KeySnap
Version 1.10.18
29 October 2026
Fixed: KeySnap could close by itself when another program's menu took the focus. It now keeps running, and it still holds back your shortcuts while you type in a password box, in browsers and in Windows programs.
Version 1.10.17
29 October 2026
New: one licence covers you on up to 5 computers, Windows or Mac. If you sign in on a sixth, KeySnap lists the computers you are signed in on and lets you remove one you no longer use and sign in, in one click, without typing your password again. Can't reach any of them? Resetting your password signs out every computer.
Version 1.10.16
28 October 2026
New: a green theme you can pick in Settings. Open Settings, Appearance and choose Botanical for forest green with soft sage, in light and dark, with new typefaces made for reading on screen. It changes straight away, and Classic, the navy look you have now, is one click back. Everything works exactly as before. Fixed: on some computers KeySnap opened its window when Windows started, even with "Start in the notification area" ticked. It now stays in the notification area.
Version 1.10.14
23 October 2026
New: use KeySnap on a second computer without starting again. On the new computer choose Sync from another PC, then sign in with your KeySnap email and password. It joins the shortcuts you already sync: it never makes new keys, and nothing you already have on it is lost. Shortcuts that are the same are kept once; if both computers have a shortcut with the same trigger but different text, both are kept and the copy from this computer is switched off and listed under Check these, so the same text never fires twice. Everything on this computer is backed up first, and Undo puts it back for 30 days. New: Account now lists Your computers, with when each last synced, and lets you remove a lost or old one (it asks for your password). New: a way to set up sync appears in the first-run steps, the tray menu and Account, so a computer your IT team installed quietly can join as well. Changed: turning sync off on one computer now stops it on that computer only. Deleting the synced copy for every computer has moved to Account, Advanced, and needs your password. Computers still on 1.10.13 show an error if you turn sync off there; update them first. For IT teams: new policies AllowPersonalSync, ShowSyncBanner, AllowDevicePairing and SyncEmailDomain (only this email domain may sync); see the RMM guide. AllowTeams=0 is now enforced, for team libraries and personal sync. A computer it covers, or one syncing an email outside SyncEmailDomain, stops syncing, keeps every shortcut, deletes nothing and says "Your IT team has switched this off". Mac preview users: do not change your Protected shortcuts passphrase, on the Mac or Windows, until the Mac update arrives. Your shortcuts are locked before they leave the computer, so KeySnap can't read them. IT teams control it with Group Policy or Intune.
Version 1.10.13
22 October 2026
New: Help now has "Try new features early (alpha)". Tick it to get our newest test builds until the next stable release, when KeySnap goes back to stable by itself; untick it to go back now. It is the same choice as in Settings, and if your IT team has set the channel it is greyed out. Faster test builds: on alpha, KeySnap now looks for a new build every ten minutes and installs it as soon as you have stopped typing for half a minute, so a fix reaches you within minutes instead of waiting for a restart. Stable is unchanged: it still updates at a restart, overnight, when you step away, or when you choose to from the app.
Version 1.10.12
22 October 2026
New: if KeySnap support asks you to try a fix, they can now move this computer onto the test build from their end, and it goes back to stable by itself once the fix is in a stable release. While a computer is on beta or alpha, or trying a fix for support, it sends a short status (the version, the channel and for how long, who chose it, whether the last update installed and when, how many updates in a row failed, and how many times KeySnap has crashed since it was installed) so a test build only reaches everyone after it has run cleanly. It sends nothing from your shortcuts or what you type. Computers on stable that support has not moved send nothing, and if your IT team does not allow support to change the channel, nothing is sent either. We can also pause updates within seconds if a release misbehaves. Fixed: if your IT team chose the same test channel you had picked yourself, removing their setting later could leave you on stable instead of your own choice.
Version 1.10.11
21 October 2026
New: you can now choose how long to stay on beta or alpha. Pick "Until the next stable release" and KeySnap goes back to stable by itself once a stable release catches up with you, without reinstalling; pick "Always" to keep getting test builds. KeySnap never moves you to an older version on its own. Settings shows which channel you are on, who set it and since when, for example "Alpha until the next stable release, to test a fix for you. Set by support on 21 Oct." IT teams can set the same choice for a whole computer through policy. Fixed: over Remote Desktop, after a remapped shortcut such as Shift+Left, Shift (or Ctrl, Alt or Windows) could be left held down, so everything typed came out in capitals until the key was pressed again. KeySnap now lets go of a modifier it pressed back for you as soon as you let go of it.
Version 1.10.10
21 October 2026
Safer updates: KeySnap now checks that an update really is KeySnap and really is the version the update list says, by reading the installer itself after its signature is checked. An old version can no longer be passed off as a new one, and KeySnap never installs anything older than the oldest safe version. If an update is ever refused for this reason, KeySnap's health check reports it so IT can see it.
Version 1.10.9
21 October 2026
Fixed: after a Remote Desktop connection dropped and came back, Shift, Ctrl, Alt or Windows could stay stuck down on the computer you were connected to, so every click became a Ctrl+click until you pressed the key again. KeySnap now lets go of them when you reconnect or unlock. It never lets go of a key you are actually holding, and on the alpha channel the diagnostic log notes which keys it released, by name only.
Version 1.10.8
20 October 2026
New: when you use a computer over Remote Desktop and the computer you connect from runs KeySnap too, the two now sort out which one expands before you type anything, instead of garbling the first shortcut. The computer you connect from does the expanding for that connection, and your settings stay as they were. This needs KeySnap 1.10.8 or later on both computers, and on the computer you connect from it must be installed for all users with the installer or the MSI; the portable download does not take part there. Close and reopen Remote Desktop Connection after installing so it picks this up. The computer you connect from only answers while KeySnap is running there and not paused; if you close or pause it there, the computer you connect to takes the expanding back within about 20 seconds. If no answer comes back within a second, KeySnap expands as before.
Version 1.10.7
20 October 2026
Fixed: KeySnap no longer freezes when the clipboard stops answering while it puts something on it, which could happen over Remote Desktop. It now waits two seconds at most. If the clipboard will not take a replacement in that time, KeySnap types it instead, and if your old clipboard cannot be put back in time, KeySnap leaves it and carries on.
Improved: when both computers in a Remote Desktop session run KeySnap and both expand the same shortcut, KeySnap now offers to fix it in one click. Choose Let the other computer expand and the computer you connect from does the expanding from then on; you can change it back in Settings. If your administrator controls this setting, KeySnap says so instead.
Version 1.10.6
20 October 2026
Fixed: from the next update on, KeySnap saves and closes properly before an update installs, the same as choosing Exit. Until now the updater sometimes had to end it without letting it save, which could lose an edit made in the last few seconds.
Fixed: another program on the same computer can no longer hold up KeySnap's updates.
Fixed: KeySnap no longer freezes when the clipboard stops answering while it reads it, which could happen over Remote Desktop. It waits two seconds at most, then carries on.
Fixed: when both computers in a Remote Desktop session run KeySnap, both expand the same shortcut and the replacements come out as a few stray letters. KeySnap now notices this and tells you; tick "When I use this computer over Remote Desktop, let the computer I connect from expand" in Settings on the computer you connect to.
Improved: replacements typed into Remote Desktop and remote-control windows, and into password boxes, now go in as the keys a keyboard would press, a little more slowly in remote windows, and a paste waits for the other computer before your clipboard goes back. If the clipboard will not take a replacement, KeySnap types it instead of pasting what was there before. More remote tools are recognised, including Windows App, Quick Assist, NinjaOne and Chrome Remote Desktop.
Changed: on the alpha channel the diagnostic log is switched on, so a problem on a test build is already recorded. It never keeps what you type, and you can turn it off.
Version 1.10.5
20 October 2026
Updates now install themselves when the computer restarts, so nobody has to answer anything. KeySnap fetches the update ahead of time, checks it is genuinely ours, and installs it in the first few minutes after the next restart or sign-in, before you get going. Free copies installed for everyone now update this way too.
New: when an update is ready, a small Update available label appears at the top of the main window. Click it to install straight away instead of waiting for the restart.
Fixed: KeySnap no longer pops up a question about a new version on its own, so unanswered update questions can no longer pile up on top of each other.
Fixed: if a second copy of KeySnap is ever running for the same person, for example one left over from an older install, KeySnap now closes it within minutes, so the screen can no longer fill up with duplicate windows.
For IT teams: a ready-made health check for your RMM, at keysnap.app/it/Test-KeySnapHealth.ps1, shows which computers are not updating, are crashing, or have duplicate copies running. It reads only what is on the computer; KeySnap still sends nothing anywhere.
Version 1.10.4
19 October 2026
Every keyboard shortcut now lives in one place, the Keyboard manager. Your key remaps and KeySnap's own hotkeys (Quick insert, suspend, undo, repeat and show window) are listed there, switched on and off there, and edited there, and KeySnap warns you when two of them want the same keys. Settings now just points you to it.
New: What's new in the Help menu shows these notes inside KeySnap, with a dot to tell you when there is an update you have not read about yet.
New: when you sync your shortcuts, your key remaps and KeySnap hotkeys follow you to your other computers too; tick Keep it on this PC only for one that suits just this keyboard.
New: choose a release channel under Settings, then Security. Beta gets new features a little early and alpha is for testers; stable stays the default.
Fixed: a problem no longer opens window after window on top of each other, and a failed update is no longer retried all night.
Fixed: at a larger interface scale, Settings and the other dialogs now grow to fit, so text wraps instead of running off the edge and Save and Cancel stay in view.
Version 1.10.3
17 October 2026
Shortcuts can now switch virtual desktops directly: next, previous, or straight to a numbered desktop, with no stuck keys.
Version 1.10.2
8 October 2026
A tidier main window with a compact editor and a Keyboard manager, and a window you can scale to suit your screen. Remaps and shortcuts can now open programs, files and links as well as type text. Menus and the tray icon are easier to read in both light and dark. KeySnap now waits for you to finish a burst of typing before it replaces anything, and a key that was held down when a remap fired is let go properly. Closed windows are cleaned up fully, and update downloads are size-checked as they arrive.
Version 1.10.1
A test build shared with a small group of invited testers ahead of 1.10.2. Everything it changed is included in 1.10.2, so there is nothing separate to read about here.
Version 1.10.0
29 September 2026
Your settings now survive updates. New: remap keys and shortcuts, now found in the Keyboard manager. Licensed installs for everyone now update themselves.
Version 1.9.5
27 September 2026
Shared libraries now sync through keysnap.app directly, so nothing depends on the old KeyFlow address any more.
Version 1.9.4
21 September 2026
All Shortcuts now includes shared libraries, My Shortcuts is the new default view, and the tick box on a shared shortcut finally sticks.
Version 1.9.3
2 September 2026
A square to scan for two-factor, an account history you can read, and invitation links that open KeySnap.
Version 1.9.2
1 September 2026
A round of security tightening for accounts. Your two-factor secret is now stored scrambled on our server, and each two-factor code can only be used once. Ten wrong passwords in a row pause sign-in for fifteen minutes and email you, so you hear about it if someone is guessing. The update check now uses a stronger fingerprint and refuses an installer signed with a certificate we have withdrawn. Someone who holds no key to a shared library is no longer sent its contents.
Version 1.9.1
1 September 2026
A shared shortcut can no longer read your clipboard without being switched on; one role instead of two; licences can be deployed by Group Policy or MSI.
Version 1.9.0
1 September 2026
Licences you can renew, resize and take back; Teams is now called Business; a recovery code is part of signing up.
Version 1.8.1
1 September 2026
Fixes a build fault that shipped one of KeySnap's own libraries unsigned. Nothing was wrong with it, but every file KeySnap installs should carry our signature and one did not - this release signs all of them, and the build now refuses to finish if any is missed. Team licences also now cover everybody holding a seat rather than only the person who bought them.
Version 1.8.0
31 August 2026
Your licence now arrives when you sign in - there is no product key to type. Help then Licence shows what this copy is licensed for, and can take a licence by hand on a computer that is never online. The free version now counts the shortcuts that are switched on, so importing a large library brings all of it in rather than turning it away.
Version 1.7.1
31 August 2026
Fixes a fault in 1.7.0 that stopped KeySnap signing in and cut off access to team libraries. Nothing was lost: your shared shortcuts were on the server the whole time and come back as soon as this update is installed. If you are on 1.7.0, please install this.
Version 1.7.0
31 August 2026
KeyFlow is now KeySnap. It is the same program with a new name: your shortcuts, settings, team libraries and start-with-Windows setting all move across on their own the first time it runs. The site has moved to keysnap.app.
Version 1.6.4
28 August 2026
KeySnap now looks for updates every few hours while it is running, instead of only when it starts. A copy left open for days was never finding out about new releases.
Version 1.6.3
28 August 2026
Fixes a sync landing while you are typing a new shortcut: no more question about saving, no more list showing everything twice, and what you have typed is no longer overwritten.
Version 1.6.2
28 August 2026
Dragging several selected shortcuts at once now moves all of them, not just the one under the pointer. Right-clicking a shortcut outside the selection now selects it, so the menu acts on what you aimed at.
Version 1.6.1
28 August 2026
Drag a shortcut onto a folder or a shared library to move it there, including into a team, which was not possible before. Join a team is now on the Teams menu, and a lost invitation link can be replaced.
Version 1.6.0
27 August 2026
Your own shortcuts can now follow you between your computers - optional, off unless you turn it on, and encrypted here before they are uploaded. Long formatted shortcuts with a logo in them are no longer cut short.
Version 1.5.0
27 August 2026
An inspector that shows why a shortcut did not fire, built-in autocorrect, crash reports you can read before sending, and deployment for IT departments.
Version 1.4.1
27 August 2026
A new look, and the on/off tick in the list is visible again.
Version 1.4.0
27 August 2026
Signatures are laid out the way a browser lays them out, and keep their fonts and colours when pasted.
Version 1.3.9
26 August 2026
Signatures now paste into Outlook and Word keeping their own fonts and colours, because rich text goes on the clipboard alongside the HTML. The editing preview no longer squashes a logo against the words.
Version 1.3.8
26 August 2026
Formatted shortcuts now keep everything a real signature is made of: column widths, shaded panels, cell borders and padding, alignment, and links that keep their own colour instead of turning blue and underlined. The editing view no longer squashes a wide signature.
Version 1.3.7
26 August 2026
Fixes a pasted signature saving as nothing. Signatures are tables, and tables were being dropped on the way out - so one looked right on screen and came back blank. The formatting toolbar now has drawn icons instead of mathematical symbols.
Version 1.3.6
26 August 2026
Fixes shared shortcuts coming back empty. Saving one took it out of its team, so only the blank version created a moment earlier was ever stored - which showed up as (no shortcut) for colleagues and after a restart.
Version 1.3.5
26 August 2026
Shared libraries now catch up in seconds rather than minutes, and shared folders are marked in the list so you can tell at a glance which ones your colleagues see.
Version 1.3.4
26 August 2026
Fixes undo bringing the expansion straight back, and lets a shared shortcut that runs a program actually be switched on - for your machine only, and only for the version of it you were shown.
Version 1.3.3
26 August 2026
Shared libraries: invite people by email, read-only or editable, everything encrypted before it leaves your machine. Recovery codes, two-factor sign-in, and a record of what changed.
Version 1.3.2
25 August 2026
Invitations open in your own email program, shared shortcuts that run programs arrive switched off, and the quick palette now finds them.
Version 1.3.1
25 August 2026
Anybody can create an account now, and an owner can change who may edit a shared library after inviting them.
Version 1.3.0
25 August 2026
Shared team libraries, end-to-end encrypted, and a proper window for formatting signatures.
Version 1.2.0
25 August 2026
A save button for shortcuts, a formatting toolbar for signatures and templates, and silent install for unattended deployment.
Version 1.1.2
25 August 2026
A test release, to check that updating works end to end. Nothing else has changed since 1.1.1.
Version 1.1.1
25 August 2026
Adds Check for updates to the Help menu, which 1.1.0 was missing.
Version 1.1.0
25 August 2026
The first release with its own version number, so updates can tell what is newer. KeyFlow now installs once for everybody on the computer and works in programs running as administrator, keeps your library in Documents, no longer slows down while you edit a long shortcut, stops expanding inside its own windows, and offers updates instead of applying them without asking.
Version 1.0.0
24 August 2026
The first KeyFlow: type a short abbreviation anywhere in Windows and it expands into the full text, with a library window to keep your shortcuts in.