diff --git a/src/blackcore/input_manager.cpp b/src/blackcore/input_manager.cpp
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+/*  Copyright (C) 2013 VATSIM Community / contributors
+ *  This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ *  License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ *  file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+#include "input_manager.h"
+
+using namespace BlackInput;
+using namespace BlackMisc;
+using namespace BlackMisc::Hardware;
+
+namespace BlackCore
+{
+    CInputManager *CInputManager::m_instance = nullptr;
+
+    CInputManager::CInputManager(QObject *parent) :
+        QObject(parent),
+        m_keyboard(IKeyboard::getInstance())
+    {
+        connect(m_keyboard, &IKeyboard::keyUp, this, &CInputManager::ps_processKeyboardKeyUp);
+        connect(m_keyboard, &IKeyboard::keyDown, this, &CInputManager::ps_processKeyboardKeyDown);
+    }
+
+    CInputManager *CInputManager::getInstance()
+    {
+        if (!m_instance)
+        {
+            m_instance = new CInputManager();
+        }
+        return m_instance;
+    }
+
+    void CInputManager::changeHotkeySettings(Settings::CSettingKeyboardHotkeyList hotkeys)
+    {
+        CKeyboardKeyList keyList;
+        for (Settings::CSettingKeyboardHotkey settingHotkey : hotkeys)
+        {
+            CKeyboardKey key = settingHotkey.getKey();
+            if (key.isEmpty()) continue;
+
+            m_hashKeyboardKeyFunctions.insert(key, settingHotkey.getFunction());
+            keyList.push_back(key);
+        }
+        m_keyboard->setKeysToMonitor(keyList);
+    }
+
+    void CInputManager::ps_processKeyboardKeyDown(const CKeyboardKey &key)
+    {
+        if (!m_hashKeyboardKeyFunctions.contains(key)) return;
+
+        // Get configured hotkey function
+        CHotkeyFunction hotkeyFunc = m_hashKeyboardKeyFunctions.value(key);
+        callFunctionsBy(hotkeyFunc, true);
+    }
+
+    void CInputManager::ps_processKeyboardKeyUp(const CKeyboardKey &key)
+    {
+        if (!m_hashKeyboardKeyFunctions.contains(key)) return;
+
+        // Get configured hotkey function
+        CHotkeyFunction hotkeyFunc = m_hashKeyboardKeyFunctions.value(key);
+        callFunctionsBy(hotkeyFunc, false);
+    }
+
+    void CInputManager::callFunctionsBy(const CHotkeyFunction &hotkeyFunction, bool isKeyDown)
+    {
+        if (!m_hashRegisteredFunctions.contains(hotkeyFunction)) return;
+        auto func = m_hashRegisteredFunctions.value(hotkeyFunction);
+        func(isKeyDown);
+    }
+
+    CInputManager::RegistrationHandle CInputManager::registerHotkeyFuncImpl(const BlackMisc::CHotkeyFunction &hotkeyFunction,
+                                                                            QObject *receiver,
+                                                                            std::function<void (bool)> function)
+    {
+        m_hashRegisteredFunctions.insert(hotkeyFunction, function);
+
+        RegistrationHandle handle;
+        handle.function = function;
+        handle.hotkeyFunction = hotkeyFunction;
+        handle.m_receiver = receiver;
+        return handle;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/blackcore/input_manager.h b/src/blackcore/input_manager.h
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+/* Copyright (C) 2013 VATSIM Community / contributors
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+#ifndef BLACKCORE_INPUTMANAGER_H
+#define BLACKCORE_INPUTMANAGER_H
+
+#include "blackinput/keyboard.h"
+#include "blackmisc/hwkeyboardkeylist.h"
+#include "blackmisc/hotkeyfunction.h"
+#include "blackmisc/setkeyboardhotkeylist.h"
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QHash>
+#include <type_traits>
+#include <functional>
+
+//! \file
+
+namespace BlackCore
+{
+    class CInputManager : public QObject
+    {
+        Q_OBJECT
+
+    public:
+
+        //! \brief Handle to a registered hotkey function
+        struct RegistrationHandle
+        {
+            //! \brief Constructor
+            RegistrationHandle() {}
+
+            BlackMisc::CHotkeyFunction hotkeyFunction;  //!< Registered hotkey function
+            QPointer<QObject> m_receiver;           //!< Registered receiver
+            std::function<void(bool)> function;     //!< Registered function
+        };
+
+        //! Register a new hotkey function
+        RegistrationHandle registerHotkeyFunc(const BlackMisc::CHotkeyFunction &hotkeyFunction, QObject *receiver, const QByteArray &slotName)
+        {
+            auto function = [=](bool isKeyDown){ QMetaObject::invokeMethod(receiver, slotName, Q_ARG(bool, isKeyDown)); };
+            return registerHotkeyFuncImpl(hotkeyFunction, receiver, function);
+        }
+
+        //! Register a new hotkey function
+        template <class RecvObj>
+        RegistrationHandle registerHotkeyFunc(const BlackMisc::CHotkeyFunction &hotkeyFunction, RecvObj *receiver, void (RecvObj:: *slotPointer)(bool))
+        {
+            using namespace std::placeholders;
+            auto function = std::bind(slotPointer, receiver, _1);
+            return registerHotkeyFuncImpl(hotkeyFunction, receiver, function);
+        }
+
+        //! Register a new hotkey function
+        template <class Func>
+        RegistrationHandle registerHotkeyFunc(const BlackMisc::CHotkeyFunction &hotkeyFunction, QObject *receiver, Func functionObject)
+        {
+            return registerHotkeyFuncImpl(hotkeyFunction, receiver, functionObject);
+        }
+
+        //! Deletes all registered hotkeys. Be careful with this method!
+        void resetAllHotkeyFuncs() { m_hashRegisteredFunctions.clear(); }
+
+        //! Creates a native keyboard handler object
+        static CInputManager *getInstance();
+
+    public slots:
+
+        //! Change hotkey settings
+        void changeHotkeySettings(BlackMisc::Settings::CSettingKeyboardHotkeyList hotkeys);
+
+        //! Call functions by hotkeyfunction
+        void callFunctionsBy(const BlackMisc::CHotkeyFunction &hotkeyFunction, bool isKeyDown);
+
+    protected:
+        //! Constructor
+        CInputManager(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+
+    private slots:
+
+        void ps_processKeyboardKeyDown(const BlackMisc::Hardware::CKeyboardKey &);
+
+        void ps_processKeyboardKeyUp(const BlackMisc::Hardware::CKeyboardKey &);
+
+    private:
+
+        RegistrationHandle registerHotkeyFuncImpl(const BlackMisc::CHotkeyFunction &hotkeyFunction, QObject *receiver, std::function<void(bool)> function);
+
+        static CInputManager *m_instance;
+
+        BlackInput::IKeyboard *m_keyboard = nullptr;
+
+        QHash<BlackMisc::CHotkeyFunction, std::function<void(bool)> > m_hashRegisteredFunctions;
+        QHash<BlackMisc::Hardware::CKeyboardKey, BlackMisc::CHotkeyFunction> m_hashKeyboardKeyFunctions;
+    };
+}
+
+#endif //BLACKCORE_INPUTMANAGER_H