# Install showkey with Homebrew, MacPorts

Simple keystroke visualizer. Version 1.10 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:showkey
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install showkey
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install showkey
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/showkey/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:showkey
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/showkey>
- **Version:** 1.10
- **Source summary:** Simple keystroke visualizer
- **Homepage:** <http://www.catb.org/~esr/showkey/>
- **Repository:** <https://gitlab.com/esr/showkey>
- **Upstream docs:** <http://www.catb.org/~esr/showkey>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://gitlab.com/esr/showkey/-/archive/1.10/showkey-1.10.tar.bz2>
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00

## Executables

- showkey (cli)
- showkey (alias)

## Build dependencies

- asciidoctor

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-07-08
- Package-manager version: 1.10
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: http://www.catb.org/~esr/showkey/
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## Security Notes

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** showkey
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- MacPorts - showkey: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/showkey/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Related links

- [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata.
- [Web development packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/web-dev-tools/) - Matched web development metadata.
- [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider.
- [asciidoctor](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/asciidoctor/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [kanata](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kanata/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, input, keyboard, system.
- [kanata-tray](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kanata-tray/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, input, keyboard, system.
- [kbt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kbt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, input, keyboard, system, terminal.
- [libevdev](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libevdev/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, input-devices, system.
- [libxkbcommon](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libxkbcommon/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, input, keyboard, system.
- [xinput](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/xinput/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, input-devices, system.
- [xmodmap](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/xmodmap/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, input, keyboard, system.
- [abduco](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abduco/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, system, terminal.
- [keyspy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/keyspy/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, devices, input, input-devices, keyboard.
- [cahute](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cahute/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, system.
- [chrony](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chrony/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, system.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/showkey.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/showkey.yml)


## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph