Keep your MacBook.
Add the sound.
Every keypress plays a real recorded mechanical switch. Go ahead, type something. These are the actual sounds from the app.
Get KeyClack, pay what you want
6 MB download · No account · No ads · No internet
Your MacBook keyboard gets most things right.
The keys are precise, the trackpad sits right under your thumbs, and the whole thing goes wherever you do. It’s missing one thing: the steady, satisfying feedback that makes hours of typing feel good instead of flat.
The usual fix costs you the rest.
One more device on your desk.
Your trackpad gets pushed out of reach.
The setup stays behind the moment you leave.
Keeps everything and adds the sound.
The same keyboard, trackpad and portability.
A real recorded switch on every press, in under 10 ms.
Nothing new sits on your desk.
Small app. Big difference.
Feels real
Real recordings, placed where each key sits, with a softer click on the way back up. Space, return and delete sound different, and fast typing lands lighter than slow, deliberate presses.
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Instant
Every keypress plays its switch in under 10 ms on your Mac’s speakers or wired headphones. Bluetooth adds its own delay.
0%
Invisible
It lives in the menu bar, uses 0% CPU when idle and rests completely when you’re not typing.
MX Black
Tealios V2
Topre
MX Speed Silver
+ hundreds of Mechvibes packs
Your choice of switch
Four switches are built in, from deep and rounded to quick and crisp. Add hundreds more with Mechvibes packs.
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⌥
⌘
M
9:41
Quiet · mic in use
Quiet when it should be
Goes quiet on its own while your microphone is in use: calls, recordings, dictation. ⌃⌥⌘M switches sound on or off anywhere.
6 MB
Lightweight
A small download with no account, no ads and no internet. Unzip it and double-click to open.
See it on your Mac.
A small menu in your menu bar. One permission on first launch.
The menu
Sound, switch, volume and when to stay quiet. Everything in one place, one click away.
First launch
One permission, explained in plain words before macOS asks. Then you type.
Made for one desk. Then it spread.
I made KeyClack for my own desk. Then my developer friends started using it, and their colleagues kept asking them for the file.
Rated 5 out of 5 on Gumroad
“I now just want to type more just to hear the sounds. My typing speed and content writing have increased since using it.”
Biswajit Patnaik
Verified buyer
“The sound is instant and feels surprisingly natural, especially when you’re typing quickly. Simple idea, very well executed.”
Anonymous
Verified buyer
“The mechanical keyboard sounds make typing on a MacBook feel way more satisfying. The low latency and realistic sounds are impressive.”
Anonymous
Verified buyer
KeyClack hears which key you press, never what you type.
No network code
It never connects to anything.
Nothing logged or sent
Keystrokes aren’t stored, anywhere.
Silent in password fields
macOS keeps it quiet where it matters.
One-click uninstall
Uninstall it from KeyClack’s own menu, whenever you like.
Quiet during calls only checks whether your microphone is in use. KeyClack never hears audio and never asks for microphone permission.
Install KeyClack, step by step.
Keep this page open on your Mac and follow along. macOS asks you to approve two things on the way: opening KeyClack the first time, and Input Monitoring. Click Done after each step and the next one opens.
KeyClack needs macOS 13 Ventura or newer.
- Click the Apple menu in the top-left corner of your screen.
- Choose About This Mac.
- Look at the version: macOS 13 or any higher number works, on Intel and Apple Silicon Macs.
On an older version? KeyClack won’t run there yet.
Apple adds an extra check, called notarization, for apps from developers in its paid program. KeyClack is an independent, pay-what-you-want app and isn’t notarized yet, so macOS shows a one-time warning. It means Apple hasn’t scanned it. It doesn’t mean the app is unsafe.
You shouldn’t have to take my word for it. Here’s how to check.
Zero network
KeyClack never connects to the internet. Nothing you do is sent anywhere.
How to check
Run a free firewall like LuLu. KeyClack never asks to connect.
One permission
It only asks for Input Monitoring, so it knows a key was pressed, never what you typed. macOS keeps it silent in password fields.
How to check
See exactly what it has in System Settings → Privacy & Security.
The exact file I published
The download hasn’t been changed on its way to you.
How to check
Compare its SHA-256 checksum with the one on this page.
Easy to remove
Uninstall KeyClack removes the login item, settings, added packs and the permission, then moves the app to the Trash.
How to check
In the menu bar, open KeyClack, click ··· and choose Uninstall KeyClack.
Privacy you can check, not just trust.
Pay what you want.
A 6 MB download. No account, no ads, no internet. Name a fair price on Gumroad, or start at zero.
SHA-256: a1202437974c17f93fbb5bf2c5c7f4cbb2d3bbb6e05524152c8616d95f917ae2