winget install --id=KeyMasterPro.KeyMasterPro -e KeyMaster Pro is a powerful keyboard shortcut manager for Windows built with Tauri v2, React 19, and Rust. Features include global hotkey registration, named pipe IPC communication, system tray integration, auto-updates via Tauri updater, and a sleek modern interface with dark mode support.
A modern keyboard & mouse automation utility for Windows
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KeyMaster Pro is a powerful desktop application for Windows built around a single idea: everything is a rule. Instead of juggling separate screens for remapping, macros, layers, and text expansions, you build one rule at a time in a unified Rule Builder:
[ TRIGGER ] + [ CONDITIONS ] → [ ACTIONS ]
A key press, mouse click, typed abbreviation, or tap-hold fires a rule. Optional conditions (active window, active layer) decide whether it runs. Then one or more actions execute — remap a key, run a macro, snap a window, control media, and more.
Built with Rust + Tauri v2 + React 19, it runs at the OS level using SetWindowsHookEx to intercept and process input in real time, with zero input logging and a tiny memory footprint (~23 MB RAM, <1% CPU).
> Looking for a free, source-available alternative to AutoHotkey, PowerToys Keyboard Manager, or Key Manager? You found it.
KeyMaster Pro is the only Windows tool that combines a unified rule system (trigger → condition → action) with a no-code GUI — covering remapping, macros, layers, text expansion, window management, and per-app profiles in one place.
| Feature | KeyMaster Pro | PowerToys KBM | AutoHotkey | kanata | SharpKeys | Espanso |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unified Rule Builder (no code) | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Key remapping | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Mouse remapping | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ⚠️ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Macro recorder (key + mouse) | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ⚠️ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Text expansions | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Layers (toggle + hold, QMK-style) | ✅ | ❌ | ⚠️ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Tap-Hold (home-row mods) | ✅ | ❌ | ⚠️ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Per-app conditions (window match) | ✅ | ❌ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Window management (snap/min/max) | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Media keys & volume control |
> [!NOTE] > PowerToys users have requested per-app remapping (#6756), mouse remapping (#1475), and text expansion (#5074) for years — KeyMaster Pro ships with all three today, composable inside a single rule.
Everything lives inside the Rule Builder — a single modal where you compose a rule from three parts. No more flipping between disconnected screens.
| Category | Actions |
|---|---|
| Remap | Remap Key, Remap Mouse Button |
| Input | Type Text, Run Macro (recorded key + mouse steps with delays) |
| Layers | Toggle Layer, Hold Layer (while key is held) |
| System | Volume (mute / up / down), Media Key (play / next / prev / stop), Sleep, Monitor Off |
| Windows | Snap left / right / center, Minimize, Maximize, Close, Focus Process Window |
| Launch | Launch Application |
Group rules into profiles that auto-switch based on the focused application's window. Different rules for your editor, browser, and games — automatically.
Toggle or hold a layer to completely change what your keys do — the same keycap can do different things in different layers. Layers are first-class citizens: toggle them from any rule or hold a key to keep a layer active only while pressed.
A lightweight background daemon (Rust) handles the low-level input hooks and rule execution, while the GUI (React) stays responsive. Kill the UI and your remaps keep working.
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| 🧙 Onboarding Wizard | Built-in starter examples for new users — get a working remap in seconds |
| 📊 Real-time Stats | CPU, RAM, latency, and keystroke counter in the status bar |
| 🔔 Auto-updates | Update in-app via Tauri updater (or winget upgrade) |
| 🌐 Multilingual | English and Russian interface (i18next) |
| 🎨 Modern UI | Radix UI + TailwindCSS + Lucide icons, dark/light theme |
| 📝 Per-session Logs | Debug logs for diagnosing rule behavior |
| 🛡️ System Tray | Minimize to tray, autostart with Windows |
Install KeyMaster Pro with a single command on Windows 10/11:
winget install KeyMasterPro.KeyMasterPro
winget upgrade KeyMasterPro.KeyMasterPro> Requires WinGet (pre-installed on Windows 10 1709+ and Windows 11).
➡️ Go to Releases and download KeyMaster-Pro_x.x.x_x64-setup.exe
Soon — a portable .zip version is planned for a future release.
npm i -g pnpm)Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.VCTools
# Clone
git clone https://github.com/zsanya322-maker/keymaster-pro.git
cd keymaster-pro
# Install frontend dependencies
pnpm install
# Run in dev mode
pnpm tauri dev
# Build production binary (.exe)
pnpm tauri build
The built installer will appear in src-tauri/target/release/bundle/nsis/.
| Layer | Technology |
|---|---|
| Backend | Rust + Tauri v2 |
| Frontend | React 19 + TypeScript 5 + Vite 6 |
| UI | Radix UI + TailwindCSS 4 + Lucide Icons |
| State | Zustand 5 |
| i18n | i18next (EN + RU) |
| Input Hooks | SetWindowsHookEx (WH_KEYBOARD_LL, WH_MOUSE_LL) via windows-rs |
| IPC | Named Pipes + JSON-RPC 2.0 |
| Storage | Local JSON files (%APPDATA%\KeyMaster Pro\) |
Since KeyMaster Pro uses low-level Win32 APIs to intercept and remap input (SetWindowsHookEx), some antivirus software may flag it as a potential keylogger or input injection tool. This is a false positive.
Our security commitments:
%APPDATA%. No cloud, no telemetry.If Windows Defender or your antivirus blocks the app, add KeyMasterPro.exe to the exclusions list.
| Status | Feature |
|---|---|
| ✅ Done | Unified Rules Engine & Rule Builder, key/mouse remapping, macros, layers (toggle/hold), tap-hold, text expansions, per-app profiles, window management, media keys & volume, system actions, onboarding wizard, system tray, autostart, dark/light theme, auto-updates, per-session logs, winget distribution |
| 🔄 Next | Portable .zip build, code signing certificate, settings UI polish |
| 📋 Planned | Rhai scripting engine, browser extension, plugin system |
Contributions are welcome! Here's how you can help:
git checkout -b feature/amazing-featuregit commit -m 'Add amazing feature'git push origin feature/amazing-featureFound a bug? Open an issue.
This project is licensed under the Fair Core License (FCL) — the source code is open, but protected from competitive use. See LICENSE for details.
On January 1, 2030, the license automatically converts to MIT.
Built with ❤️ using Rust, Tauri, and React
Keywords: keyboard remapping Windows, key rebinding tool, AutoHotkey alternative, PowerToys alternative, macro recorder, text expansion, input automation, Tauri desktop app, Rust Windows utility, keyboard macro, mouse remapping, key mapping software
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| Launch app / focus window | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| System actions (sleep, monitor off) | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
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| Price | Free | Free | Free | Free | Free | Free → $4/mo |