QHotkeys

🔠 A small and lightweight cross platform C++ library implementing a system-wide hotkey system for Qt

There are implementations available for the following compilers/platforms:

• msvc - Windows
• linux - Linux/X11
• macx - MacOSX

Usage

Install

Run this command in your project's directory:

git submodule add https://github.com/mrousavy/QHotkeys

Add these lines to your Qt Project file (.pro):

include(QHotkeys/QHotkeys.pri)
DEPENDPATH  += QHotkeys/src/
INCLUDEPATH += QHotkeys/src/

Code

#include <qhotkeys.h>
using namespace Qt;

// ...

void myCallback(const QHotkey& hotkey) {
  // This is executed on a seperate thread!
  cout << "Hotkey pressed!";
}

// ...

// Register the hotkey
QHotkey hotkey(ModifierKey::Control | ModifierKey::Alt, Key_I);
// Connect pressed signal to one or more callback slots
QObject::connect(&hotkey, &QHotkey::pressed, &myCallback);