New: describe a shortcut in plain English

Make your keys
your own.

Keyware is a free Windows app that remaps keys and builds shortcuts. Chords, holds, double-taps, macros, auto-click and per-app profiles, without writing a single line of script.

Download for Windows How to use Keyware

v1.3.5 20.2 MB Windows 10 & 11 Free, no ads, no tracking

Windows may show a SmartScreen prompt the first time, because Keyware isn't code-signed yet. Click More info → Run anyway. How to install

The Keyware app: a profiles list (Global, Gaming, Browser, Code), a bindings list with Ctrl+Win+Shift+R and Hold P, and a Quick Binder for creating new shortcuts.
  • Ctrl+Shift+RChord
  • F2Tap
  • PHold 2 s
  • F8F8Double-tap
  • QQQTriple-tap
  • F13→YLeader
  • Ctrl+Alt+F12Pause

Features

Every key can do more.

Pick a trigger, pick an action, press Save. Keyware handles the timing, the conflicts and the switching.

Chords & key combos

Map any modifier combo to an action. Ctrl Win Shift R opens YouTube; a single key can fire a whole combo like Ctrl Shift T.

Tap, hold, double & triple-tap

One key, several jobs. Give any key a tap action and a separate hold action (200 ms by default, you pick the time), or double- and triple-tap for more. Keys without a hold action are never delayed.

Caps Lock, your way

Tap Caps Lock for Esc, hold it for Ctrl, bind it to anything, or turn it off. Shift Caps Lock still toggles capitals, and it never gets stuck on.

Remap the Copilot key

Keyware sees the Copilot key as one key, so it can open any app, send a shortcut, run a macro, act as Ctrl while held, or do different things in different apps. Windows 11 also has a simpler built-in option in Settings › Bluetooth & devices › Keyboard › Customize Copilot key (Search, Copilot or an app, and on newer updates Right Ctrl or the Context menu key). Keyware is for when you want more than that.

Leader-key sequences

Tap a leader such as F13, then a follow-up key within 1.5 s. Dozens of shortcuts, zero finger gymnastics. Macropads and stream decks that send F13 to F24 work too.

Macros

Chain keys, typed text, mouse clicks and exact waits into one step-by-step macro. Panic cancels it between steps.

Open anything, type anything

Open a URL, launch an app, type a snippet like your email address, or send a key combo. All from a single keypress.

Auto-click

Left, right or middle button at 1 to 50 clicks per second. Run it while you hold a key, or toggle it on and off.

Per-app profiles

Global, Gaming, Browser and Code profiles switch on their own when the active window changes.

Conflict prevention

One key can't do two things. If a trigger is already taken, Keyware tells you and offers to replace it.

Pause & dry run

Ctrl Alt F12 pauses everything instantly. Dry-run mode logs what would fire and lets every key through.

Lightweight and private

A single small app that sits in your tray. No ads, no tracking, no account and no admin rights. Your settings stay on your PC in a plain JSON file.

  • No ads
  • No tracking
  • No account
  • No admin rights

Text mode

Just say what
the key should do.

Switch the Quick Binder to Text, describe a shortcut in plain English, and press Generate. AI fills in the trigger, the action and the details for you.

  • 1Type “F2 opens YouTube and searches minecraft”.
  • 2Review the proposed binding. Tweak it in Manual if you like.
  • 3Press Save. Nothing is ever saved automatically.

Unsafe requests such as shell commands, scripts or non-web links are rejected, and clashes get the normal conflict check.

Profiles

The right shortcuts
in the right app.

Keyware watches the window in front and switches profiles on its own. Global bindings work everywhere; app profiles add to them or override them.

  • CtrlWinShiftROpen YouTube
  • CtrlQType my email, then Enter
  • F13→SOpen Spotify

The app

Manual for control.
Text for speed.

Three views of Keyware's Quick Binder: Manual mode with trigger and action dropdowns, empty Text mode, and Text mode after Generate showing a proposed binding.

Built to stay out of your way

Your keyboard keeps working. Always.

Unbound keys pass straight through

Keyware only acts on keys you've bound. Everything else reaches Windows untouched.

Panic chord

Ctrl Alt Shift Esc drops the keyboard hook immediately and releases every key.

No admin rights

Runs as a normal app. It won't touch elevated windows, so nothing gets stuck.

Quiet in the tray

Start with Windows is on by default: Keyware starts silently in the system tray when you sign in, with no window and your hotkeys working. Turn it off any time in Settings. Closing the window keeps it running in the tray; Quit in the tray fully closes it.

Make your keys your own.

Free for Windows 10 and 11. One file, no installer, nothing to sign up for.

Download for Windows

Keyware.exev1.3.520.2 MB

  1. 1

    Download

    Save Keyware.exe anywhere you like, for example your Desktop.

  2. 2

    More info → Run anyway

    Keyware isn't code-signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen may say it “protected your PC”. Click More info, then Run anyway.

  3. 3

    Turn it on

    Add a binding, press Save, and Keyware switches on. It lives in your system tray.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

More in the full guide, including troubleshooting.

Is it free?

Yes. Keyware is completely free: no trial, no paid tier, no ads and no account. Every feature on this page, including Text mode, is included.

Is it safe?

Keyware runs as a normal app without admin rights and has no ads or tracking. Your bindings are stored locally in %APPDATA%\Keyware\config.json. Keys you haven't bound pass straight through to Windows, and Ctrl Alt Shift Esc switches everything off instantly.

The key engine never goes online. Only Text mode connects to the internet, and it sends just the sentence you typed (plus a short summary of your existing triggers and profile names) so the AI can draft a binding for you to review. Feedback you send from Settings includes only your message, your email and the app version. Details are in the privacy statement.

Because the app isn't code-signed yet, Windows SmartScreen may warn you the first time. Click More info → Run anyway.

Is there a limit on Text mode?

Text mode works straight away with Keyware's free AI, which has a fair daily limit of 20 requests per PC. If you hit it, you'll see “Daily AI limit reached, try tomorrow or add your own free key”, and Manual mode keeps working as normal.

Want more? Add your own free Google Gemini or Groq key in Settings and Text mode has no Keyware limit at all. It takes about a minute: see Use your own AI key.

Does it work in games?

Yes, in most games. The Gaming profile switches on automatically when your game is in front, and auto-click, holds and macros all work there.

Two things to know: if a game runs as administrator, Windows won't let a normal app send it keys, so Keyware's remaps pass through instead. And some competitive online games with strict anti-cheat ban macros or auto-clickers, so check a game's rules before using them there. Ctrl Alt F12 pauses Keyware at any time.

How do I uninstall it?

There's no installer, so there's nothing to uninstall:

  1. In Settings, turn off Start Keyware with Windows (it is on by default).
  2. Right-click the Keyware icon in the system tray and choose Quit.
  3. Delete Keyware.exe.
  4. Optional: to remove your settings too, press Win R, type %APPDATA%\Keyware and delete that folder.

With Start with Windows turned off first, nothing is left behind.

Can it remap the Copilot key?

Yes. Record it in the Quick binder (it shows as Copilot key) and bind it to anything, including tap for one thing and hold for another. While it's bound, Copilot or Search won't open.

If you only want it to open Search, Copilot or one app, Windows 11 can do that without any extra software: Settings › Bluetooth & devices › Keyboard › Customize Copilot key. Newer Windows 11 updates add Right Ctrl and the Context menu key as choices. See the guide for details.

Which versions of Windows are supported?

Windows 10 and Windows 11, 64-bit.