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24 alternatives to Show Keys

See your key presses in your browser while you type

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Show Keys launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   KeyTrails Keystroke Presenter▲84

   Present your keystrokes on screen with style.

   2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Keystroke Pro 2▲231

   Visualize keystrokes on your Mac

   2021 · appahead.studio · its alternatives →

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   ShowMeYourHotKeys – A macOS app to show applications menu shortcuts▲44

   Hi everyone, ShowMeYourHotKeys is a macOS application I worked for the last months. This app shows the frontmost app's menu items shortcuts (it also have some other features) There is a beta version available on the website. Accessibility permission is necessary to obtain menu items informations and Full disk Access is necessary to create custom shortcuts. I would love to hear all the feedbacks and suggestions. Thank you for your attention.

   2022 · showmeyourhotkeys.moxadventu.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Use The Keyboard▲111

   Keyboard shortcuts for Mac, Windows, and web apps

   2019 · usethekeyboard.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Vimkey▲125

   Use the keyboard control browser

   2022 · haojen.github.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   A CSS Keylogger▲576

   Chrome extension and Express server that exploits keylogging abilities of CSS. - maxchehab/CSS-Keylogging

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Keyviz▲118

   A free, open-source keypress and mouse visualizer

   Jan 2026 · keyviz.org · its alternatives →

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   Keyviz▲168

   Visualize your keystrokes in real-time

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Key Press Viewer for macOS▲136

   Minimal key stroke viewer

   2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Keystroke Pro▲175

    Keypress visualizer for macOS

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Keys▲5

    Dynamically Generated Keyboard Shortcuts for the Web.

    2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Shortkeys▲76

    Personal keyboard shortcuts for your browser

    2019 · shortkeys.app · its alternatives →

13. 13AI
    An interactive guide to how browsers work▲302

    A guide on how browsers work.

    Jan 2026 · howbrowserswork.com · its alternatives →

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    Mokey▲84

    A tool to visualise Mac shortcuts

    2016 · mokey.strikingly.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    ShowMeYourHotKeys▲71

    Show all shorcuts of applications

    2022 · showmeyourhotkeys.moxadventu.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Morse Typing Trainer▲65

    Learn Morse code in the most fun & intuitive way

    2022 · morse.withgoogle.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Giphy Keys▲216

    The GIF Keyboard. Search for GIFs you love or make your own.

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    ShowMyKeys

    Keystroke display for tutorials and presentations.

    Dec 2025 · apps.microsoft.com · its alternatives →

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    Keysho▲218

    Add ⌘ + K to your web apps in minutes

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Realtime Keyboard Heatmap with heatmap.js▲96

    Keyboard Heatmap Visualization showing character distribution on different keyboard layouts while you

    2011 · patrick-wied.at · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Key Codes▲5

    A little utility for displaying keyboard key info

    2017 · manytricks.com · its alternatives →

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    Chords in Keys▲81

    Play chords of major & minor keys in the browser

    2022 · muted.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Macro – Keyboard Shortcuts for the web▲91

    2018 · usemacro.github.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Shortcut Practice▲135

    Master keyboard shortcuts of your favourite websites & apps

    2022 · its alternatives →

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