Keycontrol

KeyControl is an interesting app that has been around for some time now. It's capable of learning a limited number of actions achieved on one's machine with the help of any pointing device or a keyboard, and reproducing these as required by the user himself. While the idea is indeed great and the program basic and honest, in all its simplicity, you can't help but feel that it somehow misses a bit more substance.

The best aspect of this particular tool is the fact that it does not take a lot of space on-screen. Functions are limited, and there is little customization to be experienced. As previously stated, there is this sense of honesty coming from all the elements of this particular program. You can't expect lots of functions because it is clear it was designed for recording your mouse/keyboard actions, and even that has its own limitations.

Still, KeyControl could become useful in more than one particular situation. If you're trying to automate certain basic functions that involve five or fewer identically repeated pointing device or keyboard actions, then you're in luck because this is exactly what KeyControl can do for you. Just make sure you know your steps before commencing with the recording procedure.

As far as customization is concerned, there is not really any to be had. Still, one can make some changes to the way the app reacts in certain situations. For example, one can set the number of loops which is sort of like the washing machine cycles. How many times do you want the recorded actions to be performed?

Mouse travel speed deals with how fast the planned mouse action is executed by the computer. You can set the window transparency if you feel the app is taking too much space. There is also an option to record only the actions executed on the keyboard. KeyControl might be a tad old, but even so, there's still solid potential and some usefulness left in it.