Clavier+
The keyboard shortcut Windows + N is associated to launching Notepad.
Clavier+ allows to trigger actions with keyboard shortcuts.
Features:
- Global shortcuts, available in almost any software.
- Lauching a program or writing text with a single keystroke.
- Small, portable, and fast: just an EXE of less than 200 Kb, no data in the Registry, setup program not required.
Download
Download installer – Clavier+ 11.4.1 – 64 bits version
Download portable Zip – 64 bits version (for USB drives)
Source code hosted on GitHub.
Old versions
Download on GitHub – Clavier+ 11.0.1 – last 32-bit version
Download on GitHub – Clavier+ 10.8.4 – last version compatible with Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista
Download on GitHub – Clavier+ 10.6.6 – last version compatible with Windows 95/98/ME
Download portable Zip – Clavier+ 9.5 – oldest version
Donate
If you want to support the development of Clavier+, you are welcome to make a donation:
Release notes
All bugs and feature requests – All changes
- Version 11.4.1
- Added Japanese translation contributed by coolvitto.
- Fixed backslash unescaping bugs, for instance [|\\|] should type a single backlash instead of two.
- Version 11.4.0
- Added traditional Chinese translation contributed by BBSGA.
- Allows keystrokes that distinguish between left and right special keys to contain both sides of the same key, like Shift Left + Shift Right + X.
- [|...|] can now type non-ASCII Unicode characters (limitations).
- Version 11.3.1
- Added Hungarian translation contributed by Radics Péter.
- Fixed menu scrolling.
- Adjusted dialog boxes layout.
- Version 11.3.0
- Added Finnish translation contributed by Antti Saarinen.
- Switched the installer from Inno Setup to NSIS: decreased the file size by 10×, from 1.7 Mb to 176 Kb.
- Adjusted dialog boxes layout for compatibility with >100% scaling.
- Removed the Change directory in File/Open dialog boxes feature, which works only with now obsolete dialog boxes.
- Version 11.2.1
- Enabled DPI awareness: Clavier+ no longer looks blurry on high-DPI displays.
- Preserved the ordering of shortcuts in the configuration file, to allow easy diffing.
- Avoided saving the configuration file when unnecessary, to optimize automated backups.
- Added best effort MinGW compilation support, as an alternative to the official Visual C++ build. Credit to RamonUnch for the initial work.
- Version 11.2.0
- Added [{FocusOrLaunch,<window_name>,<command>,<delay>}] command.
- Allowed creating new shortcuts by drag and drop.
- Allowed deleting shortcuts with the Delete key.
- Fixed [{Focus}] Windows 10 bug: the command should restore minimized windows.
- Simpler escaping syntax: a single backslash is now enough to escape ! in [{Focus}].
- Reduced flickering in configuration window.
- Version 11.1.1
- Added support for "\" key on RT-102 keyboards.
- Fixed minor UI issues.
- Refreshed URLs.
- Version 11.1.0
- Added [{KeysDown,<keys>}] command.
- Added support for F13..F24 keys.
- Fixed a few key name-related bugs.
- Removed 32-bit support: now 64-bit only.
- Version 11.0.1
- Last 32-bit version.
- Added Spanish translation contributed by Ricardo A. Rivas.
- Version 11.0.0
- Added support for launching Microsoft Store apps.
- Removed support for older Windows versions: Windows 7 or above required.
- Version 10.8.4
- Last version compatible with Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista.
- Added Dutch translation contributed by Van Hees.
- Minor fixes.
- Version 10.8.3
- Added Slovak translation contributed by Roman Horváth.
- Version 10.8.2
- Better sorting order for the “shortcut” column.
- Documentation URLs migrated to HTTPS.
- Version 10.8.1
- Added Polish translation contributed by Grzegorz Miros.
- Version 10.8.0
- Added usage counter for each shortcut.
- Added simplified Chinese translation contributed by Bluebell.
Translations
Clavier+ is available in 16 languages:
- German (Deutsch): translated by Dietmar Vogel; documentation
- English: documentation
- Spanish (Español, Venezuela): translated by Ricardo A. Rivas
- French (Français): documentation
- Italian (Italiano): translated by Andrea Zanella
- Hungarian (Magyar): translated by Radics Péter
- Dutch (Nederlands, België): translated by Van Hees; documentation
- Polish (Polski): translated by Grzegorz Miros
- Brazilian Portuguese (Português brasileiro): translated by Milton Chaves de Almeida; documentation
- Slovak (Slovenčina): translated by Roman Horváth
- Finnish (Suomi): translated by Antti Saarinen
- Greek (Ελληνικά): translated by geogeo
- Russian (Русский): translated by Валерий Романовский; documentation
- Simplified Chinese (简体中文): translated by Bluebell
- Traditional Chinese (繁體中文): translated by BBSGA
- Japanese (日本語): translated by coolvitto
If you would like to contribute an additional translation, please contact me at guillaume@ryder.fr for detailed instructions. Do not use resource translation software that modify executables or produce *.rc files as I would not be able to your the result of your work. Instead, I will prepare a special copy of Clavier.rc for you to work with.
Support
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
License
This software is provided under the GPLv3 license.
In particular:
- This gives you the right to, among other things, use, copy, distribute, or modify the software, for any use (personal or commercial), all that for free and without having to ask for my permission, as long as you honor the terms of the license.
- There is no warranty for this program, I’m not responsible of any damage due to its use.
- You can download the full source code and modify it, if you follow the GPLv3 license.