keep_forward

Auto-walk forward in games without holding W. Bind your own hotkey, press it to toggle W held down, press W to stop.

Website: https://danielhgimenez.github.io/keep_forward/

How it works

1. Run it from a terminal — no install, no config.
2. Set your hotkey: hold up to three keys together and release; that combo is bound (matched in any order).
3. Press to toggle: tap your hotkey and W stays held down. Tap again to release.
4. Tap W yourself any time to turn holding off.

On Windows it injects the W hardware scancode (0x11) via SendInput, so DirectInput / Raw Input games actually register the key rather than ignoring virtual-key-only events. On macOS and Linux it uses rdev's simulate.

Platforms

Platform	Notes
Windows	x86_64 (scancode injection)
macOS	Apple Silicon & Intel — grant Accessibility permission
Linux	x86_64, X11 only (not Wayland)

Install

Download a prebuilt binary from the latest release, or build from source:

make build        # cargo build --release
make windows      # cross-compile to Windows (needs the x86_64-pc-windows-gnu target)
make test

Run the binary, set your hotkey, and toggle. Ctrl+C to quit.