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- Sound engine ........ 4 profiles loaded
- Key listener ........ system-wide, listen-only
- Key to sound ........ about 7 ms on Apple silicon
- Status .............. ready
Mechanical keyboard sounds as you type. In any app on your Mac.
Download
- Version1.0.0-beta.1
- ChannelBeta / pre-release
- FileClackwork-1.0.0-beta.1.dmg
- Size7.2 MB
- RequiresmacOS 13 Ventura or later
- ChipsApple silicon / Intel
- SignedDeveloper ID / notarized
Free and open source. No account, no telemetry.
What it does
- Plays a mechanical keyboard sound for every key, in every app
- Lives in the menu bar; the Dock icon is optional
- Auto-mutes while the microphone is in use, so calls stay clean
- Per-app exclusions for the apps that should stay silent
- Global shortcuts for sound, mute, volume and switching keyboards
- Launch at login, light and dark mode
Sound profiles
- 01 Cobalt ClackClicky. Sharp, high-pitched, the loudest
- 02 Walnut BumpTactile. Soft bump, office-friendly
- 03 Onyx ThockLinear. Heavy, deep and solid
- 04 Ember TapLinear. Light, quiet and fast
Install
- Open the DMG and drag Thlick to Applications
- Launch it, click “Allow Input Monitoring…” and enable Thlick in System Settings
- Type. Listening starts on its own within a few seconds
Privacy
The key listener is listen-only. It passes on the key category, such as letter, space or modifier, and nothing else.
Characters are never read, stored or sent anywhere. Password fields are skipped.
Default shortcuts
- Sound on / off⌃⌥O
- Mute / unmute⌃⌥M
- Next / previous keyboard⌃⌥→ / ⌃⌥←
- Volume up / down⌃⌥↑ / ⌃⌥↓
- Show shortcuts⌃⌥S
Terminal field guide
- DDownload the DMG
- C 1–5Phosphor colour
- TRaster on / off
- GSource on GitHub