wshowkeys Alternatives

wshowkeys is described as 'Displays keypresses on screen on supported Wayland compositors (requires wlr_layer_shell_v1 support). Forked from https://git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/wshowkeys' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to wshowkeys for Mac, Windows, Linux and Xfce. The best wshowkeys alternative is Keyviz, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like wshowkeys are Screenkey, YAKD, Show Me The Key and Carnac.

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  1. Keyviz icon
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    Keyviz is a free and open-source tool to visualize your keystrokes and mouse actions in real-time.

    21 Keyviz alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
     
    • Keyviz is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to wshowkeys.

    • Keyviz is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to wshowkeys.

    • Keyviz is Free and Open Sourcewshowkeys is also Free and Open Source
  2. YAKD icon
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    YAKD (Yet Another Key Displayer) is a lightweight, open-source Windows tool for displaying keyboard and mouse button presses on-screen, typically for use with screen recording and screen-casting. RTSS Rivatuner Statistics Server is supported.

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. Carnac icon
     28 likes

    A utility to give some insight into how you use your keyboard/.

    18 Carnac alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. KeyFX icon
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    KeyFX is a screencast and presentation utility that allows you to highlight the mouse cursor and visualize your keystrokes.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • KeyFX is the most popular commercial alternative to wshowkeys.

    • KeyFX is Paid and Proprietarywshowkeys is Free and Open Source
    • KeyFX is Lightweightwshowkeys is not according to our users
  5. Keystro icon
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    Floating widget shows each key pressed in real time and highlights the cursor with fully adjustable design. Choose from 10+ styles, unlimited color themes, and over 10 sound options. Works across multiple screens for screen recording on Windows and macOS.

    27 Keystro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  6.  5 likes

    Utility to show live keyboard and mouse status for teaching and screencasts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
     
  7. Mouseposé icon
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    Mouseposé 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.

    26 Mouseposé alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. Screenflick icon
     6 likes

    Screenflick features high performance screen capturing for smooth, fluid motion up to 60 fps. Screenflick can record any portion of the screen, simultaneously recording audio from internal or external microphones and the system audio.

    63 Screenflick alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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