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{{Short description|Key-counting computer program}}
"WhatPulse" is a keycounting ] which monitors the amount of keystrokes and mouseclicks that you make over a period of time. It is not ], as it does not record the keys that you press (software that does this is called a ]), but instead measures the number of times that keys are pressed. In this way, you can see the number of keystrokes and mouseclicks over a period of time.
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| developer = Martijn Smit
| released = {{Start date and age|2003|02|06|df=yes}}
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| latest release version = 5.2<ref>{{cite web |url=https://medium.com/whatpulse/whatpulse-5-2-is-here-new-features-improvements-and-more-e3f3da6b8a1f |title=WhatPulse 5.2 is Here: New Features, Improvements, and More |date=March 6, 2023 |access-date=March 7, 2023}}</ref>
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| genre = Usage statistics (Key & mouse click counting, bandwidth and uptime measuring)
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'''WhatPulse''' is a key-counting ] that monitors computer uptime, bandwidth usage and the number of keystrokes and ] clicks made by a user over a period of time. Unlike ]s, the authors claim WhatPulse does not record the order in which keys are pressed but instead counts the number of times keys are pressed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://help.whatpulse.org/docs/faq/does-whatpulse-contain-any-spyware |title=Does WhatPulse contain any spyware? |website=WhatPulse}}</ref> As of March 7, 2023, over 380,000+ users are active on WhatPulse.<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Overall Statistics|url=http://whatpulse.org/stats/overall/|website=WhatPulse|accessdate=7 March 2023}}</ref>


==Features==
The software also enables you to see the frequency at which you type different letters on your ]. It enables you to see how fast you are typing over a period of time by taking an average over a period of time.
⚫ The software tracks a user's pressed keys, mouse clicks and used bandwidth and the uptime of the system. Periodically, the user can upload to the server the number of keystrokes made; this is called "pulsing". Users can see where they are in a leaderboard of people who have joined the program and compare themselves against people from their own countries. Users can also join teams, which enables them to compare themselves against people with similar interests.


The program also has anti-cheat measures in place. Automated measures against cheating include a 50 keys per second maximum.<ref name="activitybreached">{{cite web |url= http://whatpulse.org/What_does_activity_breached_mean%3F|title=What does "Activity Breached" mean? |website=WhatPulse Wiki |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112145216/http://whatpulse.org/What_does_activity_breached_mean |archivedate=12 November 2016 |accessdate=25 July 2013}}</ref>
⚫ Periodically, you can upload the number of keystrokes that you make to the server, and this is called "pulsing". You can see where you are in the leaderboard of people who have joined the program and compare yourself against people from your own country. You can also join teams, which enables you to compare yourself against people with similar interests. As of ] ], more than 80,000 users have joined WhatPulse, and that amount is rapidly growing.


==Platform compatibility==
There is also a "WhatPulse" anti-cheat team being formed to help stop cheating for WhatPulse. The next version of whatpulse (1.5.0) will include many anti-cheat measures.
WhatPulse is a ] cross-platform application, running on Windows, macOS, and Linux.<ref name="downloads">{{cite web |url=http://whatpulse.org/downloads/ |title=Downloads |website=WhatPulse}}</ref> However, the Mac and Linux clients were not always updated as often as the Windows client. This changed in version 2.0, which became available for all platforms at the same time and aims at letting the client act the same across all platforms.


== References ==
WhatPulse is a cross-platform application, compatible with Windows and Mac.
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Along with Whatpulse, you can also get signatures to display your keys and clicks to anyone. These signature images are hosted at http://offbeat-zero.net/pulse and are free to anyone. To get one of these, just click on the register button and type in your Whatpulse username and a password (doesn't have to be your WhatPulse password) and then you will be able to customise your new WhatPulse image.

== Signatures ==
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(WhatPulse Signature Image Picture)

Another site that hosts whatpulse signature images is http://instantsig.com. These images are more focused towards other iformation such as custom messages and viewer's information (such as browser, operating system and ip address) however they do provide some whatpulse stats including total click and total keys:

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(InstantSig.com Image, Including WhatPulse Stats)

Whatpulse also has a great forum system used by many members of the community. Questions, feature requests, and the like are answered promptly. You can find the link to the forums below.


== External links == == External links ==
* * {{official website|whatpulse.org}}
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Key-counting computer program
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Screenshot from WhatPulse 2.3.1
Developer(s)Martijn Smit
Initial release6 February 2003; 21 years ago (2003-02-06)
Stable release5.2 / 6 March 2023; 21 months ago (2023-03-06)
Written inC++
Operating system
PlatformQt
TypeUsage statistics (Key & mouse click counting, bandwidth and uptime measuring)
LicenseFreeware
Websitewhatpulse.org

WhatPulse is a key-counting program that monitors computer uptime, bandwidth usage and the number of keystrokes and mouse clicks made by a user over a period of time. Unlike keyloggers, the authors claim WhatPulse does not record the order in which keys are pressed but instead counts the number of times keys are pressed. As of March 7, 2023, over 380,000+ users are active on WhatPulse.

Features

The software tracks a user's pressed keys, mouse clicks and used bandwidth and the uptime of the system. Periodically, the user can upload to the server the number of keystrokes made; this is called "pulsing". Users can see where they are in a leaderboard of people who have joined the program and compare themselves against people from their own countries. Users can also join teams, which enables them to compare themselves against people with similar interests.

The program also has anti-cheat measures in place. Automated measures against cheating include a 50 keys per second maximum.

Platform compatibility

WhatPulse is a freeware cross-platform application, running on Windows, macOS, and Linux. However, the Mac and Linux clients were not always updated as often as the Windows client. This changed in version 2.0, which became available for all platforms at the same time and aims at letting the client act the same across all platforms.

References

  1. "WhatPulse 5.2 is Here: New Features, Improvements, and More". March 6, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  2. "Does WhatPulse contain any spyware?". WhatPulse.
  3. "Overall Statistics". WhatPulse. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  4. "What does "Activity Breached" mean?". WhatPulse Wiki. Archived from the original on 12 November 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  5. "Downloads". WhatPulse.

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