{{Short description|Key-counting computer program}} {{primary sources|date=July 2013}} {{Infobox software | name = WhatPulse | title = | logo = Whatpulselogo.JPG | logo caption = | screenshot = Screenshot from WhatPulse 2.3.1.png | caption = Screenshot from WhatPulse 2.3.1 | collapsible = | author = | developer = Martijn Smit | released = {{Start date and age|2003|02|06|df=yes}} | discontinued = | latest release version = 6.1<ref>{{cite web |url=https://whatpulse.org/blog/2026-03-27-whatpulse-v61 |title=WhatPulse blog |date=March 27, 2026 |access-date=April 8, 2026}}</ref> | latest release date = {{Start date and age|2026|3|27|df=yes}} | latest preview version = 6.2 beta 1<ref>{{cite web |url=https://whatpulse.org/releasenotes?beta=true |title=Release Notes for WhatPulse |date=April 8, 2026 |access-date=April 8, 2026}}</ref> | latest preview date = {{Start date and age|2026|4|8|df=yes}} | frequently updated = <!-- DO NOT include this parameter unless you know what it does --> | programming language = C++ | operating system = {{ubl|Microsoft Windows|macOS|Linux}} | platform = Qt | language = | status = | genre = Usage statistics (Key & mouse click counting, bandwidth and uptime measuring) | license = Freeware | alexa = | website = {{URL|whatpulse.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.<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 June 24, 2025, over 418,000+ 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 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/wiki/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/wiki/What_does_activity_breached_mean |archivedate=12 November 2016 |accessdate=25 July 2013}}</ref>
==Platform compatibility== WhatPulse is a freeware 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.
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== External links == * {{official website|whatpulse.org}}
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