Eliminates delay when activating caps lock on macOS OSX
Swift
1,038
42 commits
updated Jun 18, 2025
Removes annoying delay when pressing the caps lock on Mac OS.
Confirmed working on MacOS Sequoia 15.5
Turns out there is a built-in alternative for deactivating the CapsLockDelay. Thanks @decodism for pointing that out!
hidutil property --set '{"CapsLockDelayOverride":0}'
Just run this, no other steps are needed.
If that doesn't work, continue with the regular installation.
Download from releases or compile from source.
Copy CapsLockNoDelay.app to /Applications folder.
To install it using Homebrew, open the Terminal app and type:
brew install --cask capslocknodelay
Go to System Preferences -> General -> Login Items, add CapsLockNoDelay.app to the list.
Go to System Preferences -> Security & Privacy -> Privacy -> Accessability -> Check CapsLockNoDelay.app -> Input Monitoring -> Check CapsLockNoDelay.app (if present).
You won't see any settings / GUI, the app is running in the background (you can see it in Activity Monitor).
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Eliminates delay when activating caps lock on macOS OSX
Swift
1,038
42 commits
updated Jun 18, 2025
Removes annoying delay when pressing the caps lock on Mac OS.
Confirmed working on MacOS Sequoia 15.5
Turns out there is a built-in alternative for deactivating the CapsLockDelay. Thanks @decodism for pointing that out!
hidutil property --set '{"CapsLockDelayOverride":0}'
Just run this, no other steps are needed.
If that doesn't work, continue with the regular installation.
Download from releases or compile from source.
Copy CapsLockNoDelay.app to /Applications folder.
To install it using Homebrew, open the Terminal app and type:
brew install --cask capslocknodelay
Go to System Preferences -> General -> Login Items, add CapsLockNoDelay.app to the list.
Go to System Preferences -> Security & Privacy -> Privacy -> Accessability -> Check CapsLockNoDelay.app -> Input Monitoring -> Check CapsLockNoDelay.app (if present).
You won't see any settings / GUI, the app is running in the background (you can see it in Activity Monitor).
631 followers · starred May 2026
8,696 followers · starred Jan 2026
54 followers · starred Feb 2023
115 followers · starred Sep 2025