KeyControl is a game for the Apple Dashboard that tests your typing ability and reaction time. The quicker you react to changes on the screen, the more you score. And as you play, the game gets harder - you have to react faster and faster to beat the computer. Your scores are automatically submited to this web site, so you can compare scores with other players. Warning: KeyControl is addictive!

How to get KeyControl

  1. Which web browser are you using?
    • If you're using Safari, click the download link below.
    • If you're using another browser, click the download link. When the widget download is complete, unarchive it and place it in /Library/Widgets/ in your home folder.
  2. Show Dashboard, click the Plus sign to display the Widget Bar and click the widget's icon in the Widget Bar to open it.

Download now

How to Play

  1. To begin a game, click the Play button on the widget. You will have 3 seconds to get ready.
  2. The widget will then display a letter or number. You have to hit that letter or number on the keyboard as fast as possible - you've got 1.5 seconds to hit the first key.
  3. The faster you press the correct key, the more you score. The game then displays the next letter or number, and reduces the amount of time you have to hit the next key (so you have to get faster!).
  4. This continues until you aren't fast enough to keep up with the computer - then it's Game Over!

Shoutbox

Shout User When
I've had a couple of emails from people unable to make this work on their computer. Please note this widget only runs on Apple computers- it does not run on Windows operating systems. bloopletech 05/05/2008 01:15PM
sssss tt 30/04/2008 05:56AM
ttt tt 30/04/2008 05:56AM
Awesome game. I think I'm naturally talented at it. :-P Geoff Myers 22/04/2008 01:27AM
I like this game, it's like cheese CHEESEPIE 21/04/2008 04:41PM
this game is kinda hard. monty 20/04/2008 09:50PM
This is hard sometimes but I keep on doing it. monty 20/04/2008 06:23PM
i cannot play it....wt happens to it?? no responses at all lalali 13/04/2008 12:14PM
hey spiderpig 22/03/2008 07:13PM
Fantastic widget for practicing my typing! Great Work! fishwish 20/03/2008 01:21PM
yo Sk 20/03/2008 01:56AM
macuser barkin 16/03/2008 09:56AM
lets play joe 15/03/2008 12:17AM
alala simplorange563 14/03/2008 09:25PM
Hey jal1p! bloopletech 13/03/2008 05:26AM
wassup! jal1p 13/03/2008 05:21AM
I'm not sure what you're saying there, rollandb! bloopletech 13/03/2008 01:08AM
you many ou arockin atyp in rollandb 12/03/2008 10:54PM
Welcome to the shoutbox for KeyControl! Chat to other users live! bloopletech 12/03/2008 08:35AM

High Scores

Score User When
1,156,937 Anonymous-phCh7w 02/04/2008 03:58PM
1,141,321 N101 12/03/2008 12:26AM
878,934 Anonymous-eafVsk 10/04/2008 07:24PM
799,827 N101 12/03/2008 12:25AM
551,834 Anonymous-bnzv0k 11/03/2008 10:22PM
541,946 Anonymous-D9N7ZV 07/03/2008 12:08AM
492,952 Anonymous-2ZC8Cd 30/03/2008 01:28AM
434,010 Anonymous-pKYFOI 16/04/2008 05:16AM
382,728 Jmacbookpro 11/03/2008 02:31AM
344,349 thall 18/04/2008 01:10PM
304,974 Anonymous-CwFOC1 20/03/2008 10:29AM
291,109 Anonymous-YoRfFp 03/04/2008 09:46AM
247,627 Anonymous-UwsoFt 19/03/2008 05:06AM
240,302 Anonymous-xvycym 14/03/2008 06:15AM
232,610 Anonymous-LVRIiy 08/04/2008 01:35PM
219,956 Anonymous-qLXcCL 23/04/2008 06:03AM
216,680 Anonymous-qLXcCL 23/04/2008 06:05AM
214,347 Anonymous-OY8pXN 13/03/2008 07:23AM
210,053 Anonymous-ycL3Lk 19/03/2008 01:19AM
202,824 Anonymous-qLXcCL 23/04/2008 06:04AM
199,072 Anonymous-nHqzdu 14/03/2008 01:21AM
190,190 Anonymous-qLXcCL 23/04/2008 06:05AM
183,268 Anonymous-iaZHbi 11/05/2008 04:20AM
181,790 Anonymous-ooYusp 09/03/2008 01:58AM
179,694 Geoff Myers 22/04/2008 01:29AM
174,724 Anonymous-qLXcCL 22/04/2008 03:17AM
172,862 jal1p 13/03/2008 05:20AM
170,768 jal1p 13/03/2008 05:15AM
170,435 Anonymous-la7UV 11/03/2008 10:44PM
169,569 Geoff Myers 22/04/2008 01:26AM
169,475 Anonymous-qLXcCL 23/04/2008 02:14AM
169,362 Anonymous-98hqmv 15/04/2008 02:18PM
169,191 Paulski 08/04/2008 02:20AM
167,200 Anonymous-xrZUzg 13/03/2008 09:59PM
166,886 Anonymous-qLXcCL 23/04/2008 02:15AM
165,397 Geoff Myers 22/04/2008 01:35AM
164,543 Geoff Myers 22/04/2008 01:34AM
164,353 Geoff Myers 22/04/2008 01:33AM
162,721 thats what she said 14/03/2008 05:03PM
161,700 Anonymous-or7OkH 17/03/2008 10:27PM
161,455 Anonymous-qLXcCL 23/04/2008 06:07AM
161,112 job_07 09/03/2008 05:45PM
160,299 Anonymous-EfBuN7 14/03/2008 02:39PM
158,986 Geoff Myers 22/04/2008 01:16AM
158,129 Geoff Myers 22/04/2008 01:31AM
157,263 job_07 09/03/2008 05:33PM
157,000 Anonymous-TR 07/04/2008 09:31AM
156,989 Anonymous-C5z9PB 03/04/2008 01:58AM
156,424 mycloso 24/03/2008 03:12AM
154,223 anon 11/03/2008 10:30PM
154,071 Paulski 07/04/2008 10:14PM
153,148 Anonymous-qLXcCL 23/04/2008 02:12AM
152,834 Geoff Myers 22/04/2008 01:33AM
152,601 mycloso 24/03/2008 03:13AM
152,436 Anonymous-VGYmQ7 10/03/2008 12:07PM
152,038 Geoff Myers 22/04/2008 01:37AM
151,835 Paulski 08/04/2008 10:45PM
151,076 Paulski 08/04/2008 12:09AM
149,710 job_07 09/03/2008 05:40PM
149,696 mycloso 22/03/2008 05:06AM
149,109 Anonymous-qLXcCL 23/04/2008 06:07AM
148,399 Anonymous-bv4uWP 10/03/2008 02:26PM
148,058 Anonymous-vU8DjH 25/04/2008 11:06PM
146,630 Anonymous-MVIiqy 20/03/2008 02:51AM
144,929 Anonymous-dMHtoK 15/03/2008 07:17PM
144,695 job_07 09/03/2008 05:26PM
143,340 lalo 13/03/2008 09:16PM
143,291 job_07 09/03/2008 05:37PM
143,231 Anonymous-TR 07/04/2008 09:32AM
141,226 Anonymous-OY8pXN 13/03/2008 06:48PM
140,755 Anonymous-orHjIg 03/04/2008 05:46AM
140,715 Geoff Myers 22/04/2008 01:28AM
139,601 job_07 09/03/2008 05:30PM
139,256 Anonymous-UwsoFt 19/03/2008 05:05AM
138,827 mycloso 24/03/2008 03:12AM
138,426 Paulski 09/04/2008 02:20AM
138,114 Anonymous-4djo46 15/03/2008 04:19AM
137,688 Anonymous-qLXcCL 23/04/2008 06:04AM
137,602 Anonymous-or7OkH 17/03/2008 03:27AM
137,161 Paulski 08/04/2008 12:00AM
137,074 Anonymous-PUbKTx 13/03/2008 07:37PM
136,702 Anonymous-rK9OvG 10/03/2008 02:35AM
136,678 Anonymous-qLXcCL 23/04/2008 06:06AM
136,569 Paulski 07/04/2008 08:35PM
136,362 Geoff Myers 22/04/2008 01:30AM
135,727 Anonymous-UwsoFt 19/03/2008 05:01AM
135,422 Anonymous-rK9OvG 07/03/2008 06:23AM
134,943 job_07 09/03/2008 05:44PM
134,460 bjh 05/03/2008 03:20PM
134,052 Anonymous-nHqzdu 14/03/2008 01:21AM
133,729 Anonymous-UwsoFt 19/03/2008 05:06AM
132,912 Anonymous-qLXcCL 23/04/2008 02:14AM
132,516 Anonymous-qz3CvP 06/03/2008 01:11PM
132,357 Paulski 07/04/2008 08:34PM
132,256 Anonymous-qLXcCL 23/04/2008 02:14AM
131,883 bjh 05/03/2008 03:22PM
131,196 Geoff Myers 22/04/2008 01:36AM
130,973 job_07 01/05/2008 03:22AM
130,308 spiderpig 09/03/2008 04:14PM
130,035 Anonymous-3BP7A3 16/03/2008 03:43PM

23,853 scores submitted by 3,935 users; top 100 scores shown above.

Note: all dates are in GMT / UTC.

Note: all dates are in your local time.