{"id":857,"date":"2018-10-30T07:00:14","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T11:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=857"},"modified":"2018-10-29T13:12:39","modified_gmt":"2018-10-29T17:12:39","slug":"a-reader-asks-does-windows-have-a-feature-that-can-count-my-daily-keystrokes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2018\/10\/30\/a-reader-asks-does-windows-have-a-feature-that-can-count-my-daily-keystrokes\/","title":{"rendered":"A reader asks: Does Windows have a feature that can count my daily keystrokes?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Q: Does Windows have a feature that can count my daily keystrokes?<\/strong> (via Quora)<\/small><\/small><\/p>\n

A: Not built-in, but there are many, many add-on apps that can.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here are just a few example apps for counting user-input activity — number of keystrokes and mouse clicks, distance of mouse travel, etc.:<\/p>\n

KeyCounter:<\/strong> KeyCounter<\/em> – DonationCoder.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Keycounter<\/strong> (different app, same name): Keycounter<\/a><\/p>\n

Whatpulse:<\/strong> WhatPulse<\/a><\/p>\n

Mouseotron:<\/strong> Mouse and keyboard usage counter<\/a><\/p>\n

Many more\u2026<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

(A note of caution: Any app you run to count keystrokes will (obviously) be able to see and potentially record everything you type. Make sure you download only from reputable sources, and that you have excellent antivirus\/anti-malware running!)<\/p>\n

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