Your shortcuts, always within reach.
YourCtrl is a lightweight Windows desktop app that shows keyboard shortcuts for the currently focused application. Hold Ctrl anywhere on your desktop and a popup appears with all the shortcuts for whatever app you're using. If no app is focused, the popup shows a list of your currently running supported apps so you can pick one to browse. It supports 160+ apps across 26 categories and works fully offline with no account required.
- Hold Ctrl to instantly see shortcuts for the active app
- On desktop, shows a list of running apps to pick from
- 160+ apps across 26 categories
- Works fully offline — all data stored locally
- Native Windows 11 look and feel
- Exclude apps you don't want shortcuts for
- Lightweight — built with Tauri, not Electron
Download the latest .exe installer from the Releases page.
Prerequisites:
- Node.js 18+
- Rust (latest stable)
- npm
git clone https://github.com/i-ayushsingh/yourctrl.git
cd yourctrl
npm install
npm run tauri build- Install and launch YourCtrl — it runs in the system tray
- Open any supported app
- Hold Ctrl to see its keyboard shortcuts instantly
- If on the desktop, the popup shows a list of running supported apps to pick from
Click any app in the dashboard to browse its full shortcut list.
YourCtrl supports 160+ apps across 26 categories including browsers, IDEs, AI tools, creative software, terminals, productivity apps, and more.
Found a shortcut that's wrong or missing? Open an issue using the shortcut correction template.
See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines on adding new apps, correcting shortcut data, or contributing code.
MIT License — see LICENSE for details.
- CtrlHelp — for shortcut data reference
- Simple Icons — for app icons
- Tauri — for the framework
- Fluent UI React — for Windows 11 UI components