v6.0.0

This release contains multiple breaking changes, features, and bug fixes. View the migration guide for upgrade guidelines.

Platform Support

• Support for Mac Catalyst on non-MAUI applications was added.

• The minimum .NET Framework version was bumped to 4.7.2. Direct support for .NET 6 and 7 was removed, but it's still available through .NET Standard.

Breaking Changes

• All structs and enums were moved from SharpHook.Native to SharpHook.Data.

• ModifierMask and EventReservedValueMask were merged into a single enum - EventMask.

• UioHookEvent.Reserved was removed. Its values are now part of UioHookEvent.Mask.

• All constructors of SimpleGlobalHook, TaskPoolGlobalHook, SimpleReactiveGlobalHook, and ReactiveGlobalHookAdapter except the main ones were removed.

• TaskPoolGlobalHookOptions was removed.

• All obsolete values in the KeyCode enum were removed.

• LogSource.Register was removed.

• Members of HookException related to binary formatters were removed.

• The behaviour of TestGlobalHook and TestProvider was changed. Instead of dispatching events in the same thread that simulates them, they now instead add events into an event loop running on a different thread.

• TestProvider now throws an exception if Run or RunAsync is called and it's already running.

New Features

• The ability to stop global hooks without disposing of them was added.

• Several functions for working with the macOS Accessibility API were added.

• UioHookEvent.Mask now contains the state of modifiers and mouse buttons regardless of the global hook type (keyboard, mouse, or both).

• Running global hooks won't be garbage-collected.

Bug Fixes

• Getting libuiohook logs on Mac Catalyst applications was fixed.

• The issue with global hooks breaking Alt codes on Windows was fixed.

• Getting events for Caps Lock was fixed on macOS.

• Disabling access to the Accessibility API when a global hook is running on macOS won't freeze the OS anymore.

• Disposing a TaskPoolGlobalHook inside an event handler doesn't throw an exception anymore.

Other Changes

• libuiohook was updated to commit c61b486.

• SharpHook.Reactive now depends on Rx.NET 6.0.1.

• Docs for older versions were removed. From now on, only the latest version will have docs hosted on sharphook.tolik.io.

v5.3.9

This release removes modifier mask inconsistencies when some events are skipped and adds .NET 9 as a target. libuiohook was updated to commit 961ed5a.

v5.3.8

This release fixes mouse button release events for mouse buttons 2 and 3 on Linux. libuiohook was updated to commit ce96f42.

v5.3.7

This release fixes a CPU usage issue on Linux. libuiohook was updated to commit 1c96539.

v5.3.6

This release fixes the libuiohook build provided for macOS x64.

v5.3.5

This release fixes simulating mouse events when the screen configuration changes, as well as simulating text with repeating characters - both on Windows. libuiohook was updated to commit c7500ce.

v5.3.4

This release fixes simulating some keys on Windows. libuiohook was updated to commit 5128c04.

v5.3.3

This release fixes simulating mouse movement on multiple screens on Windows. libuiohook was updated to commit 902a30b.

v5.3.2

This release fixes publishing with Visual Studio and simulating mouse movement on Windows. libuiohook was updated to commit 5024193.

v5.3.1

This release makes it safe to dispose an already disposed test global hook.