kwhat/jnativehook
Global keyboard and mouse listeners for Java. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4720
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 729
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1857 stars · 354 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
JNativeHook is a Java library providing global keyboard and mouse event listeners via JNI-based native system hooks. It enables applications to capture system-wide input events and post native events back to the OS, which is impossible with pure Java.
Use cases
- implement global hotkeys in a Java application
- listen to keyboard and mouse events system-wide from Java
- build an input logger or macro recorder in Java
- capture mouse motion and wheel events outside the app window
- post synthetic native input events to the operating system
When to choose
- you need system-wide input capture in a cross-platform Java app
- pure Java AWT/Swing listeners cannot see events outside your window
- you want a mature LGPL library with Maven Central distribution
When to avoid
- you only need input events within your own Java window
- you need Wayland support (the library targets X11 on Linux)
- LGPL licensing is incompatible with your distribution model
Facets
library · maturity active
gui developer-tools desktop-applications cross-platform jvm cross-platform windows global-hotkeys keyboard-listeners mouse-listeners jni native-hooks input-events automation macos linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/kwhat/jnativehook · fetched 2026-08-28 · ec3d8479fb44
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| kwhat/jnativehook | main | 23 |
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