Installation

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Before installing Screencast Keys add-on, check if the add-on version supports on the your Blender version.

There are 3 ways to install Screencast Keys add-on.

Support Version

VersionSupported Blender Version
Unstable2.80 -
4.22.80 -
4.12.80 -
4.04.2 - 4.2
3.142.80 - 4.1
3.132.80 - 4.1
3.122.80 - 4.0
3.112.80 - 3.6
3.102.80 - 3.5
3.92.79 - 3.3
3.82.79 - 3.3
3.72.79 - 3.1
3.62.79 - 2.93
3.52.79 - 2.92
3.42.79 - 2.91
3.32.79 - 2.90
3.22.79 - 2.90
3.12.79 - 2.82
3.02.79 - 2.80

Blender's Installation Tool (from extensions.blender.org)

This method works for the stable version on Blender 4.2 or later.
If you want to install the older version, follow other processes

Screencast Keys is published at extensions.blender.org.
You can install this add-on from there.

  1. Launch Blender and open the preference window by clicking Edit > Preferences ....
  2. Click Get Extensions in the preference window.
  3. Search Screencast Keys and click Install button.

Blender's Installation Tool (from Disk)

This method works for the stable version only.
You can't install the unstable version by this method.
*If you want to install the unstable version, follow Manual Install process

VersionDownload URL
4.2Download
4.1Download
4.0Download
3.14Download
3.13Download
3.12Download
3.11Download
3.10Download
3.9Download
3.8Download
3.7Download
3.6Download
3.5Download
3.4Download
3.3Download
3.2Download
3.1Download
3.0Download

2. Install the add-on from Blender

Follow below process.

Blender 4.2 or later
  1. Launch Blender and open the preference window by clicking Edit > Preferences ....
  2. Click Add-ons in the preference window
  3. Click down arrow button on the upper-right of window, and click Install from Disk... and select the downloaded .zip file.

or,

  1. Launch Blender.
  2. Drag and drop the downloaded .zip file to Blender.
Blender 4.1 or before
  1. Launch Blender and open the preference window by clicking Edit > Preferences ....
  2. Click Add-ons in the preference window
  3. Click Install... and select the downloaded .zip file.

3. Enable add-on

Enable add-on, then you can use add-on Screencast Keys.
The name of add-on displayed in Blender is Screencast Keys.

Manual Install

VersionDownload URL
unstableDownload
4.2Download
4.1Download
4.0Download
3.14Download
3.13Download
3.12Download
3.11Download
3.10Download
3.9Download
3.8Download
3.7Download
3.6Download
3.5Download
3.4Download
3.3Download
3.2Download
3.1Download
3.0Download

2. Unzip it, and check the add-on sources

Unzip the .zip file you downloaded.
Then, check if there are add-on sources.

Add-on sources are located on the different places depending on the add-on version.

VersionSources
unstablesrc/screencast_keys
3.1 - 4.2screencast_keys
3.0screencastkeys

3. Copy add-on sources into your add-on folder

The location of the add-on folder depends on your operating system.
If the folder does not exist in your environment, make it in advance.

Blender 4.2 or later
OSLocation
WindowsC:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\<blender_version>\extensions\user_default
Mac/Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Blender/<blender_version>/extensions/user_default
Linux/home/<username>/.config/blender/<blender_version>/extensions/user_default
Blender 4.1 or before
OSLocation
WindowsC:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\<blender_version>\scripts\addons
Mac/Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Blender/<blender_version>/scripts/addons
Linux/home/<username>/.config/blender/<blender_version>/scripts/addons

4. Enable add-on

Enable add-on, then you can use add-on Screencast Keys.
The name of add-on displayed in Blender is Screencast Keys.