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casamia374 Author

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How to make F7/F8/F9 keys only control iTunes

1) Install karabiner

https://pqrs.org/osx/karabiner/index.html .

2) run karabiner elements

-> go to complex modifications tab

-> click "add rule" button

-> click "Import more rules.." button

Some web page will be open

https://pqrs.org/osx/karabiner/complex_modifications/

3) Search "Media key only control iTunes"

4) Import it. Go back to the karabiner element, enable the rules.

Here is my stack overflow answer.

https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/367748/343653

Posted on Aug 28, 2019 4:30 AM

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BDAqua

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Posted on Aug 28, 2019 6:19 AM

Great tip/info, thanks. :)

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