Real-time key display
Keys appear on screen the moment you press them, then fade out smoothly after a configurable hold time once released.
For Windows/macOS · Beta $8 $4 (50% off)
KeyDisplay
Key input overlay for screen recordings
An overlay app that always shows the keys you're currently pressing while recording Unity/Blender tutorials and walkthroughs. It can also show your mouse cursor position, clicks, and drag trails.
Features
Put every keystroke on screen
A global keyboard/mouse hook keeps working even while Unity/Blender has focus. Only things that are safe to show end up on your recording.
Combined modifier keys
Combos like Ctrl + Shift + S are merged into a single key cap instead of three separate ones.
Blender/Unity shortcut hints
While Blender or Unity is the focused app, a short description of what the pressed key does in that app appears alongside it (can be toggled off).
Auto-hides outside your target apps
By default, key display turns off whenever a window other than Blender/Unity has focus — a safety net so chat windows or password fields don't accidentally end up on your recording (this can be disabled in settings).
Ring highlight on the cursor
The mouse cursor position can always be highlighted with a ring, making it obvious where you're looking and working.
Click ripples in two colors
Clicking shows a ripple effect at that spot. Right-clicks can use a different color from left/middle clicks, so viewers can tell "executing an action" apart from "opening a menu" at a glance.
Scroll wheel direction indicator
Scrolling the wheel briefly shows an up or down arrow at the cursor position.
Drag trail visualization
Dragging with a button held down draws the path as a line that fades out on release — great for showing orbit/pan gestures like viewport rotation.
Click-through overlay
The overlay never intercepts clicks, so it never gets in the way of your work in Unity/Blender underneath it (can be disabled in settings if you prefer).
Live-adjustable position, color, timing
Position (screen corner), margins, font size, hold time, max visible keys, background/text/accent colors — all adjustable on the fly from the settings window.
One hotkey pauses everything
Ctrl+Alt+P pauses key display, cursor highlight, and click ripples all at once. A persistent "Paused" badge stays on screen while paused, so you never forget it's off.
Windows & macOS
Built with Tauri for a lightweight overlay app that runs on both Windows and macOS.
Setup
Getting started
Install it, then just keep working in Unity/Blender as usual.
Install and launch KeyDisplay
Once launched, it lives in your system tray (or menu bar on macOS).
Use Unity/Blender as normal
Keys you press appear on screen automatically. If enabled, the cursor highlight and click ripples show up too.
Open Settings from the tray icon
Use "Open Settings..." to adjust position, colors, and timing to your liking. Changes apply live.
If keys don't show up on macOS, grant KeyDisplay access under System Settings > Privacy & Security > Accessibility. Detecting whether Blender/Unity is focused (for shortcut hints) may also require Screen Recording permission.
Reference
Settings reference
All of the following can be changed live from the tray menu and settings window. Click a group to expand it.
Position & text Layout
| Setting | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Position | Which screen corner the key caps are shown in | Bottom-left |
| Margin (X/Y) | Distance from the edge of the screen | 40px / 60px |
| Font size | Text size on the key caps | 22px |
Colors & opacity Appearance
| Setting | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Background color | Key cap background color | #1e1e1e |
| Background opacity | Opacity of the key cap background | 0.9 |
| Text color | Key cap text color | #ffffff |
| Accent color | Border color while a key is held down | #5a8cff |
Timing Timing
| Setting | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Hold/fade duration | Time it takes a key to fade out after being released | 700ms |
| Max visible keys | Maximum number of keys shown at once (oldest ones disappear first) | 8 |
Behavior Behavior
| Setting | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Click-through | Whether the overlay is click-through (so it never blocks Unity/Blender input) | ON |
| Overlay visible | Show/hide the overlay itself | ON |
| Shortcut hints | Show/hide the Blender/Unity shortcut description (shared toggle) | ON |
| Hide outside target apps | Safety toggle that hides key display when a non-Blender/Unity app has focus | ON |
Mouse display Mouse
| Setting | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Cursor highlight | Whether to always show a ring highlight at the cursor position | ON |
| Cursor highlight color | Color of the cursor ring | #ffd60a |
| Click effects | Show/hide click ripples. This same toggle also controls the wheel scroll indicator and drag trail display | ON |
| Click effect color (left/middle) | Ripple color for left- and middle-clicks | #ff453a |
| Click effect color (right) | Ripple color for right-clicks; can be set differently from left/middle for easy visual distinction | #3aa5ff |
The pause hotkey (Ctrl+Alt+P) is currently fixed and cannot be changed from settings. Settings are saved to config.json (Windows: %APPDATA%\com.nunifuchisaka.keydisplay\config.json, macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/com.nunifuchisaka.keydisplay/config.json).
Notes
Before you buy
Please check these points before installing.
Primary display only
The overlay currently only appears on your primary display. In multi-monitor setups, key display and cursor highlighting cannot be shown on a secondary monitor.
The pause hotkey is fixed
The pause hotkey (Ctrl+Alt+P) is currently fixed. If it conflicts with another app's shortcut, toggle pause manually from the tray menu instead.
macOS requires permission setup
Global keyboard monitoring requires Accessibility permission. Detecting whether Blender/Unity is focused (for shortcut hints) may also require Screen Recording permission.
Keys can occasionally get stuck showing as held
Because of how global keyboard hooks work, a key-release event can very rarely be missed, leaving a key stuck showing as "held". Use "Clear display" from the tray menu to instantly reset it.
Currently a beta release
Behavior may vary depending on your environment. In particular, macOS (cursor alignment on Retina displays), scroll wheel direction detection, and the pause hotkey haven't been fully verified on real hardware yet. We recommend a short test run in your own environment before relying on it for a recording.