KeyboardHook

KeyboardHook provides a cross-platform global hook for keyboard, mouse and event simulation.

Supported Platforms

	Windows	macOS	Linux (only X11)
x86	Yes	N/A	N/A
x64	Yes	N/A	Yes
Arm32	N/A	N/A	N/A
Arm64	N/A	N/A	N/A

Global Hooks

KeyboardHook provides the IKeyboardHook interface. Here's a basic usage example:

    IKeyboardHook keyboardHook = KeyboardHookFactory.Create();

    keyboardHook.KeyDown += KeyboardHook_KeyDown;
    keyboardHook.KeyUp += KeyboardHook_KeyUp;

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    private void KeyboardHook_KeyUp(Enums.KeyboardKey key)
    {
        KeyUpStr = key.ToString();
    }

    private void KeyboardHook_KeyDown(Enums.KeyboardKey key)
    {
        KeyDownStr = key.ToString();
    }
    

KeyboardHook provides the IMouseHook interface. Here's a basic usage example

    IMouseHook _mouseHook = MouseHookFactory.Create();

    _mouseHook.ButtonUp += _mouseHook_ButtonUp;
    _mouseHook.ButtonDown += _mouseHook_ButtonDown;

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    private void _mouseHook_ButtonDown(MouseButton btn)
    {
        MouseButtonDownStr = btn.ToString();
    }

    private void _mouseHook_ButtonUp(Enums.MouseButton btn)
    {
        MouseButtonUpStr = btn.ToString();
    }

Emulate keystrokes and mouse buttons

You can emulate keystrokes using SendKey and SendKeyCombo. Here is a basic example of using keyboard emulation:

    
    IKeyboardHook hook = KeyboardHookFactory.Create();

    // Demonstrate sending a single key programmatically.
    hook.SendKey(KeyboardKey.A);

    // Demonstrate sending a key combination (Ctrl+C).
    hook.SendKeyCombo(KeyboardKey.LControl, KeyboardKey.L);
    

Here is a basic example of using mouse button emulation:

    
    IMouseHook hook = KeyboardHookFactory.Create();

    // Demonstrate sending a single mouse button programmatically.
    hook.SendButton(MouseButton.Left);

    // Demonstrate sending a double left click programmatically.
    hook.SendButton(MouseButton.Left, MouseButton.Left);
    

The library is experimental, if you suddenly have any questions or problems, write an issue or make a fork.