Keytulle

Some of us type faster than others, but for the more uninitiated, learning key placements can be a bit of a journey. Until that happens, you'll most likely have to sneak in more than a few glances at the keyboard as you're typing, which can take away from the efficiency and speed of your writing.

A keyboard overlay might be of use in such a situation. Keytulle is a simple software utility that comes in the form of such an overlay, while also supporting quite a bit of customization, so that it can look just the way you want.

The tool is a simple overlay that sits on your desktop. You are free to move it around and place it somewhere you're comfortable with, and it's also possible to tweak the transparency and size of the whole thing. Whether you want it bigger or smaller, transparent, or with a background, these are changes that are handled through a few mouse shortcuts.

Once you start typing, the overlay will update to reflect that. Any key you press will appear highlighted, and this highlight lasts for less than one second, but is telling enough to inform users on the key feedback.

Users can customize the tool in more ways than one. Changing the color and font of the overlay keys is possible, and so is modifying the feedback highlight color. The tool supports both the ANSI104 and ISO105 physical layouts, and German, Russian, and Thai are some of the available language layouts, among others.

You can also elect to have borders around your keys. Select which keys to apply a border to, and specify its color, and you're set. You can also set a background for individual keys, so that they're more visible.

Keytulle might be a tool worth trying if you find your keyboard typing to be sluggish: the overlay can be easily accommodated on your desktop, and it might just help you type more efficiently.