Menu bar app that plays 30+ real mechanical keyboard sounds in every Mac application
Record what your Linux desktop plays into your own library
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Pricing model
Paid
Paid
Pricing
$4.99 USD one-time purchase (launch price for first 100 customers); $6.99 USD after launch period. Includes 14-day money-back guarantee, lifetime updates, and use on up to 2 Macs.
Tapelark for Linux: 39 EUR, 39 USD, 39 CHF, 35 GBP, 9800 JPY (one-time purchase for all Linux computers). Free 14-day trial with 10-minute recording limit per track.
Key features
30+ mechanical switch sounds with real recordings
Works system-wide in every application
Spatial audio positioning by key location
Five pitch variants per switch sample
Typing statistics and streak counter
Mouse click and scroll sound packs
Quick mute with keyboard shortcut
Share weekly typing cards with nine themes
Privacy-focused with local storage only
Zero CPU usage when idle
Record any app with PipeWire without microphone or cable
Automatic track naming from player metadata
Search and schedule internet radio recordings
Follow and save podcast episodes
Browse library by artist and album
Export to multiple audio formats
Find and remove duplicate recordings
Edit track tags and metadata
What makes it different
Real recorded mechanical switch sounds, not synthesized
Two-millisecond sample timing aligned with actual keystroke
All data stays on your Mac, never recorded or transmitted
One-time purchase with lifetime updates
Built by a single developer for meticulous quality control
Records directly from PipeWire without copy protection circumvention
One-time purchase with no account or telemetry required
Works on all your Linux computers with a single license
Kiiwi
Tapelark