Home  /  Productivity Apps  / acKeys on Windows Pc

acKeys on Windows Pc

Developed By: Bultopo

License: Free

Rating: 5,0/5 - 1 votes

Last Updated: April 18, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.18
Size 14.8 MB
Release Date December 08, 23
Category Productivity Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an application to read from external storage. [see more (2)]

What's New:
Minor fixes, update to target Android 13. [see more]

Description from Developer:
acKeys sends commands to an AutoCAD application from Android device via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or USB cable.
Requires AutoCAD 2014+ x64 or its derivatives and running additional module i... [read more]

App preview ([see all 4 screenshots])

App preview

About this app

On this page you can download acKeys and install on Windows PC. acKeys is free Productivity app, developed by Bultopo. Latest version of acKeys is 1.18, was released on 2023-12-08 (updated on 2024-04-18). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 50. Overall rating of acKeys is 5,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 1 users, 1 users had rated it 5*, 1 users had rated it 1*.

How to install acKeys on Windows?

Instruction on how to install acKeys on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install acKeys on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install acKeys using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "acKeys" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install acKeys on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "acKeys" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

Discussion

(*) is required

Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.18 , 1.13.

Download acKeys 1.18 on Windows PC – 14.8 MB

Download acKeys 1.13 on Windows PC – 14.7 MB

acKeys sends commands to an AutoCAD application from Android device via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or USB cable.
Requires AutoCAD 2014+ x64 or its derivatives and running additional module in AutoCAD receiving commands.

The whole system consists of three modules:
1. acKeys - The present Android application that is a software keyboard with multiple predefined buttons organized into categories. When the user presses a button, a corresponding command is transmitted via Bluetooth/Wi-Fi/USB.
2. acKeys - NET application for AutoCAD, a client program that listens for the issued commands in AutoCAD and performs drawing of elements, editing, etc.
3. acKeysCfg - Windows application for configuring the set of buttons and the commands they transmit.

The apps from (2) and (3) can be found here:
https://apps.autodesk.com/ACD/en/Detail/Index?id=7941049513496458976&appLang=en&os=Win64
IMPORTANT: Make sure to download and install the applications for Android & AutoCAD with the same version number. Sometimes the apps are not published at the same time on Google Play and Autodesk App Store.
Minor fixes, update to target Android 13.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows an application to read or write the system settings.