Frequently asked questions

Klickity needs to know when a key is pressed and released so it can play sound while you type in any app. macOS controls this permission, and you can revoke it at any time in System Settings.

No. Klickity processes key codes, press and release state, and timing locally. It does not reconstruct words, save a transcript, or send your typing anywhere. The details are in the Privacy Policy.

Yes. Sounds pause on headphones by default. To hear Klickity through wired headphones, AirPods, or Bluetooth headphones, turn off Mute on Headphones in the Sound Deck’s gear menu. Bluetooth can add a noticeable delay, so speakers or wired headphones will usually feel more immediate.

No. Klickity listens without changing or delaying your keystrokes, then schedules each sound alongside them. How quickly you hear the sound can still vary with your Mac and audio output, particularly over Bluetooth.

Check that Klickity is on, its volume is raised, your Mac is using the expected audio output, and Input Monitoring is granted. Mute on Headphones is on by default; turn it off in the gear menu if you want sound through headphones. If your output is shown as Not identified, use Current Output in the gear menu to choose Speakers or Headphones. Klickity recovers automatically after most output changes; if it stays silent, turn its sounds off and on once.

Klickity detects changes such as connecting AirPods, waking your Mac, or switching speakers and rebuilds its audio connection automatically. Your selected profile, volume, and enabled state remain unchanged.

Letters, numbers, punctuation, arrows, the number pad, Space, Return, Delete, Tab, Escape, Shift, and other modifier keys are supported. macOS media keys are not delivered through the same keyboard event stream, so they do not receive Klickity sounds.

Yes. Choose a profile in the interactive keyboard, enable sound, then type or tap the keys. The browser demo gives you the character of each profile; the native Mac app is tuned for everyday typing.

Download Klickity, open the ZIP, and move the app to Applications. Open Klickity and allow Input Monitoring when prompted so it can play sounds while you type in other apps. It lives in the menu bar. You’ll need macOS 13 or later on an Intel or Apple silicon Mac.

Choose Check for Updates… in the Sound Deck’s gear menu. Klickity asks before enabling automatic checks, and you choose when to install an update. If your version doesn’t have update controls, download the latest version, quit Klickity, replace the copy in Applications, and open it again. The current download is version 1.0.4 (build 13).