Alternatives to Show Me The Key
Shows the keys you type on screen, a screenkey alternative that works under Wayland. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
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Show Me The Key
Shows the keys you type on screen, a screenkey alternative that works under Wayland.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Show Me The Key.
Screenkey
A Linux screencast tool that shows the keys you press on screen while recording.
Screenkey is open source under GPL-3.0 with a preferences dialog and regular tagged releases, but is not described as supporting Wayland.
Keyviz
Show keyboard shortcuts and mouse actions during demonstrations.
Keyviz is open source under GPL-3.0 on Windows, macOS and Linux and shows mouse actions, but its Linux support requires X11 and a source build.
KeyCastr
An open-source macOS keystroke visualizer that shows your key presses on screen during screencasts.
KeyCastr is an open-source keystroke visualizer for macOS only, installable through Homebrew, so switching means moving from Linux to macOS.
Carnac
Show pressed keys during Windows demonstrations and recordings.
Carnac is a free, open-source keystroke display for Windows under MS-PL, so switching means moving from Linux to Windows.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Kooha
A simple GTK screen recorder for Linux with a minimal interface, supporting Wayland and X11.
OBS Studio
The standard free tool for recording a screen and for live streaming, built around scenes and sources.
wf-recorder
A command-line screen recorder for wlroots-based Wayland compositors, using ffmpeg for encoding.
Blue Recorder
A simple desktop screen recorder built with GTK4 and FFmpeg, with Wayland support on GNOME and KDE.
