Rust Hotkeys

Open-source Rust projects categorized as Hotkeys

Top 6 Rust Hotkey Projects

  1. whkd

    A simple hotkey daemon for Windows

  2. SaaSHub

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  3. swhkd

    Sxhkd clone for Wayland (works on TTY and X11 too)

  4. InputBot

    Rust library for creating global hotkeys, and simulating inputs

  5. lunchpad

    A macro application for Novation Launchpads - easy to use, feature rich

  6. displayflow_cli

    A CLI tool for display setup switching.

    Project mention: Show HN: Displayflow, Universal Display Controller written in Rust | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-03-26
  7. copycat

    Tool that was built quickly for personal needs, you might find it useful though (by draganjovanovich)

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

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Index

What are some of the best open-source Hotkey projects in Rust? This list will help you:

# Project Stars
1 whkd 902
2 swhkd 850
3 InputBot 463
4 lunchpad 150
5 displayflow_cli 20
6 copycat 3

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