KeyThock — Make your Mac keyboard sound creamy, clacky, and thocky.
A native macOS menu bar app that plays recorded mechanical keyboard samples as you type — in any app. Pick a sound pack, tune the feel with a simple mixer, and assign individual samples to specific keys. Everything runs locally on your Mac.
KeyThock
Utilities · Built by QnSub Tech · macOS
For everyone who spends all day typing
Developers, writers, students, note-takers, and desk-setup people who want their Mac keyboard to feel a little more alive — without changing hardware.
Recorded Sound Packs
Creamy, clacky, thocky, bubble, normal, plastic, marbly, poppy, clicky, typewriter, and Morse tones — generated from real keyboard recordings. Switch packs instantly from the menu bar.
Per-Key Sample Assignment
Open the Keys editor, click any key on a full keyboard layout, and cycle through the samples in the active pack. Want Space deeper than A, or Enter to hit differently? You decide.
Mixer & Presets
Balanced, soft, deep, crisp, and calm presets — plus pitch, bass, brightness, echo, reverb, ducking, repeat, release, and modifier controls to dial in exactly the feel you want.
Diagnostics
Check audio output, Input Monitoring, keyboard listener status, and playback decisions when typing sounds need a quick tune-up.
Menu Bar Controls
A compact popover for quick preview, mute timers, volume, effects, and sound switching — always one click away.
Custom Sound Packs
Import your own packs as local .thockpack, .zip, or folder bundles. Make your board sound like anything you can record.
Everything Stays on Your Mac
No accounts. No analytics SDKs. No ad SDKs. No server. Uninstall and it's gone.
KeyThock uses macOS Input Monitoring only to detect key press timing and key identity for sound playback. It does not store what you type, reconstruct words, read your clipboard, take screenshots, log raw key events, or send keystrokes to a server. Settings and imported sound packs are stored locally.
Read the Privacy PolicyMake your keyboard feel alive.
KeyThock is available on the Mac App Store. Built by QnSub Tech.
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