Is there a way to receive key input to an out-focus form?

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I was wondering if it is possible to receive key input to a form that is out of focus. For example, I have my C# form to be top-most of all windows; I want to get all the keys I type on other applications like for example browser to kinda get a history of all the keys I typed while my computer was on.?

Is there a way to do this?

This sort of question has been raised before, with concerns around keyloggers raised — benPearce, Feb 25 '10 at 00:06

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:03

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You will need to create a global keyboard hook although be advised that this is not necessarily considered a good practice, and might cause issues with Anti-virus software.

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answered Feb 25 '10 at 00:04

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:55

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Have a look here to see my answer in this keyboard hooking business here...in the link this OP was trying to find out how to hook the keyboard when running a VMWare session...In my answer I gave a couple of links pointing to the direction of CodeProject's articles on keyboard hooking.

Hope this helps, Best regards, Tom.

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answered Feb 25 '10 at 00:07

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Is there a way to receive key input to an out-focus form?

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