Tappy

Tappy for macOS

ASMR keyboard sounds for your Mac.

Tappy is a tiny menu bar app that gives every keypress a soft, satisfying sound — crisp plastic taps, gentle bubble pops, precise mechanical ticks.

Download free for Mac
Apple notarized macOS 14+ Local key events only
A fingertip pressing a glossy translucent keycap among soft blue and white plastic keys
Plastic Tapping

Sound textures

Pick the feel of every key.

Each pack is a different texture of calm. Preview them in the app and switch any time.

Translucent plastic keycaps in soft blue light
Free

Plastic Tapping

Crisp, glossy plastic taps for everyday typing.

Iridescent bubble wrap with floating soap bubbles
Premium

Bubble

Soft bubble pops that make each keypress feel airy.

Golden clockwork gears and jeweled bearings inside a watch movement
Premium

Analog Stopwatch

Precise mechanical ticks for a steady, focused rhythm.

In your menu bar

Quiet app. Private by design.

Switch packs, preview textures, and set the volume without leaving your keyboard flow. Tappy listens only for physical key events, locally.

  • Never reads your words Tappy responds to key events, not the text you type.
  • Nothing leaves your Mac No typed text is uploaded. No account needed.
  • Signed and notarized Developer ID signed, Apple notarized, hosted on GitHub Releases.
The Tappy menu bar popover showing sound packs and a volume slider

Get Tappy

Free to download. Unlock more in the app.

Tappy is free, with free sound packs included. When you want more textures, press Buy in the menu bar app to open secure Stripe Checkout, then return to Tappy to unlock automatically.

Download free for Mac Buy premium packs — $4.99

macOS 14+ · Direct download from GitHub Releases · Secure checkout by Stripe

  1. 1Download Tappy and start typing.
  2. 2Try the free packs from your menu bar.
  3. 3Buy once and return to Tappy to unlock premium packs.