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Windows Keyboard for Mac v0.3.0

This release makes window closing and the function-key row behave more like
Windows while preserving device isolation and reversible installation.

Highlights

  • Alt+F4 now closes the active top-level window instead of quitting every
    window owned by the macOS app.
  • Chrome, Edge, Safari, Firefox, Brave, and Opera close the current browser
    window, including its tabs.
  • Finder closes its front window regardless of whether that window contains
    one tab or several.
  • Other supported macOS apps receive Command+W; remote desktops and virtual
    machines continue to receive their native physical modifiers.
  • Ctrl+F4 remains the separate close-document or close-tab shortcut.
  • F1 through F12 remain standard function keys on enrolled Windows keyboards
    even when macOS media-key mode is enabled. Finder F2, browser F5, and
    modified F-key shortcuts still take priority.
  • The public profile does not reserve Ctrl+Space for a dictation or other
    personal app shortcut.

Safety and privacy

  • Only keyboards explicitly selected during installation are enrolled.
  • The MacBook built-in keyboard, Apple keyboards, virtual keyboards, and
    unselected external keyboards remain unchanged.
  • The installer backs up the existing Karabiner configuration, validates the
    live profile, and automatically restores the backup if activation fails.
  • The package contains no telemetry, account requirement, personal app
    settings, pre-enrolled keyboard identifiers, or live Karabiner configuration.

Requirements

  • macOS 15 or newer
  • Karabiner-Elements 16 or newer
  • A connected physical Windows keyboard
  • Default macOS Modifier Keys and no active hidutil UserKeyMapping

Karabiner-Elements requires macOS Input Monitoring, Accessibility, background
service, and DriverKit approvals. Finder Alt+F4 may request Automation
permission the first time it closes a Finder window.

Known limitations

  • The preview .command bundle is not Apple-signed or notarized.
  • Karabiner-Elements must be installed separately and its Apple permissions
    must be approved manually.
  • Keyboard firmware or Fn-lock must expose F1–F12 key events; model-specific
    consumer-key usages are not guessed globally.
  • Physical shortcut smoke testing is recommended on every newly enrolled
    keyboard.

Release assets

  • Windows-Keyboard-for-Mac-v0.3.0.zip
  • Windows-Keyboard-for-Mac-v0.3.0.zip.sha256
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