Uploaded January 2019 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Update: github.com/bfritscher/carnac/releases/tag/v3-beta

Thanks to @Colin Wendt for mentioning that more featured fork in the comments.

Being able to see key presses on screen can help when giving presentations or recording screen activity. Carnac is a tiny, open source tool to display your key presses on-screen.

It's easy to setup and use:
- Just visit carnackeys.com, then click Download.
- Look for the setup.exe file and click to download it.
- Open the file to install it.
- Run the app once it's installed.
- Press a few keys to see them displayed on screen.
- Click the Carnac icon in taskbar to open Carnac settings.
- Configure the colors, orientation and other settings to your needs.

Check out Carnac on AlternativeTo:
alternativeto.net/software/carnac