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  • 📅 Release date
    • Aug 30, 2026
  • 🔔 Important Notes
    • When upgrading from v15.9.0 or earlier, automatic startup of the Karabiner-Elements services will be disabled. After upgrading, open Karabiner-Elements.app to re-enable automatic startup.
  • 💥 Breaking changes
    • Integrated the Multitouch Extension menu into the Karabiner-Elements menu. Open the Multitouch Extension settings from the Karabiner-Elements menu.
  • ✨ New Features
    • Added the Swap ISO layout-specific keys configuration to Device tab.
    • Added filtering functionality to the Complex Modifications list.
    • Added support for buttons 6–8 on the ELECOM HUGE PLUS and DEFT trackballs. (Thanks to @z11i)
    • Added appearance settings for the notification window. (Thanks to @xianjianlf2)
    • Added Capture Raw Input Events and Capture Raw Input Records to EventViewer.
    • Added --set-variables-from-stdin option to karabiner_cli.
    • Added the duration_milliseconds option to set_notification_message. (Thanks to @xianjianlf2)
    • Added the Modify events for pointing devices by default setting to Expert tab. (Thanks to @xianjianlf2)
  • 🐛 Bug Fixes
    • Fixed CGEventTap leaks (Thanks to @MrMage and @VitalyShein)
  • ⚡️ Improvements
    • Complex Modifications import now supports JavaScript files and single-rule JSON files.
    • Improved the handling of macOS sleep shortcuts to prevent key-up events from immediately waking the Mac.
    • Fixed an issue where the core service agent could rarely abort during termination.
    • Fixed an issue where modifications could stop working for several seconds after waking from sleep on macOS.
    • Karabiner-EventViewer and the Settings window are now closed after an upgrade.
    • Added support for unbundled GUI apps in frontmost_application_if and frontmost_application_unless.
    • Added support for notes in complex modification rules.
    • variable_if now supports the following variable:
      • accessibility.focused_ui_element.window_title_string
    • Added the event timestamp in EventViewer.
    • The karabiner_console_user_server, Menu, and NotificationWindow components have been consolidated into a single app named Karabiner-Console-User-Server.
    • Refactored the C++ and Swift code for the Settings, EventViewer, and MultitouchExtension apps.
Source: README.md, updated 2026-08-30