Command-line tool

showkey

brew/showkey

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Simple keystroke visualizer

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install showkey

Linux

brew install showkey

View keycodes in decimal

sudo showkey

Display scancodes in hexadecimal

sudo showkey -s

Display keycodes in decimal (default)

sudo showkey -k

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