Key Overlayer

A lightweight and customizable on-screen key overlay for Windows.

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🚀 Overview

KeyOverlayApp is a simple desktop utility that displays your keystrokes live on an always-on-top transparent window. Perfect for:

• Developers
• Screen recorders and tutorial makers
• Tech presenters
• Live streamers

This project follows a minimal and efficient design philosophy.

Downloads and installers are available from the Releases page.

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✨ Features

• Real-time display of typed keys
• Transparent overlay window
• Draggable screen position
• System Tray integration
• Auto-start and exit options
• Lightweight and resource-friendly

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🧰 Tech Stack

• Java 17
• Swing / AWT
• Maven
• Packaged using jpackage

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📦 Installation

Download the latest release installer from the Releases section in this repository and install normally on Windows.

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🔧 Build Instructions

mvn clean package

Output JAR will be generated in target/.

To generate an installer:

jpackage --input target \
  --main-jar KeyOverlayApp-1.0-SNAPSHOT-jar-with-dependencies.jar \
  --main-class com.example.Main \
  --name KeyOverlayApp \
  --type exe \
  --win-console

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👤 Author

Thinakaran Manokaran Portfolio: https://thinakaran.dev/

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⭐ Contribute

Pull Requests and Issue reports are welcome.

If you like the project, consider giving it a ⭐ on GitHub!

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