Show keys you typed on screen, so your audiences can see what you do clearly while you are streaming or recording.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Linux
Keystro Alternatives
Apps similar to Keystro include Keyviz, which is open source with a free version. Other options are Keyboard Sounds Pro, SHARA, MechvibesDX and Screenkey. Keystroke Visualizers like Keystro are a crowded field, with more than 25 alternatives for Mac, Windows and Linux.
Alternatives list
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
Australia
Highlights the pointer with a moving ring, animates mouse clicks for emphasis, dims surroundings to focus attention, and enables real-time screen drawing—ideal for teaching, video tutorials, presentations, or demonstrations requiring clear visual cues and explanations.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
China
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KeyPress OSD is a full-featured screencasting tool for displaying key-presses on Windows. Beyond on-screen keypress display, it features text-expansion, mouse-highlighting and a multi-clipboard manager.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
KeyScreen makes your keystrokes visible on screen-perfect for tutorials, presentations, and screen recordings.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
Ireland
EU
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Highlights your mouse pointer, visualizes clicks and magnifies certain areas of your screen.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
Germany- EU
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35 Mouseposé alternativesMouseposé is the indispensible mouse pointer highlighting tool (aka "virtual laserpointer") for everyone doing demos at tradeshows, presentations and trainings, or those individuals with huge and high resolution displays.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- Germany
- EU
A Little utility that implements a global key logger which displays all shortcuts & keystrokes as you type on screen and with a semi-transparent overlay. This makes it very easy to show any shortcuts you use if you for example record a software demo.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
India
MouseShade is an essential tool for everyone doing presentations or demos. If turned on, it dims the screen and puts a spotlight on the area around the mouse pointer, easily guiding the audiences attention to an area of interest.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
KeyDrawer draws keypresses on the screen of your Mac with a style that matches your Mac's look and feel. It will make your tutorial videos, video streams and presentations look elegant and professional.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
A floating glass HUD names every keyboard shortcut you fire — so you don't have to squint at the menu-bar flash to confirm.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
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