Read below for installation instructions.
Simply compile into an .exe, and then run.
There are two files; klog_visible and klog_invisible. It is pretty simple, but I will expand:
klog_visible is visible, and the window does not close when typing. Great for testing it out. klog_invisible makes the window of the logger disappear, and it also starts up hidden from view. Note that it is still visible in the task manager.
Both of these save the keystrokes to a .txt file when closed.
This is a little more complicated, as its Apple after all! Please note, it does not work for secure areas such as password inputs. I have not found a work around yet.
Download the repo. It will install in /usr/local/bin/keylogger.
Install it:
$ git clone https://github.com/GiacomoLaw/Keylogger && cd keylogger
$ make && make install
It will log to /var/log/keystroke.log. This may require root access, but you can change that if you want. Set where you want it to log:
$ keylogger ~/logfile.txt
Logging to: /var/log/keystroke.log
Want to make it start on system startup?
$ sudo make uninstall
That will run it on startup.
$ sudo make uninstall
This will uninstall the program, but not the logs.
You'll need to install python-xlib if you don't have it.
You can install it using pip:
pip install python-xlib
...or your system package manager:
sudo apt-get install python-xlib
Check that you have git installed, and then run this.
git clone https://github.com/GiacomoLaw/Keylogger
This will clone this entire repo. Find the linux folder, extract it, and open it. Rename the extracted folder to linux-logger Then run this:
giacomo@vostro:~$ cd linux-logger/
There are several options that can be set with environment variables:
pylogger_file: File path to use as the log file. Default:~/Desktop/file.logpylogger_cancel: The key to use as the cancel key, in character form. Default: `pylogger_clean: Whether to clear the file on startup. This can be set to anything to clear the file. Default: No (not set)
You can use Python 2 or 3 to run the logger.
To run it:
$ python keylogger.py
<class 'Xlib.protocol.request.QueryExtension'>
<class 'Xlib.protocol.request.QueryExtension'>
RECORD extension version 1.13
Or, using the options mentioned above:
# This tells the logger to use /home/me/myfile.txt,
# clearing the file on startup, and using ! as the
# cancel key.
# You don't have to use all of these options at once, or any at all.
$ pylogger_file="/home/me/myfile.txt" pylogger_clean=1 pylogger_cancel="!" python keylogger.pyThe keylogger is now running! It will log your strokes to the file you
specified. Stop it by hitting the cancel key (grave or `, if not set with
pylogger_cancel. That's the one under escape on a standard keyboard.)
You can make it run on startup:
$ sudo make startup
@GiacomoLaw. Please note that the contributors are not responsible for any results of the use of this program.
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