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    key stroke recorder on Mac OS

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    Hi ,
    I would like to record my key strokes during the day (at work) so I can analysis it and eventually use it as typing exercise.
    Does anyone know a free software doing that on Mac ?

    Many thanks

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    • From: Viken, Norway
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    It's not maintained but I've enjoyed using it earlier: Gabe's TypOmeter

    [edit: Oops, poor reading skills. Mine is for Windows so unless you could contact Gabe for his source code and recompile or something... Alright, I'll be over here.]

    Last edited by DreymaR (08-Jan-2010 09:31:24)

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    Google for "mac free keylogger", it returns quite some results...

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    ghen said:

    Google for "mac free keylogger", it returns quite some results...

    That's the problem, I just need one and I don't want to try all of them. And usually, that kind of googling returns hundreds of fake download page , where you have to create an download account, sign up and then realize that the download was free but you have to paid to use it. etc.
    Anyway, thank, I'll have a look at this.

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    I use Amphetype (https://code.google.com/p/amphetype/). You have to actually be in the program for it to record your keystrokes, but I find it to be useful.

    It's hard to get a good true keylogging program because the designers at Apple are careful not to let keylogging programs work, so malicious users can't get your password.

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    hi
    as for me I use Protemac KeyBag

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    Hi,you can try to use ActyMac DutyWatch.It’s tool for computer monitoring.I use it’s tool record all website visited my employees,every keystroke made and i know what they do.Try.It’s must be helpful to your too.) :)

    Last edited by Raymond (05-Feb-2010 14:56:58)
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    The problem I've found with the keyloggers out there is that they don't record backspace as an actual keystroke. When they detect a backspace they erase in the log instead. That makes it useless to me, who wants to export _all_ keystrokes to a file, and then hack together some little program that analyses my keystrokes, particularly in connection to backspace, so I can make statistics of what letters I most frequently mistype.

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