What It Does

What It Does

A ZeroTrace HID device is a scriptable USB input device. When you plug it into a computer, the host sees a normal keyboard, mouse and gamepad, there is no driver to install and nothing to approve. The device then runs whatever payload you have loaded, typing text, pressing key combinations, moving the pointer or sending controller input, at machine speed and with precise timing.

Everything is driven from the ZeroTrace mobile app over Bluetooth LE. You write, upload, run and manage payloads from your phone; the device itself has no screen or web page of its own (a couple of hardware variants add a small display, but control still happens in the app).

Type like a keyboard

The core job is keystroke automation. A payload can type text, press single keys or full combinations, tap arrow and function keys, drive media and system keys, and switch between 40-plus keyboard layouts so the right characters land on the right locale. See Keyboard, mouse & gamepad.

Move like a mouse, play like a gamepad

Beyond the keyboard, the device is a full mouse (moves, clicks, drags, scroll patterns, jitter and auto-clicking) and a full HID gamepad (sticks, triggers, buttons, D-pad, rapid-fire and stick sweeps). The same script language covers all three.

Blend in and adapt

The device can present a spoofed USB identity so it looks like a specific brand of keyboard to the host (VID/PID spoofing), and it can detect which operating system it is plugged into so one payload can behave correctly on Windows, macOS or Linux (OS detection).

Work as a fleet

Multiple ZeroTrace devices can link to each other wirelessly over an encrypted mesh called TraceNet, sharing status, transferring payloads and triggering scripts across the group.

Stand down on demand

A payload can disconnect the device from the host, refuse to start typing at boot until you allow it, or, as a last resort, wipe its own stored payloads. These stealth and safety controls are covered under Flow & device control and Limitations.