https://github.com/cyrus-and/xkeylogger

Rootless keylogger for X
https://github.com/cyrus-and/xkeylogger

keylogger linux rootless xorg

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Rootless keylogger for X

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/cyrus-and/xkeylogger
• Owner: cyrus-and
• Created: 2012-07-09T16:16:04.000Z (almost 14 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2019-10-18T00:04:21.000Z (over 6 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-30T06:44:28.904Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: keylogger, linux, rootless, xorg
• Language: C
• Homepage:
• Size: 44.9 KB
• Stars: 34
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 11
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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README

          
# xkeylogger

Rootless keylogger for X.

## Features

 - No root access required.

 - Keep track of the focused window and print its name too.

 - Translate raw keystrokes according to the current keyboard layout.

 - Allow to generate a statically linked executable.

 - Also log some useful non-printable keystrokes (backspace, tab, etc.).

 - Use the modifiers to write the proper glyph.

## Dependencies

```

apt-get install libxi-dev

```

## Build

To build a dynamically linked executable:

```

make

```

To build a statically linked executable:

```

make static

```

## Usage

Dump keystrokes to a file (exit by killing the process):

```

xkeylogger > key.log

```

## Sample output

```

[+] 06/09/2012 @ 16:44:17 : urxvt

cd /tm⇥⏎

ls⏎

mkdit⌫r test⏎

[+] 06/09/2012 @ 16:44:56 : cyrus-and/xkeylogger - Google Chrome

foo⏎

[+] 06/09/2012 @ 16:45:06 : Search · foo - Google Chrome

⌫⌫⌫bar←⌫⌦az⏎

[+] 06/09/2012 @ 16:45:28 : Search · baz - Google Chrome

⌫⌫⌫

[+] 06/09/2012 @ 16:45:33 : Google - Google Chrome

xkeylogger⏎

```