Windows only · for PCs with a Copilot key

Make the key
do anything.

Newer Windows laptops have a Copilot key where right Ctrl used to be. If you'd like it to do something else, describe what you want in plain words and get a one-line install. Free, no account, and nothing leaves your browser.

Copilot

Understood right here in your browser. Your words aren't sent anywhere.

Your Copilot key will
 
understood

This runs a PowerShell command every time you press the key. Only use commands you understand.

Install it: open PowerShell (no admin needed), paste this, press Enter. Then press your Copilot key.


        
Changed your mind later? Come back, make a new one, and run it again. It replaces the old one.

      

    

  


  

    
Before & after

    
Same key. Your call.

    
The Copilot key is on Windows PCs, so Unpilot is Windows-only. If your keyboard doesn't have one, this one isn't for you.

    

      
Before
Opens Copilot
Great if you use Copilot. If you mostly hit it while reaching for right Ctrl, it can get in the way.

      
      
After
Does whatever you said
Right Ctrl like it used to be. Play/pause. A screenshot. Your favorite app. A Claude popup. Your call, and you can change it any time.

    

  


  

    
Ideas

    
Steal one of these.

    
Tap one to fill it in above, or type your own.

    

  


  

    
The Claude key

    
Mac has a Claude shortcut.
Now Windows has a Claude key.

    
On a Mac, the Claude app lets you press a keyboard shortcut and a little prompt bar floats up over whatever you're doing. Unpilot brings that same idea to Windows, and makes it one key: the Copilot key.


    

      

        

          
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✳Ask Claude…

          
Opens in the Claude app →

        

        

          On a Mac
          ⌥Space
          A shortcut you set in the Claude app
        

      


      

        

          

          

            
✳Ask Claude…

            
Esc to close · Ctrl+Enter to save

          

          

        

        

          On Windows, with Unpilot
          Copilot
          One key, no shortcut to remember
        

      

    


    

      
Mac · Claude appWindows · Unpilot

      
How you open itA keyboard shortcutThe Copilot key, now your Claude key

      
What pops upA floating prompt barA liquid-glass pill, same idea

      
Where the answer goesThe Claude app windowRight in the pill, so you never leave what you're doing

      
Saved to your chatsYesWhen you press Ctrl+Enter

      
What you needThe Claude desktop appClaude Code on a paid Claude plan (the Claude app is only needed for Ctrl+Enter)

    


    

  


  

    
How it works

    
Describe. Paste. Press.

    

      
Describe it
Type what you want in plain words. This page figures it out on your device, and you can fine-tune the result.

      
Paste one line
Copy the command into PowerShell. It installs per-user (no admin rights), starts with Windows, and stays out of the way.

      
Press the key
The Copilot key does your thing now. Run a new line any time to change it, or uninstall to get Copilot back.

    

    
Under the hood, the Copilot key is really a shortcut: it sends Win + Shift + F23. A tiny background script catches exactly that combination before Windows hands it to Copilot and does your action instead. Every other key works as normal.

  


  

    
FAQ

    
Good questions.

    

      
Is it really free?
Yes. No account, no subscription, no API keys. It's open source under the MIT license. The only thing that costs anything is the optional Claude popup, which uses your own Claude plan.

      
Does my request get sent to an AI service?
No. Your words are understood right here in the page by a built-in interpreter. If your Chrome has on-device AI (Gemini Nano) switched on, the page uses that for anything the interpreter doesn't recognize. That model also runs on your computer, so nothing is uploaded either way.

      
Can I make it act like a normal key, like right Ctrl?
Yes. "Act as another key" holds that key down for as long as you hold the Copilot key, so Copilot + C works as Ctrl + C. Right Ctrl, Alt, the menu key, and F13 to F24 all work.

      
How do I change it or undo it?
To change it, make a new one here and run the new line; it replaces the old setup. To remove it completely, run irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/awnsh/unpilot/main/uninstall.ps1 | iex and the key goes back to opening Copilot.

      
Is it safe to paste into PowerShell?
The command downloads one installer from this project's GitHub and runs it. You can read every line first on GitHub. It only touches your user folder and Startup folder. "Run a command" actions run whatever you typed, so only use commands you understand.

      
Why Windows only?
The Copilot key only exists on Windows PCs, and the background script uses Windows features to catch it.

      
Who made this?
An independent open-source project. It isn't affiliated with Microsoft or Anthropic. Copilot is a trademark of Microsoft, and Claude is a trademark of Anthropic.