# Hyper mode and profile behaviour

> Choose whether other apps see Hyper, which modifier sides select a plane, and what an unmapped chord does.

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LLMS index: [llms.txt](/llms.txt)

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## Hyper mode {#modes}

Settings › Hyper › **Hyper mode** has two choices. You also pick one during
onboarding.

| | Classic (default) | Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What other apps see while Caps Lock is held | Right ⌘, ⌥, ⌃ and ⇧ held down | Nothing |
| Hyper shortcuts in Alfred, Raycast, Moom and similar apps | Work | Do not see Hyper |
| Modifiers that choose a plane | Left side only | Either side, unless you choose Left only |
| A mapped chord's output | Clean: ⇪ H sends a plain ← | Clean |

Pick **Classic** if you have shortcuts in other apps that rely on Hyper
(⌃⌥⇧⌘), or if you are coming from the Karabiner-Elements configuration. Pick
**Native** if nothing else listens for Hyper and you want either side's
modifiers to choose a plane.

In Classic mode Capslock itself holds the right-side modifiers, which is why
only the left side can choose a plane.

## Unmapped chords {#unmapped}

Settings › Profile behavior › **Unmapped Caps chords** decides what a chord
with no mapping does, for example `⇪ A` on the base plane:

| Choice | The chord… |
| --- | --- |
| **Send the normal key** (default) | Types the key as if Caps Lock were not held. In Classic mode other apps also see the held Hyper modifiers, so their Hyper shortcuts work. |
| **Ignore it** | Does nothing. |
| **Send ⌘⌥⌃⇧ + key** | Sends the key with all four modifiers, so another app can use it as a Hyper shortcut. |

A key mapped to **Use Normal Key** always types itself, whichever choice is
set here. A key whose mapping you removed follows this setting. See
[Change one key](/docs/guide/editor/#popover).

## Modifier sides {#sides}

Settings › Profile behavior › **Modifier sides** chooses which ⌘ ⌥ ⌃ ⇧ select
a plane:

- **Automatic** (default): left only in Classic mode, either side in Native.
- **Left only**.
- **Either side (Native)**: only available in Native mode.

Both profile settings are saved inside your configuration, so they travel
with an export, an import, a backup, and Undo.

## Double-tap speed {#double-tap}

Settings › Hyper › **Double-tap speed** is the longest gap between two taps
that still counts as a double tap: 200 ms by default, from 100 to 500 ms. It
applies to Double-tap Caps and Double-tap Modifier mappings.

## Right-side modifiers as extra keys {#key-remaps}

Settings › Advanced › **Key remaps** turns a spare right-side ⌘, ⌥, ⌃ or ⇧
into F13, F14, F15, F16, F17 or F19, which you can then use as a shortcut in
any app. The remapped key stops working as a modifier; its left-side twin is
unaffected. F18 is reserved for Caps Lock.

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Backlinks:

- [Keyboard editor](/docs/guide/editor/)
- [Settings, menu bar and statistics](/docs/guide/settings/)
- [Default layout](/docs/layout/)
- [Install and first run](/docs/start/install/)
- [Coexisting with Karabiner-Elements](/docs/start/karabiner/)