F1-F12 keys don't work. How to fix?

January 17, 2022

Make sure that the option Ignore system settings for F1-F12 is turned on. If not, enable it and restart Commander One.

When opening the app for the first time or after proceeding step 1 you will receive the following warning message:

Click Open System Preferences button.

on macOS 13

on macOS 12 and earlier

Note: If the version of the operating system is lower than macOS 13, click on the Lock icon in the lower-left corner and type the password.

Find Commander One.app from the list and enable access to it.

In case, if all of a sudden, F1-F12 keys stopped working, proceed with the following steps:

Go to System Preferences→Security & Privacy→Accessibility on macOS 13

on macOS 12 and earlier

Note: If the version of the operating system is lower than macOS 13, click on the Lock icon in the lower-left corner and type the password.

Find Commander One.app and remove it from this list by pressing the button “-“.

Restart Commander One and proceed with the steps 1-4 above.

F1-F12 keys don’t work without pressing Fn or stopped working at all