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kanata-tray for Mac

System tray for kanata keyboard remapper

Quick answer: kanata-tray is a system utility for macOS. Install it with brew install kanata-tray. It is distributed under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence. It has 12 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What kanata-tray is

kanata-tray is a system utility for macOS: system tray for kanata keyboard remapper.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/rszyma/kanata-tray.

How to install kanata-tray

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install kanata-tray.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install kanata-tray on Mac?

Run brew install kanata-tray in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is kanata-tray open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.

Does kanata-tray run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is kanata-tray?

It was installed 12 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #7738 in this catalogue.

What version of kanata-tray is current?

The latest packaged version is 0.8.0.