Visualize pressed keys onscreen

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I want to show others what keys I currently press onscreen. Unfortunately, neither xvkbd nor florence nor onboard visualize the keys I press. What else can I use?

Does this answer your question? [How can I display keyboard shortcuts as I press them?](https://askubuntu.com/questions/30466/how-can-i-display-keyboard-shortcuts-as-i-press-them) — Pablo Bianchi, Jul 19 '20 at 17:54

score 5 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 19 '20 at 17:58

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Screenkey works well, although it shows a banner instead of a full virtual keyboard (and sometimes misses keys, but that may just be a bug):

screenshot of screenkey

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answered Jan 02 '13 at 02:23

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https://gitlab.com/screenkey/screenkey <- not sure if the launchpad link is updating from here – eri0o Apr 23 '20 at 23:21

score 4 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 19 '20 at 17:51

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According to alternativeto.net, screenkey is a no longer maintained dead project.

For my screencasts I use key-mon and works pretty nice. It shows only pressed letter and special buttons and mouse. Here's a photo:

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New link for key-mon: https://github.com/scottkirkwood/key-mon – phk Oct 18 '17 at 12:55

Visualize pressed keys onscreen

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