Usage

Usage

This page walks through the main window top to bottom. The UI is built so that you set a target, an action, and a hotkey, then start/stop with the keyboard.

Screenshot placeholder — annotate the main window here.

1. Choose a target

At the top, pick what you want to press:

• Mouse — click a mouse button.
• Keyboard — press a key.

Mouse target

• Button — Left click / Right click / Middle click.
• Click position — a toggle:
  • Current cursor position (default) — each press lands wherever the cursor is at that moment.
  • Fixed coordinates — each press lands at a specific screen point. Enter X / Y directly, or use Pick on screen to capture them (see below).

⚠️ If you start in current cursor position mode using the on-screen Start button, the very first clicks land on KeepPressing's own window (because that's where your cursor is). Start with the hotkey instead, or use fixed coordinates. The app shows this tip inline.

Keyboard target

• Key — click Set key, then press the key you want to assign. The chosen key is shown next to the control. Until a key is set, the start control stays disabled.

2. Capture a fixed coordinate (F8)

In Mouse → Fixed coordinates, click Pick on screen. The app enters capture mode:

1. Move the mouse to the exact spot you want to click.
2. Press F8 to confirm — the X / Y under the cursor at that instant is captured.
3. Or press Esc (or Cancel) to abort.

While capturing, F8 and Esc are reserved by KeepPressing, and a live readout shows the current cursor position so you can aim precisely.

3. Choose an action

• Repeat — press repeatedly at a fixed Interval (ms). The default interval is 50 ms. The app shows the approximate rate (e.g. ≈ 20/sec); the rate is 1000 / interval.
• Hold — press down when you start and release when you stop (no repeating). For keyboard Hold, the key is pressed once and held — it does not emulate the OS auto-repeat. See Known Limitations.

4. Pick a start/stop hotkey

Choose the global toggle key from F5 / F6 / F7 / F9 / F10 (default F6). F8 is intentionally not in the list because it is reserved for coordinate capture. If another app already owns the key, the app tells you and reverts to the previous choice. See Hotkeys.

5. Start and stop

• Focus the app you want to drive.
• Press your hotkey (default F6) to start; press it again to stop.
• The on-screen button mirrors the hotkey (▶ Start (F6) / ■ Stop (F6)).
• While running, mash Esc for an emergency stop — handy when the target app has stolen focus and you've forgotten which hotkey you set.

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