Auto Keypress is a lightweight Windows utility that automatically presses or holds any keyboard key at the interval you set. Toggle it on and off with a global hotkey while you step away from your PC.
Auto Keypress solves the problem of keeping a key pressed when you need to walk away. Whether you're AFK farming in an idle game, running repetitive UI tests, entering data in bulk, or keeping your PC awake during a slow download, the app handles the repetitive key presses so your finger doesn't have to.
The core idea is simple: pick a key, set how fast it presses (from 5 milliseconds to 10 minutes), and toggle it on. The hotkey works even if the app is minimized or hidden behind a full-screen game window.
It's a portable executable — unzip, run, done. No installation, no account, no ads, and no background services left running when you close it.
**Idle game AFK farming**: Set the key to Space or your game's interact button, interval to 100 ms, mode to Tap. Press F6 and let it run.
**Keeping PC awake**: Use Space key, interval 2–5 minutes, Tap mode. This prevents your screen from locking during long uploads or downloads.
**UI testing loops**: Set interval to 500 ms, key to Enter or a direction arrow, Tap mode. The session counter shows how many presses have fired.
**Accessibility**: Use Hold mode to simulate a stuck key for as long as needed.
**Anti-detection**: Enable Randomize ± and set a jitter window (e.g., ±20 ms) to break up a perfectly metronomic pattern, though for single-player and non-competitive games this is usually unnecessary.
**Works in games and remote sessions** — Uses SendInput plus hardware scan codes, so it lands input even in full-screen games and remote desktops that drop simulated keystrokes from older tools.
**Global hotkey** — F6 by default, rebindable to any F1–F12. Toggles on and off from any window, including minimized and hidden windows.
**Flexible intervals** — 5 ms for fast-twitch scenarios, 10 minutes for gentle keep-alive heartbeats. Dial in exactly what you need.
**No bloat** — One small dark window, no settings trees, no tabs. Close it and the process ends—nothing stays in the system tray.
Auto Keypress sends standard keyboard input through the OS—the same as a physical keyboard. Online games with kernel-level anti-cheat may forbid automation entirely. Check your game's terms of service before using it. Single-player and idle games are safe.
Both. Windows 10 and Windows 11, 64-bit. The app behaves the same on both.
No. Completely free, MIT licensed, forever. No trial limits, no locked buttons, no upsell.
No. The app never touches the network. No signup, no login, no telemetry.
Yes. It's portable. Unzip to a USB stick and run it from there.