A blazing-fast command palette for Apache JMeter. Search components, run actions, and discover surprises — all from your keyboard.

1. Download or build the JAR (superkey-jmeter-plugin-*.jar)
2. Copy it to your JMeter lib/ext/ directory:

   <JMETER_HOME>/lib/ext/superkey-jmeter-plugin-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar
   

3. Restart JMeter

Open the SuperKey dialog with:

Or click the 🔑 SuperKey button on the JMeter toolbar (placed just before the Run button).

Also accessible via Search → Super Key in the JMeter menu bar.

Type any part of a JMeter component name to instantly search across all available components:

• HTTP Request → type http
• JDBC Request → type jdbc
• Thread Group → type thread
• Response Assertion → type assert

Use the number spinner on the right to insert multiple copies at once.

Keyboard navigation:

• ↓ / ↑ — Move between results
• Enter — Insert selected component
• Escape — Close the dialog
• Double-click — Insert component

SuperKey also lists native JMeter GUI actions. Search for them just like components:

Define your own search aliases in jmeter.properties (or user.properties):

# Format: jmeter.superkey.custom=shortcut,component name;shortcut2,component name2
jmeter.superkey.custom=http,http request;jdbc,jdbc request;tg,thread group

How it works:

• Typing http will show results matching both "http" and the mapped alias "http request" — so you never miss natural matches.
• Aliases are case-insensitive.

Custom keyboard shortcut:

jmeter.superkey.custom.shortcut=ctrl+shift+k

• Collapses to a slim search bar when the field is empty
• Expands to show results as you type
• Draggable — click and drag anywhere on the dialog to reposition it
• Once dragged, the dialog stays where you left it (no auto-recentering)

Type these exact phrases into the search bar for a surprise:

Easter eggs are exact-match only — they never appear in normal search results.

All configuration goes in <JMETER_HOME>/bin/jmeter.properties or user.properties:

# Custom search aliases (shortcut,component name pairs separated by semicolons)
jmeter.superkey.custom=http,http request;jdbc,jdbc request

# Custom keyboard shortcut to open SuperKey (default: Ctrl+K / Cmd+K)
# Supports: ctrl, shift, alt, meta/cmd and key names
# Example: jmeter.superkey.custom.shortcut=ctrl+shift+s

Prerequisites: Java 17+, Maven 3.6+

git clone https://github.com/qainsights/superkey.git
cd superkey
mvn clean package

The JAR is built to target/superkey-jmeter-plugin-*.jar.

Deploy to JMeter:

cp target/superkey-jmeter-plugin-*.jar $JMETER_HOME/lib/ext/

Pull requests and issues are welcome!
Please test with JMeter 5.6+ on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Apache License 2.0 — see LICENSE for details.

Built with ❤️ by NaveenKumar Namachivayam for JMeter power users.