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title: Install Screencast Keystroke HUD on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of Screencast Keystroke HUD for Linux - Click-through
  X11 screencast keystroke display overlay with chord pills
url: https://snapcraft.io/screencast-key-hud
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# Screencast Keystroke HUD (screencast-key-hud)

[Nguyen Van Thanh (thanhnv128)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/thanhnv128 "View all snaps from Nguyen Van Thanh (thanhnv128)")

* [Nguyen Van Thanh (thanhnv128)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/thanhnv128 "View all snaps from Nguyen Van Thanh (thanhnv128)")
* [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities)

latest/stable 1.1.0

Install latest/stable of Screencast Keystroke HUD

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install screencast-key-hud
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* screencast-key-hud

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* Yesterday - latest/stable

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### Websites

* [buymeacoffee.com](https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b "https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b")

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### Contact

* [buymeacoffee.com](https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b "https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/screencast-key-hud#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/screencast-key-hud#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/screencast-key-hud#tab-security)

#### Click-through X11 screencast keystroke display overlay with chord pills

Screencast Keystroke HUD is an independent open-source Linux alternative to
Carnac for real-time screencast keystroke display overlay on X11 desktops.
It is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Code52 or Carnac.

FEATURES

* Animated Keystroke Chord Pills: Polls X11 keymap and pointer state using
  non-privileged XQueryKeymap to render crisp modifier and chord pills
  (Ctrl + Shift + S, Alt + Tab) on a translucent Always-on-Top overlay.
* Click-Through XShape Window: Transparent overlay passes pointer clicks
  through to underlying windows via XShape Input masks without interrupting
  presentations or live coding demos.
* Multi-Monitor and Corner Placement: Pick any display detected via RandR or
  Xinerama and anchor the HUD to any corner with configurable edge margins
  and fade timeout.
* Theme Presets and Grouping: Switch between Dark Slate, Frost Glass, and
  High Contrast presets, customize colors and opacity, or group sequential
  typed characters into clean tutorial banners.
* Tutorial Keystroke History Log: Inspect captured chords alongside active
  window titles, filter by category, and export UTF-8 CSV logs.

SUPPORT & DONATE

* Created by Thanh Nguyen — <https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b>

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## Install Screencast Keystroke HUD on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/screencast-key-hud/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/screencast-key-hud/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/screencast-key-hud/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/screencast-key-hud/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/screencast-key-hud/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/screencast-key-hud/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/screencast-key-hud/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/screencast-key-hud/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/screencast-key-hud/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/screencast-key-hud/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/screencast-key-hud/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/screencast-key-hud/ubuntu)