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Life & fun · June 15, 2024

Keydogger – Minimal keyboard macro for Linux (Wayland)

Works using uinput & wl-clipboard

Keydogger – Minimal keyboard macro for Linux (Wayland) launched on June 15, 2024 with 97 votes, #603 of 4,672 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.

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In plain words

Keydogger is a keyboard macro tool for Linux systems running Wayland. It functions through uinput for input simulation and wl-clipboard for clipboard operations. The tool offers a minimal approach to automating keyboard tasks on Wayland desktop environments. It is designed for Linux users who need straightforward macro capabilities without unnecessary complexity.

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From the sources

Keydogger is a tiny text expander written in C. Contribute to jarusll/keydogger development by creating an account on GitHub.

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