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Carnac for Windows
Show your keystrokes during Windows presentations and screencasts with Carnac, an open-source keyboard presentation utility.
Version 2.3.13 · Direct publisher file
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What is Carnac?
Carnac makes keyboard input visible during presentations and screencasts, helping viewers follow shortcuts that would otherwise be hard to see. It is a Windows keyboard logging and presentation utility from Code52. The publisher's example shows keystroke labels alongside a settings window with monitor selection and display offsets.
Press Ctrl+Alt+P to enter silent mode when you want Carnac to stop recording keystrokes; press it again to resume. Pause before typing sensitive information during a demonstration.
The linked download is the publisher's carnac.2.3.13.zip release archive. The repository instructs users to unpack the ZIP and run Setup.exe, and states that .NET Framework 4.5.2 is required. Release 2.3.13 dates to June 2020; this listing does not establish compatibility with every current Windows version. The screenshot is a historical publisher example, not a capture of the linked release running today.
What it offers
- Display keyboard input to help an audience follow presentations and screencasts.
- Toggle silent mode with Ctrl+Alt+P to stop and resume recording keystrokes.
- Choose a display and adjust overlay offsets in the settings shown in the publisher's example.
Good to know
- Requires .NET Framework 4.5.2 according to the publisher's README.
- The selected release is dated June 20, 2020; compatibility with current Windows releases has not been verified.
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