iohook


About

Node.js global native keyboard and mouse listener.

This module can handle keyboard and mouse events via native hooks inside and outside your JavaScript/TypeScript application.

Found a bug? Have an idea? Feel free to post an issue or submit a PR.

Check out the documentation.

Platform support

- Versions >= 0.6.0 support only officially supported platforms versions.
- Versions 0.5.X are the last to support Electron < 4.0.0
- Versions 0.4.X are the last to support for Node < 8.0 and Electron < 2.0.0

Installation

iohook provides prebuilt version for a bunch of OSes and platforms.

$3

``bash


On Linux (including WSL) platform, you will need libxkbcommon-x11 installed


sudo apt-get install -y libxkbcommon-x11-0
`

$3

`bash
npm install iohook --save # or yarn add iohook
``

FAQ

Q. _Does this module require Java ?_

A. No, this module doesn't require Java (like jnativehook) or any other runtimes.

Q. _Is iohook compatible with Node/Electron version X.Y.Z ?_

A. We try to match the currently supported version of both Node and Electron.

Apps

Are you using iohook in your project ? Please tell us in a PR so we an add it to the list !

- Cortex
- Tracklify
- CrewLink
- Runtime

Contributors

Thanks to _kwhat_ for the libuiohook project and ayoubserti for the first iohook prototype.

- vespakoen (prebuild system implementation)
- matthewshirley (Windows prebuild fix)
- djiit (project & community help)
- ezain (add feature enable/disable mouse click propagation)
- anoadragon453 (electron 4+ support)
- ykhwong (node-gyp usage, electron 9+ support)
- All the other contributors. Feel free to extend this list !