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+## Hotkey daemon with high degree of freedom
+
+[![CI](https://github.com/wzhd/kseqi/actions/workflows/bui.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/wzhd/kseqi/actions)
+[![loc](https://img.shields.io/tokei/lines/github/wzhd/kseqi)](https://github.com/wzhd/kseqi/tree/main/src)
+[![releases](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/wzhd/kseqi.svg)](https://github.com/wzhd/kseqi/releases)
+
+This program doesn't limit you to the
+typical keyboard combinations, which requires
+modifier(s) plus one letter key, like `Ctrl` and `X`.
+
+You can also combine keyboard events in myriad ways you might have considered.
+Including shortcuts with:
+
+- Only characters, no modifiers
+
+  For example, a combination of `G` plus `O`.
+The first letter, `G` here, works like a modifier,
+pressing it can be easier on fingers than reaching for `Ctrl` or `Alt`.
+Similarly, make the space bar more useful
+by combining it with alphanumeric keys.
+
+- Only modifier(s)
+
+  Normally nothing happens when a key like `Ctrl` is tapped on its own.
+Make better use of it by configuring an action.
+And the left and right `Ctrl` can be used for different actions.
+
+- One modifier, multiple characters
+
+  Some existing software has integrated this kind of shortcuts.
+For example, when using Emacs, one shortcut involves holding down `Ctrl`, pressing `X` and then `S`.
+They also work as global shortcuts,
+without interfering with existing shortcuts like `Ctrl`+`X`.
+
+
+## Installation
+
+Executable binaries are built automatically
+and run on Linux (X11):
+[Releases](https://github.com/wzhd/kseqi/releases).
+
+Alternatively, build from source with [cargo](https://rustup.rs/),
+compilation takes 25s on Chromebook 2013.
+
+```
+cargo install --git https://github.com/wzhd/kseqi
+```
+
+Run the binary `kseqi` to try it out.
+
+## Configuration
+
+Edit the [configuration file](https://github.com/wzhd/kseqi/blob/main/configuration.md).