Key Press Counter
Key Press Counter keeps a running total of every key you press, across every application and every game. Open the panel from the tray icon for the lifetime number, the keys you press most, a breakdown by kind of key, today's total and your busiest day.
The lifetime total, and the keys that made it.
See it in action
About Key Press Counter
A number on its own is not very interesting. Key Press Counter gives you the number and then tells you what it is made of.
What you actually type
It ranks the keys you press most and names them, so you can see whether it is Space, E, Backspace or Ctrl that is doing the work. It groups the whole total by letters, numbers, punctuation, function keys, editing and navigation, modifiers, numpad and media. And it counts how many different keys you have ever touched, which on most keyboards is fewer than people expect.
The previous version offered three numbers: a total, Return and Spacebar. A review asked for more complex numbers than that. This is that.
A panel, not a mystery
Click the tray icon and a panel opens with everything in it. The old version had no window at all — you bought it, ran it, and nothing appeared, which is exactly what more than one review said about it.
It counts everywhere
Every keystroke, in every application and every game, whether the window is focused or not.
It does not slow your typing
Counting happens in memory. The count reaches the disk every few seconds and when you close the app, not on every keystroke. The old version saved a settings file on every single key, and its reviews say what that felt like.
It starts with Windows
One switch in the menu, and it is counting from the moment you log in. You do not have to remember to launch it.
Where it lives
In the notification area, with no taskbar button. Left-click for the panel, right-click for the menu. Both are drawn to match Windows 11 and follow your light or dark theme.
If you are upgrading, your existing count comes with you.
Everything happens on this PC. No account is needed, nothing is uploaded unless you turn on backup, and it works with no connection at all. It counts that a key was pressed and which key it was — it does not record what you write, and it keeps no record of the order you pressed them in.
Features
- Counts every keystroke, in any application and any game
- Ranks the keys you press most, by name
- Breaks the total down by letters, numbers, punctuation, modifiers and the rest
- Counts how many different keys you have ever used
- A real window with the numbers in it, opened from the tray icon
- Today's keystrokes, and the busiest day you have had
- Counts in memory and saves every few seconds, so games do not stutter
- Keeps the count from the previous version rather than starting you at zero
- Starts with Windows
- Follows the Windows light and dark themes
- Works offline. No account needed, and nothing is uploaded unless you turn on backup
Details
- Works on
- Windows 10 (1809 or later) and Windows 11
- Download
- About 2.6 MB
- Version
- 2.0.8, updated October 2026
- First released
- August 2022
- Price
- $1.99 once. No subscription.
- Category
- Utilities & tools
What's new in 2.0.8
- New: a real window. Click the tray icon and the numbers are there. The old version had no window at all
- New: the keys you press most, by name and ranked
- New: a breakdown by letters, numbers, punctuation, modifiers, function keys and the rest — the "more complex numbers" a review asked for
- New: today's count and your busiest day
- Fixed: it no longer writes to disk on every keystroke, which is what slowed things down
- Start with Windows is one switch in the menu
- Your existing count is carried over
- Redesigned to match Windows 11, and follows the light and dark themes
Questions
Anything else? Ask us
Which versions of Windows does it run on?
Windows 10 (version 1809 or later) and Windows 11.
Is it a subscription?
No. Key Press Counter is a one-time purchase of $1.99, and updates are included.
How do I get it?
EvlarSoft apps are moving to direct downloads from this site. Ask to be notified and we will email you as soon as Key Press Counter is ready to download.
