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Questions

If your question is not here, email saifsiddiqui2409@gmail.com and it probably should be.

The basics

Does it work in every app?

Yes. Clickk listens at the system level, so it sounds the same whether you are in a terminal, a browser, Figma, or Mail. There is no per app setup.

Which Macs does it run on?

Any Mac on macOS 14 Sonoma or later, on Apple silicon or Intel. It is a native universal build, not a web app in a wrapper.

Where does it live once installed?

In the menu bar only. There is no dock icon and no window sitting in your way. Clicking the menu bar icon changes kit, volume, and everything else in one place.

Does it hear external keyboards?

Yes, any keyboard your Mac sees, including external mechanical boards. Which is admittedly a funny thing to do, but nobody will stop you.

Privacy and permissions

Why does it need Accessibility access?

macOS treats "tell me when a key moves" as the same permission as "read what was typed", so there is no narrower option to ask for. Clickk reads the key position, plays a sample, and discards it. Nothing is written to disk and nothing leaves your Mac.

Does it record or send what I type?

No. There is no logging, no file of keystrokes, no network code for telemetry, and no analytics SDK of any kind. The app works exactly the same with the network turned off.

How can I check that for myself?

Turn off Wi-Fi and use it, or watch it in Little Snitch or LuLu. Clickk makes no outbound connections at all. Software Update checks are handled by the App Store, not by the app.

Sound

Will it drain my battery or slow things down?

No. Samples are decoded once into memory and played through the system audio engine, so a keystroke costs almost nothing. Between keystrokes the app does no work at all.

Will people on my calls hear it?

Not if you leave Sleep switched on. Clickk mutes itself the moment another app takes your microphone or camera, and comes back when the call ends.

Can I keep it on my speakers while music goes to headphones?

Yes. You can pin Clickk to a specific output device, so it stays wherever you want regardless of where the rest of your audio goes.

Can I use my own sounds?

In two ways. Sound Studio builds a switch from scratch by shaping the click, the body, and the tail, and you can import a folder of your own recordings as a kit.

Why do the same keys sound slightly different each time?

On purpose. Each kit holds several takes per key and Clickk drifts the pitch a little on every press, so holding a key down does not turn into a machine gun. It is called Humanize and you can turn it off.

Buying and support

Is it a subscription?

No. It is $2.99 once, through the Mac App Store, including future updates.

Something is broken, or a key makes no sound.

Email saifsiddiqui2409@gmail.com and say which Mac and which macOS version you are on. If a specific key is silent it is almost always the Accessibility permission needing to be removed and granted again after an update.

How do I remove it?

Drag Clickk from your Applications folder to the Trash, then remove it from System Settings, Privacy and Security, Accessibility. Your preferences live in a single plist that goes with it.

Still curious?

The demo on the home page is the real thing. Every kit on it ships with the app.

Try it on the board