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Karabiner-Elements v15.7.0

Release held modifiers reliably after complex remapping rules finish.

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Before you upgrade to v15.7.0

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Enable `Karabiner-Elements Privileged Daemons v2` under App Background Activity and `Karabiner-Core-Service` under Input Monitoring in System Settings.

Action requiredAffects: Users upgrading to v15.7.0.
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If `karabiner.json` was moved to another location, grant Full Disk Access to `Karabiner-Core-Service` if needed. This replaces `karabiner_grabber`; standard setups do not need Full Disk Access.

Action requiredAffects: Users with a relocated configuration file.
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Stop reading `/Library/Application Support/org.pqrs/tmp/karabiner_grabber_devices.json`; it is no longer updated. Check devices with EventViewer or `karabiner_cli`.

Action requiredAffects: Tools and workflows reading the connected-device JSON file.
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Error messages in the Complex Modification Editor can now be copied.

Behavior changedImport, edit and disable custom remapping rules.Affects: Users diagnosing invalid rules.
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What changed in v15.7.0

The core service is renamed to Karabiner-Core-Service and needs renewed macOS permissions; the connected-device JSON export stops updating.

Download the v15.7.0 macOS package from this release.

Fixed and improved

Modifiers pending release under Complex Modifications are now released when all keys are lifted.

Now worksApply remapping rules according to the active application, device or variable.
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Seeded by @iluxav with Codex, from the release's public sources. Each change links to its evidence.

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