pqrs-org/karabiner-elements
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72

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Popular and well-maintained. A little polish away from elite status.

Top 43% of 5,156 graded repos

Karabiner-Elements is a powerful tool for customizing keyboards on macOS

Documentation82
Engineering56
Health100
C++22,372Unlicense1mo ago

Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

12 to address
  1. 1
    Tests18pt

    Wire your tests to a documented command (e.g. a test script in your build config) so the suite is reproducible.

  2. 2
    CI/CD14pt

    Add a step like `run: npm test`, `run: pytest`, or `run: tox` to your workflow file.

  3. 3
    CI/CD14pt

    Add a lint step to catch style issues automatically.

  4. 4
    CI/CD14pt

    Add `tsc --noEmit`, `mypy`, or `cargo check` to catch type errors before they merge.

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Documentation

82

Contributing guide5pt0

No CONTRIBUTING.md found (−47 pts base + up to −53 pts more for content).

→ Add a CONTRIBUTING.md telling newcomers how to get involved. Include setup, code style, test, and PR instructions.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

README12pt100

README is present.

License6pt100

Licensed under Unlicense.

Engineering

56

Reproducibility6pt0

No dependency lockfile found (−70 pts).

→ Commit the lockfile for this project's package manager so installs produce the same dependency versions everywhere.

Issue and PR templates6pt0

No issue or PR templates found (−100 pts).

→ Add .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/ with bug_report.md and feature_request.md to guide contributors. It dramatically improves issue quality.

CI/CD14pt57

CI is configured (.github/workflows/ci.yml).

Tests18pt80

Test files detected (tests).

Linting and formatting5pt100

Linter or formatter configured (.editorconfig).

Project health

100

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (tools/clean-launch-services-database/Package.swift).

Repository metadata5pt100

Repository has a description.

Activity5pt100

Actively maintained (pushed within the last month).

Housekeeping3pt100

.gitignore present.

Repository health signals

Activity, community, and responsiveness at scan time

Activity

  • 70 / 260
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 915
    Forks
  • 48
    Releaseslatest 7y ago

Community

  • 50% - Fair
    Community health
  • 1 bus factorlow
    author own >50% of commits
  • 22,372
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 13h
    Median issue response
  • 15h
    Median PR merge time
  • 177
    Open issues
Repository files27 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/ci.yml).
  • .vscode
  • appendix
  • docs
  • files
  • pkginfo
  • scripts
  • src
  • tests
    Good: Test files detected (tests).
  • tools
    Good: Dependency manifest found (tools/clean-launch-services-database/Package.swift).
  • vendor
  • .clang-format
  • .editorconfig
    Good: Linter or formatter configured (.editorconfig).
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .gitmodules
  • .markdownlint.json
  • .prettierrc.json
  • .swiftlint.yml
  • DEVELOPMENT.md
  • LICENSE.md
    Good: Licensed under Unlicense.
  • make-package.sh
  • Makefile
  • NEWS.md
  • README.md
    Good: README is present.
    Good: README is well structured with multiple sections.
    Good: README includes screenshots or visuals. Great for first impressions.
    Good: README has code examples.
    Good: README links to a live demo or deployed app.
    Good: README includes status badges.
    Good: README documents how to install the project.
    Good: README documents how to run the project.
  • SECURITY.md
    Good: Security policy present.
  • TASKS.md
  • version
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