Setting Up Kanata in macOS

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Type	Practice
Note created	Apr 24, 2025

To properly use Kanata in macOS, there are some steps to be performed to have a working setup.

First off, install the base Kanata tool by running:

brew install kanata

Then, install pqrs-org/Karabiner-DriverKit-VirtualHIDDevice, by running:

git clone git@github.com:pqrs-org/Karabiner-DriverKit-VirtualHIDDevice.git
open Karabiner-DriverKit-VirtualHIDDevice/dist
# Install the desired version using the installer and then...
/Applications/.Karabiner-VirtualHIDDevice-Manager.app/Contents/MacOS/Karabiner-VirtualHIDDevice-Manager activate

Fail

It does not work on my current setup. It probably is related to the fact that macOS 15 (Sequoia) is not officially supported by the virtual device driver.