Keystrokes

Overview

Let people see the shortcuts you press. Keystrokes shows each one on screen as you press it, such as ⌘C, for demos, recordings, and screen sharing. It shows only shortcuts unless you choose All keys, and nothing shows while you type a password.

Choose Keycaps or the classic Bezel style, where the keys show, their size, and how long they stay. Hide the keys and bring them back without turning the plugin off. Keystrokes ships turned off: turn it on in Settings › Plugins.

Shortcut

Not set by default

Tab in Quick Search

None

macOS permissions

Input Monitoring

How to use it

1. Turn it on in Settings › Plugins, and allow Input Monitoring.
2. Press a shortcut, such as ⌘C, in any app. It shows at the bottom of the screen.⌘C
3. To hide the keys, choose Show Keystrokes in the Keybumps menu, or Hide Keystrokes in Quick Search.

Key features

• Shows the shortcuts you press, such as ⌘C, on the screen with the pointer
• Shortcuts only by default; choose All keys to show what you type too
• Nothing shows while you type a password
• Keycaps, or the classic Bezel style
• Bottom left, center, or right; small, medium, or large; and on screen for 1 to 5 seconds after the last key
• Name the action adds “Copy” beside ⌘C, for Keybumps’s own shortcuts and the standard macOS ones
• Show clicks too puts a ring where you click
• Show Keystrokes in the Keybumps menu, Show or Hide Keystrokes in Quick Search, or the Show & Hide Keystrokes shortcut hides the keys or brings them back
• Optional Show & Hide Keystrokes shortcut, unassigned until you set one

Commands

Its shortcut works from any app, and you can set it in Settings › Keystrokes.

• Show & Hide KeystrokesNot set by default

Permissions and privacy

Keystrokes asks for this macOS permission while it’s on:

• Input MonitoringLets Keystrokes show the shortcuts you press.

Questions