diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 17735df..56aba49 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 .DS_Store
 home/.config/lazygit/state.yml
 neomuttrc.local
+karabiner/automatic_backups/
 result
diff --git a/karabiner/karabiner.json b/karabiner/karabiner.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c34f41e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/karabiner/karabiner.json
@@ -0,0 +1,194 @@
+{
+    "global": { "check_for_updates_on_startup": false },
+    "profiles": [
+        {
+            "complex_modifications": {
+                "rules": [
+                    {
+                        "description": "Map Cmd+h/j/k/l to Cmd+ArrowKeys and Ctrl+h/j/k/l to original Cmd+h/j/k/l",
+                        "manipulators": [
+                            {
+                                "from": {
+                                    "key_code": "h",
+                                    "modifiers": {
+                                        "mandatory": ["command"],
+                                        "optional": ["any"]
+                                    }
+                                },
+                                "to": [
+                                    {
+                                        "key_code": "left_arrow",
+                                        "modifiers": ["command"]
+                                    }
+                                ],
+                                "type": "basic"
+                            },
+                            {
+                                "from": {
+                                    "key_code": "h",
+                                    "modifiers": {
+                                        "mandatory": ["control"],
+                                        "optional": ["any"]
+                                    }
+                                },
+                                "to": [
+                                    {
+                                        "key_code": "h",
+                                        "modifiers": ["command"]
+                                    }
+                                ],
+                                "type": "basic"
+                            },
+                            {
+                                "from": {
+                                    "key_code": "j",
+                                    "modifiers": {
+                                        "mandatory": ["command"],
+                                        "optional": ["any"]
+                                    }
+                                },
+                                "to": [
+                                    {
+                                        "key_code": "down_arrow",
+                                        "modifiers": ["command"]
+                                    }
+                                ],
+                                "type": "basic"
+                            },
+                            {
+                                "from": {
+                                    "key_code": "j",
+                                    "modifiers": {
+                                        "mandatory": ["control"],
+                                        "optional": ["any"]
+                                    }
+                                },
+                                "to": [
+                                    {
+                                        "key_code": "j",
+                                        "modifiers": ["command"]
+                                    }
+                                ],
+                                "type": "basic"
+                            },
+                            {
+                                "from": {
+                                    "key_code": "k",
+                                    "modifiers": {
+                                        "mandatory": ["command"],
+                                        "optional": ["any"]
+                                    }
+                                },
+                                "to": [
+                                    {
+                                        "key_code": "up_arrow",
+                                        "modifiers": ["command"]
+                                    }
+                                ],
+                                "type": "basic"
+                            },
+                            {
+                                "from": {
+                                    "key_code": "k",
+                                    "modifiers": {
+                                        "mandatory": ["control"],
+                                        "optional": ["any"]
+                                    }
+                                },
+                                "to": [
+                                    {
+                                        "key_code": "k",
+                                        "modifiers": ["command"]
+                                    }
+                                ],
+                                "type": "basic"
+                            },
+                            {
+                                "from": {
+                                    "key_code": "l",
+                                    "modifiers": {
+                                        "mandatory": ["command"],
+                                        "optional": ["any"]
+                                    }
+                                },
+                                "to": [
+                                    {
+                                        "key_code": "right_arrow",
+                                        "modifiers": ["command"]
+                                    }
+                                ],
+                                "type": "basic"
+                            },
+                            {
+                                "from": {
+                                    "key_code": "l",
+                                    "modifiers": {
+                                        "mandatory": ["control"],
+                                        "optional": ["any"]
+                                    }
+                                },
+                                "to": [
+                                    {
+                                        "key_code": "l",
+                                        "modifiers": ["command"]
+                                    }
+                                ],
+                                "type": "basic"
+                            }
+                        ]
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "description": "Caps Lock → Control when held, Escape when tapped",
+                        "manipulators": [
+                            {
+                                "from": {
+                                    "key_code": "caps_lock",
+                                    "modifiers": { "optional": ["any"] }
+                                },
+                                "to": [{ "key_code": "left_control" }],
+                                "to_if_alone": [{ "key_code": "escape" }],
+                                "type": "basic"
+                            }
+                        ]
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "description": "Escape ↔ Caps Lock toggle",
+                        "manipulators": [
+                        {
+                            "type": "basic",
+                            "from": {
+                                "key_code": "escape",
+                                "modifiers": {
+                                "optional": ["any"]
+                                }
+                            },
+                            "to": [
+                                {
+                                "key_code": "caps_lock"
+                                }
+                            ]
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "type": "basic",
+                            "from": {
+                                "key_code": "escape",
+                                "modifiers": {
+                                "mandatory": ["shift"]
+                                }
+                            },
+                            "to": [
+                                {
+                                "key_code": "caps_lock"
+                                }
+                            ]
+                        }
+                    ]
+                    }
+                ]
+            },
+            "name": "Default profile",
+            "selected": true,
+            "virtual_hid_keyboard": { "keyboard_type_v2": "iso" }
+        }
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/nix/home/darwin.nix b/nix/home/darwin.nix
index 3658996..b2b08b1 100644
--- a/nix/home/darwin.nix
+++ b/nix/home/darwin.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ let
       ".config/aerospace"
       "aerospace"
     ]
+    [
+      ".config/karabiner"
+      "karabiner"
+    ]
   ];
 in
 {
diff --git a/nix/system/darwin.nix b/nix/system/darwin.nix
index 44e7110..07e2ef2 100644
--- a/nix/system/darwin.nix
+++ b/nix/system/darwin.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ in
     enable = true;
     casks = [
       "ghostty"
+      "karabiner-elements"
     ];
     brews = [
       "bitwarden-cli"
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ in
     keyboard = {
       enableKeyMapping = true;
       nonUS.remapTilde = true;
-      remapCapsLockToEscape = true;
+      remapCapsLockToEscape = false; # This is set to false as we leave this for Karabiner (mod tap with ctrl)
       swapLeftCtrlAndFn = false;
     };