<h1 align=center> kbt </h1>
<p align=center> (<b>k</b>bt <b>b</b>oard <b>t</b>ester) </p>
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## Motivation
I got tired with semi-broken online keyboard testers, so here we go – one on a solid platform – terminal.
## Features
* Captures key presses directly from X server
* Multiple keyboard layouts
* Interactive menu
* Linux, MacOS support
## Limitations
* Wayland is not supported
* Does not work on Windows
## Installation
### AUR
`paru -S kbt`
### Cargo
`cargo install kbt`
**note**: Default location of the installed binary is `$HOME/.cargo/bin`
### Homebrew
```
brew tap bloznelis/tap
brew install kbt
```
**note**: During the first run you might need to grant Accessibility access.
### Prebuilt binaries
You can grab built binary from the latest [release](https://github.com/bloznelis/kbt/releases) (only linux-x86_64)
### Building from source
1. `make build`
2. `cp target/release/kbt /usr/local/bin/`
#### Prerequisites
* `rust`
### Acknowledgments
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