# gkpln3/CapsLockNoDelay

Eliminates delay when activating caps lock on macOS OSX

Repository: https://github.com/gkpln3/CapsLockNoDelay
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/capslocknodelay
Language: Swift
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: capslock, caps, lock, no, delay, mac, osx, macos, remove, capslocknodelay, caps-lock, macbook
Last push: 2025-06-18T08:01:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 35/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 27, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2132, "days_push": 441, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1028, forks 28 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:17.443341+00:00)

## What it is
A small macOS background utility written in Swift that removes the built-in delay when pressing the Caps Lock key. It runs invisibly in the background and is configured via Login Items and Accessibility permissions.

## Use cases
- remove caps lock delay on mac
- make caps lock toggle instantly on macbook
- fix annoying caps lock lag on macOS
- disable capslock delay without hidutil
- run a background app to speed up caps lock key

## When to choose
- the built-in hidutil CapsLockDelayOverride command does not work on your system
- you want a persistent, installable fix via Homebrew or a release binary
- you are on a supported macOS version like Sequoia and want a set-and-forget utility

## When to avoid
- the simple hidutil property command already fixes the delay for you
- you need a GUI with settings or toggles
- you are not on macOS

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, configuration-management
- domain: operating-systems, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: caps-lock, keyboard, input-latency, background-app, swift, macos

## Member repositories
- gkpln3/CapsLockNoDelay (main) score 35

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:17.443341+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:07:45.570164+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/gkpln3/CapsLockNoDelay (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:17.443341+00:00, sha 7149dc2b9f24)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.