Top 15 Hotkeycontrol Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

Hotkeycontrol is the award winning and easy to use solution for creating keyboard shortcuts for routine tasks like opening files, changing system volume, controlling display brightness, typing frequently used text, controlling active windows and recording macros.

Volume and brightness level are shown smoothly on screen similar to OS X on Macbooks. And, a handy Hotkeypanel ensures that you never need to remember all your hotkeys by letting you execute them quickly from a single easily accessible window. In addition to normal combination hotkeys, you can use single keys such as function or number pad keys.

1. MapKeyboard

MapKeyboard MapKeyboard is a free program to remap your keyboard. Using MapKeyboard, you can alter any key on your keyboard to function as a different one or altogether disable it as well. This is an essential tool for laptop users and other people with keyboards whose keys differ from the standard......

2. Octopus USB Controller

Octopus USB Controller One simple utility to SIMULTANEOUSLY control ALL of your USB devices......

3. Keyboard Cowboy

Keyboard Cowboy Keyboard Cowboy is a hotkey shortcut manager that is both powerful and easy to use. It can launch applications, switch between them, open url schemes and open both files and folders.ScopesYou can add scopes to your shortcuts so that they are only available when using a specific application.ApplicationsWhen you bind......

4. xmodmap

xmodmap The xmodmap program is used to edit and display the keyboard modifier map and keymap table that are used by client applications to convert event keycodes into keysyms. It is a part of the X.Org project.......

5. Spark (Hotkey Manager)

Spark (Hotkey Manager) Spark is a powerful and easy shortcuts manager. With Spark you can create Hot Keys to launch applications and documents, execute AppleScripts, command iTunes, and more...You can also export and import your Hot Keys library, or save it in HTML format to print it.Spark is free, so use it without......

6. TouchCursor

TouchCursor TouchCursor lets you use the home keys as cursor keys – in all Windows programs – keeping your fingers in the best position for fast typing. Its free and open-source.What does it do? * Lets you use the home keys as cursor navigation keys. * Works with all Windows applications......

7. Ethervane ActiveHotkeys

Ethervane ActiveHotkeys Ethervane ActiveHotkeys detects what global keyboard shortcuts (hotkeys) are currently registered on the computer by various applications. This helps you determine which hotkeys are in use, and which are still available. All possible combinations of Alt, Ctrl, Shift and Win modifiers with regular typewriter keys are supported.......

8. Shortcuts Map

Shortcuts Map Shortcuts Map will help you to manage hotkeys assigned to shortcuts on the desktop or in the Start menu hierarchy. With the straightforward user interface, you can easily to change a hotkey or find an unused hotkey.......

9. Razer Synapse

Razer Synapse Razer Synapse is unified configuration software that allows users to rebind controls or assign macros to any Razer peripherals and saves those settings automatically in the cloud.......

10. Quick Access Popup

Quick Access Popup The freeware Quick Access Popup (QAP) lets you move like a breeze between your frequently used folders, documents, applications, web pages and much more!Save thousands of clicks while browsing your favorite folders in windows explorer or file dialog boxes. Launch your most used applications, documents or web sites instantly with......

11. FastKeys

FastKeys All in One Windows Automation software. Fully configurable Start menu, Shortcuts, Text Expander, Auto Complete and Mouse Gestures. User-defined commands to run files, open webpages, send macros or automate anything. Incredibly powerful but yet simple to use. START MENU - Create a fully configurable menu to start any activity on......

12. keystarter

keystarter Keystarter 1.0 - this software can automate your keyboard, joystick, or mouse movements. you are able to make 3d button icons with autohokey command scripts. These buttons can: send text, send keystroke (shortcuts) combinations [without focus the windows], run a application or run any kind of batch scripting languages. you......

13. TypeIt

TypeIt An easy, efficient way to type foreign characters on your PC.Why you’ll love TypeIt:- Obvious keyboard shortcuts. Just press Alt + the key that’s most similar to the character you want to type. For example, in the French keyboard, to type à, press Alt?+?A. If there are several characters based......

14. KbdEdit

KbdEdit KbdEdit is a full-featured keyboard layout editor and mapper/remapper.FEATURESSPECIAL AND FUNCTION KEYS REPROGRAMMINGKbdEdit is no ordinary keyboard mapper: not only can you assign any letter or special character to any key, but with the Personal edition you can remap physical position and function of any, and we mean ANY key:......

15. WizKey

WizKey WizKey makes it easy to type accented and other special Unicode characters using a standard US/UK keyboard with easy to remember keyboard shortcuts. WizKey is a keyboard enhancement utility that makes the typing of accented and other special characters easy. The most common characters can be typed using easy to......