Crate keyflow 

Keyflow - Cross-Platform Input Simulation

Simulate keyboard and mouse input on Linux (evdev) and Windows (SendInput) with optional global hotkey support.

Quick Start

use keyflow::prelude::*;

Keyflow::initialize()?;

Keyflow::press_key(Key::A);
Keyflow::click_button(Button::Left);
Keyflow::move_to(500, 300);

Features

• Keyboard simulation - Press, release, and click keys
• Mouse simulation - Move, click, and scroll
• Global hotkeys - Optional hotkey registration (opt-in via builder)
• Batch processing - Send multiple events efficiently
• Multi-monitor - Full multi-monitor coordinate support

Linux Permissions

Add your user to the input group:

sudo usermod -aG input $USER

Then log out and back in, or run with sudo.

Hotkeys

use keyflow::prelude::*;

Keyflow::builder()
    .with_hotkeys()  // Enable hotkey support
    .initialize()?;

Keyflow::register_hotkey(
    "save",
    Hotkey::new(Key::S).with_ctrl(),
    || println!("Ctrl+S pressed!")
)?;

Examples

See the examples directory:

• basic.rs - Keyboard and mouse basics
• hotkeys.rs - Global hotkey registration
• batch.rs - Batch event processing
• multi_monitor.rs - Multi-monitor positioning
• serde_config.rs - Save/load automation scripts (requires serde feature)

Modules

prelude

Commonly used imports

Structs

ButtonIter

An iterator over the variants of Button

Hotkey

Hotkey combination

KeyIter

An iterator over the variants of Key

Keyflow

Main interface for Keyflow input simulation

KeyflowBuilder

KeyflowBuilder configures the API

Screen

Define the Screen limits

Enums

Action

Input event action

Button

Mouse button representation

InputEvent

Input event types

Key

Key representation

KeyflowError

Movement

Mouse movement type

Scroll

Mouse scroll

Type Aliases

Result