whkd
A simple hotkey daemon for Windows that runs commands when configured key bindings are pressed.
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Package managers
- Chocolatey
choco install whkd
About whkd
whkd is a small background program for Windows that reacts to input events by running commands. Its configuration file, whkdrc, is a plain list of bindings that map key combinations to commands. It is read from ~/.config/ by default, or from a path set in an environment variable.
It is commonly paired with the komorebi tiling window manager to drive window actions from the keyboard, in the same way skhd or sxhkd are used on other systems.
Strengths
- Plain text configuration of key bindings
- Lightweight background daemon
- Works well alongside komorebi
Limitations
- Windows only
- No graphical settings; bindings are edited by hand
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree to download and use.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- LGUG2Z
- Platforms
- Windows, Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Windows users who want keyboard shortcuts for a tiling window manager or scripts
- Categories
- Window tools, Automation
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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AutoHotkey
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HotkeyP
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HotkeyP swaps hand-edited bindings for a small portable GUI program that binds keyboard, mouse or joystick shortcuts to programs and system commands, and it is open source under GPL-3.0.
Clavier+
A Windows keyboard shortcut manager that launches programs, types text and sends keystrokes.
Clavier+ is a lightweight native Windows program with no scripting needed. Its global shortcuts launch programs, type stored text and send keystrokes, which gives up the plain text configuration file.
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