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Karabiner Keyboard Shortcuts Cheatsheet

Emacs-style Navigation

Shortcut	Action	Notes
C-n	Down arrow	Disabled in Terminal/Emacs
C-p	Up arrow	Disabled in Terminal/Emacs
C-f	Right arrow	Disabled in Terminal/Emacs
C-b	Left arrow	Disabled in Terminal/Emacs
C-a	Home (line start)	Disabled in Terminal/Emacs
C-e	End (line end)	Disabled in Terminal/Emacs

Emacs-style Scrolling

Shortcut	Action	Notes
C-v	Page Down	Disabled in Emacs
M-v	Page Up	Disabled in Emacs
C-Shift-n	Smooth scroll down	Mouse wheel simulation
C-Shift-p	Smooth scroll up	Mouse wheel simulation

Emacs-style Word Navigation

Shortcut	Action	Notes
M-f	Word forward	Option + right arrow
M-b	Word backward	Option + left arrow

Emacs-style Editing

Shortcut	Action	Notes
C-d	Delete forward	Disabled in Terminal/Emacs
C-h	Backspace	Disabled in Terminal/Emacs
C-k	Kill line	Delete to end of line

Tab + Mouse Control

Shortcut	Action	Notes
Tab (alone)	Tab	Normal tab key
Tab+W	Mouse up	Fast movement (2300px)
Tab+A	Mouse left	Fast movement (2300px)
Tab+S	Mouse down	Fast movement (2300px)
Tab+D	Mouse right	Fast movement (2300px)
Tab+Shift+W	Mouse up	Slow movement (256px)
Tab+Shift+A	Mouse left	Slow movement (256px)
Tab+Shift+S	Mouse down	Slow movement (256px)
Tab+Shift+D	Mouse right	Slow movement (256px)
Tab+Space	Left click	Mouse button 1
Tab+Return	Left click	Mouse button 1
Tab+Shift+Space	Middle click	Mouse button 2
Tab+Ctrl+Space	Right click	Mouse button 3

Tab Sublayer: Open Apps (Tab+O)

Shortcut	Action	Application
Tab+O, T	Open Terminal	Terminal.app
Tab+O, E	Open Emacs	Emacs.app
Tab+O, C	Open Chrome	Google Chrome.app
Tab+O, F	Open Finder	Finder.app
Tab+O, S	Open Slack	Slack.app
Tab+O, V	Open VS Code	Visual Studio Code.app

Tab Sublayer: Window Management (Tab+R)

Shortcut	Action	Notes
Tab+R, H	Window left half	Rectangle integration
Tab+R, L	Window right half	Rectangle integration
Tab+R, J	Window bottom half	Rectangle integration
Tab+R, K	Window top half	Rectangle integration
Tab+R, F	Maximize window	Rectangle integration
Tab+R, C	Center window	Rectangle integration
Tab+R, N	Next display	Move to next monitor
Tab+R, P	Previous display	Move to previous monitor

Tab Sublayer: System Control (Tab+C)

Shortcut	Action	Notes
Tab+C, U	Volume up	System volume
Tab+C, D	Volume down	System volume
Tab+C, M	Mute	Toggle mute
Tab+C, I	Brightness up	Display brightness
Tab+C, K	Brightness down	Display brightness
Tab+C, P	Play/Pause	Media control
Tab+C, N	Next track	Media control
Tab+C, B	Previous track	Media control
Tab+C, L	Lock screen	Ctrl+Cmd+Q

Function Keys

Key	Action
F1	Brightness down
F2	Brightness up
F3	Mission Control
F4	Spotlight
F5	Dictation
F6	F6 (passthrough)
F7	Rewind
F8	Play/Pause
F9	Fast Forward
F10	Mute
F11	Volume down
F12	Volume up

Usage Notes

• Tab as modifier: Hold Tab to activate mouse control or sublayers
• Sublayers: After pressing Tab+O/R/C, release Tab but keep holding the sublayer key, then press the action key
• App exclusions: Emacs-style bindings are disabled in Terminal and Emacs to avoid conflicts
• Rectangle required: Window management shortcuts require Rectangle app to be installed