Keypop (Wayland)

A simple key display application for Wayland compositors like Hyprland.

• Shows typed keys on screen in real-time
• Window auto-hides after 2 seconds of inactivity
• Supports special keys (Enter, Tab, Ctrl, Alt, etc.)
• Optimized for low memory usage

## https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/keypop-git
yay -S keypop-git

Add to ~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf:

# Keypop - always on top, no effects
windowrulev2 = float, class:^(keypop)$
windowrulev2 = pin, class:^(keypop)$
windowrulev2 = noblur, class:^(keypop)$
windowrulev2 = noshadow, class:^(keypop)$
windowrulev2 = noborder, class:^(keypop)$
windowrulev2 = nofocus, class:^(keypop)$
windowrulev2 = move 100%-820 100%-100, class:^(keypop)$
windowrulev2 = nodim, class:^(keypop)$

make

sudo make install

Requires access to input devices. Add your user to the input group:

sudo usermod -aG input $USER
# Log out and back in

Then run:

./keypop

Or run with custom options:

# E.g., Blue background, Red text, Size 80, 1000x200 window, 80% opacity
./keypop -b "#0000FF" -c "#FF0000" -s 80 -g 1000x200 -o 0.8

Options:

• -b <color>: Background color hex (e.g. #000000 or 000000)
• -c <color>: Text color hex (e.g. #FFFFFF or FFFFFF)
• -s <size>: Font size (default 65)
• -g <WxH>: Window geometry (default 840x130)
• -o <opacity>: Background opacity (0.0 - 1.0)
• -h: Show help

• Press Ctrl+C in terminal
• Or kill the process: pkill keypop
• Or close via Hyprland: hyprctl dispatch killactive with window focused

• wayland-client
• wayland-protocols
• cairo
• libinput
• libudev
• xkbcommon