NohBoard

NohBoard is a software tool which displays a keyboard on the desktop, and enables you to view all the keys you are pressing, in real time.

You are not required to go through the installation process, as this utility is portable. This also means it is not going to add new items to the Windows registry and hard drive, without your permission (as installers usually do), and it is not going to leave any kind of traces behind.

Another important aspect is that if you place the program files to an external data device such as a pen drive, you make it possible to take NohBoard anywhere with you, and run it just by clicking the executable.

The interface is minimal, displaying only a keyboard layout in the main window, and lighting up the keys you are using. By right-clicking on it, you bring up a context menu which enables you to restart the app, exit, reset the window size and access the settings panel.

From the latter, you can select a keyboard layout (Scandinavian, German, French or US) and category (full, basic, games, mouse, no numpad). Aside from that, you can change the background, loose and pressed key, and font color, as well as trap the keyboard and/or mouse, hook mouse and adjust the font size, width and name.

To wrap it up, NohBoard is an efficient piece of software for those interested in following what keywords they press from the desktop. The CPU and memory usage is minimal and thus, the computer’s performance is not going to be hampered. The interface is suitable to all users and our tests did not pick up on any errors or crashes.