> A Caps Lock indicator for Windows that shows Caps Lock, Num Lock and Scroll Lock changes on screen without taking focus, with one notification area icon… # Caps Lock Indicator for Windows A small on-screen card the moment Caps Lock, Num Lock or Scroll Lock switches, plus a light for each in the notification area. Made for keyboards whose lights you cannot see, or that have none. One payment. No subscription. 14-day money-back guarantee. 3.4 Caps Lock · Num Lock · Scroll Lock ### A card that never gets in the way It looks like the card Windows shows when you change the volume. It cannot be clicked and never takes focus, so your typing carries on where it was. A · 1 · ↓ ### Three lights by the clock Show one notification area icon for each key, so all three states are visible all the time, or a single icon that lights when any of them is on. Any keyboard · Remote desktop · Programs ### Catches every change It watches the lock state itself, not just your key presses, so a second keyboard, a remote session or a program switching Num Lock is caught too. ## See it in action ![The Caps Lock On card above the taskbar while text is being typed in capitals into a notepad](https://evlarsoft.com/apps/lock-key-notifications/s3.jpg) It appears over whatever you are typing in, and the keys keep going there. ![Caps Lock, Num Lock and Scroll Lock icons beside the clock, with Caps Lock lit and a tooltip reading 'Caps Lock: On'](https://evlarsoft.com/apps/lock-key-notifications/s5.jpg) One icon per key, lit while that lock is on. ![The app window with three keys, Caps Lock and Num Lock lit, and a Notify switch under each](https://evlarsoft.com/apps/lock-key-notifications/s1.jpg) Click a key to switch it. Handy on a laptop with no Scroll Lock key. ![The settings page with position, screens, size, how long it stays up and an optional sound](https://evlarsoft.com/apps/lock-key-notifications/s4.jpg) Bottom, top, middle or by the notification area, on every screen or just one. ## Why the light on the key isn't enough Many laptops and slim keyboards have no lock lights at all, and plenty of wireless keyboards leave them out to save battery. Where there is a light, it sits under your fingers, where you cannot see it while typing. The cost of missing it is small but constant. Caps Lock turns a correct password into a wrong one, and a few wrong tries can lock an account. On a laptop with the number pad built into the letter keys, Num Lock turns words into digits. In Excel, Scroll Lock makes the arrow keys move the sheet instead of the selected cell. A card on the screen and a light by the clock put that information where you are already looking. ### How to get a Caps Lock indicator on screen in Windows Lock Key Notifications runs from the notification area and shows a small card each time a lock key changes. Choose the keys and the look once, and it keeps working in the background. - Open the app and use the switch under Caps Lock, Num Lock and Scroll Lock to pick which keys you are told about. - In settings, choose where the card appears: the bottom of the screen, the top, the middle, or by the notification area. - Choose its size and how long it stays, from half a second to ten seconds, or keep it up until the lock is turned off. - Show it on every screen, or only on the one with the pointer. - Turn on one notification area icon per key if you want all three states visible all the time. ### A Num Lock notification that catches changes you did not make Num Lock does not only change when you press it. A second keyboard, a remote desktop session or a program that switches Num Lock at sign-in can all flip it without a key press on the keyboard in front of you. Lock Key Notifications watches the lock state itself rather than listening for key presses, so those changes raise the same card. You find out when it happens, not later when a row of digits appears where you expected letters. ### A card that comes and goes, or lights that stay The card is for the moment of change. It looks like the flyout Windows shows when you change the volume, fades on its own, and adds an optional sound if you would rather hear it than see it. The notification area icons are for checking at any time. Use a single icon that lights when any key you care about is on, or one per key. On a laptop with no Scroll Lock key, click that key in the app's window to switch it. ![](https://cdn.evlarsoft.com/related/v1/icons/lock-key-notifications.png)**Lock Key Notifications**Utilities & tools One payment. No subscription. 14-day money-back guarantee. - **3.4_★_**Rating - **2.8 MB**Download size - **2.0.8**Updated Oct 2026 - **2022**First released - **Win 10 & 11**Works on - **English**Language - **No account needed, no ads, works offline**Privacy ## Get every app with BundlApps Lock Key Notifications and 304 more EvlarSoft apps in one subscription. [Join the waitlist](https://bundlapps.com/?ref=evlarsoft-app) ## Lock Key Notifications features - **Caps, Num and Scroll Lock**A card on screen whenever any of the three changes. - **Never takes focus**The card cannot be clicked, so your typing stays where it was. - **Your choice of position**Bottom, top, middle or by the notification area. - **Size and timing**Pick how big the card is and how long it stays, or keep it up while the lock is on. - **Multiple monitors**Show it on every screen or only the one with the pointer. - **Every change caught**Another keyboard, a remote session or a program switching a lock is noticed too. - **One icon per key**Caps Lock, Num Lock and Scroll Lock each show their own state by the clock. - **Lock lights in the window**Click a key to switch that lock, even one your keyboard lacks. - **Optional sound**Hear the change as well as see it. - **Starts with Windows**Goes straight to the notification area, works offline with no account. ## What people use it for ### Typing passwords Seeing Caps Lock come on before it turns a correct password into a failed sign-in. ### Laptops without lights Getting the lock lights back on a keyboard that was built without them. ### Working over remote desktop Noticing when a remote session flips Num Lock or Caps Lock behind your back. ## What's new in 2.0 - Starting with Windows works again, through Windows' own startup setting - One notification area icon per key, each showing its own state - Choose where the card appears, its size, how long it stays and which screens show it - Changes from another keyboard, a remote session or a program are caught - Click a key in the window to switch it, and an optional sound - A redesigned card that never takes focus, and light and dark themes ## Questions Anything else? [Ask us](https://evlarsoft.com/contact?topic=support&app=Lock%20Key%20Notifications) ### Will the card interrupt my typing? No. It cannot be clicked and never takes focus, so keys keep going to the window you were typing in. ### Can I keep the card up while Caps Lock is on? Yes. It can stay on screen until you turn the lock off. Otherwise it shows for anywhere from half a second to ten seconds. ### Can I choose which keys it tells me about? Yes. Each of Caps Lock, Num Lock and Scroll Lock has its own switch. ### Does it work with more than one monitor? Yes. Show the card on every screen, or only on the one with the pointer. ### Does it need the internet or an account? No. An optional EvlarSoft ONE sign-in backs up your settings, and nothing is uploaded unless you turn that on. ### Which versions of Windows does it run on? Windows 10 (version 1809 or later) and Windows 11. ### Is it a subscription? No. Lock Key Notifications is a one-time purchase of $2.99, and updates are included. ### How do I get it? Buy it on this page and your license key arrives by email. If the button says Notify me, Lock Key Notifications is not on sale here yet; leave your email and we will tell you when it is. ## More keyboard and mouse tools from EvlarSoft [ ![](https://evlarsoft.com/apps/key-mapper/s1-640.jpg) ![](https://cdn.evlarsoft.com/related/v1/icons/key-mapper.png) ### Key Mapper Keyboard and mouse Make one key do the job of another — or a whole shortcut, or nothing at all. ](https://evlarsoft.com/apps/key-mapper)[ ![](https://evlarsoft.com/apps/mouse-click-indicator/s1-640.jpg) ![](https://cdn.evlarsoft.com/related/v1/icons/mouse-click-indicator.png) ### Click Indicator Keyboard and mouse Nobody watching a recording can see you click. Mouse Click Indicator marks it — a ripple, a circle or a ring at the point of every click, in a colour that says which button it was. 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