Quick Key for Windows

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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffJuly 31, 2026

While this application offers easy access to special characters and symbols, its numerous settings and options can be a bit daunting at first. Quick Key is found in the system tray and the right-click menu offers access to character sets, a toolbar, and settings. Characters and symbols can be easily inserted a number of ways, including drag and drop. The program's toolbar allows you to easily set the font or font size of the character before insertion, but the numerous options found in the toolbar's File menu were initially overwhelming. There are more settings found in Options for mouse actions, delaying time before inserting characters, and managing the programs you want Quick Key to work with. Tips and a well-written Help file will clear up most, if not all, questions, and ultimately the program proved easy to use. This freeware app may confuse the novice user, but other users who frequently use special characters and symbols will appreciate this feature-rich program.

Quick Key for Windows

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: May 26, 2006

Latest update: July 31, 2026

Version: 1.2

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 95
Windows 2000
Windows 98 SE
Windows Vista
Windows XP
Windows 2003
Windows NT
Windows ME
Windows 98

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 4,028

Downloads Last Week: 0

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User Reviews

4.3/5

3 User Votes

Efficient.
1641November 23, 2011
Pros
easy access to cracking and other signs symbols letters and accents without having to go through the Microsoft steps
Cons
As improvement add arrows, checkmark, dots and other highlight marks,at symbol, or allow user to add such symbols.
Summary
Handy application, use it frequently.
Very practical
eiffwjJuly 8, 2008
Pros
Easy to use
Cons
Summary
great for student language work
coie66March 14, 2006
Pros
I have never had much luck with using keyboard shortcuts for accents. This allows me to "drag + drop" of the same font that I am using in my text documents in Open Office free software. Very happy someone shared this with us
Cons
no problems...have had it since it was issued.
Summary

Developer’s Description

By Nathanael Jones

Use nonstandard characters for documents and applications.