { "h": "leftArrow", "j": "downArrow", "k": "upArrow", "l": "rightArrow" } }
What's new
Stability improvements and new profile features.
- Added JSON export/import for remap profiles
- Fixed modifier key conflicts with third-party keyboard apps
- Reduced menu bar icon memory usage by 40%
- Updated for macOS 15.3 compatibility
The first public release of Hyper. Remap your keyboard, your way.
- Dual-role Caps Lock trigger with configurable threshold
- Vim-style HJKL navigation layer
- Symbol holds for brackets, parens, and braces
- Three built-in starter presets
From the community
Keyboard enthusiasts love it
“I ditched my Karabiner config for Hyper. Same result, zero complexity. The Vim navigation alone saves me hours a week.”
Alex Rivera
Staff Engineer, Linear
“The symbol holds are genius. Brackets on the home row without a layer tap? My RSI thanks you.”
Maya Patel
iOS Developer, Indie
“Profiles made it dead simple to share our team's keyboard layout. Everyone onboarded in minutes.”
James Chen
Engineering Lead, Vercel
“Finally a Hyper key app that's native, fast, and doesn't need a PhD to configure. Just works.”
Lena Kowalski
Product Designer, Figma
Pay once. Own it forever.
Hyper
One-time purchase. All features. Every Mac you own.
- All remapping features
- Vim navigation layer
- Symbol holds
- Profiles & presets
- JSON export/import
- Lifetime updates
- Email support
Frequently asked questions
A Hyper key is a modifier that combines Ctrl+Opt+Cmd+Shift into a single key press. Hyper turns your Caps Lock into this modifier, giving you an entirely new layer of shortcuts that never conflict with existing ones.
Karabiner is a powerful low-level tool with a steep learning curve. Hyper is a focused, opinionated app that does one thing well: give you a Hyper key layer with Vim navigation and symbol holds. No JSON editing, no complex rules — just toggle switches.
Hyper requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later. It is a native Swift app built with SwiftUI and runs natively on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.
Hyper requires Accessibility permissions to intercept key events globally. It does not require Input Monitoring or Full Disk Access. All key processing happens locally on your Mac.
Yes. While Caps Lock is the default and recommended trigger, you can configure any modifier key (Right Option, Right Command, etc.) as your Hyper trigger in the settings.
Hyper is designed to coexist with tools like Raycast, Alfred, and BetterTouchTool. If you use Karabiner-Elements, we recommend disabling its Caps Lock rules to avoid conflicts.
Install via Homebrew: brew install --cask zach-fuller/internal/hyper. Or download the latest .zip directly and drag Hyper.app to your Applications folder.