Clackmatic Support

macOS only lets an app know that a key was pressed if you grant it Input Monitoring. Clackmatic uses that signal for one thing: playing a sound at the moment you press or release a key. It listens only — it can't change or block your typing — and it never records, stores or sends what you type. The app has no network access at all.

1. Open Clackmatic. On first launch it asks for access and can open the right settings page for you.
2. Go to System Settings › Privacy & Security › Input Monitoring.
3. Turn on Clackmatic. If it isn't listed, click + and choose Clackmatic from Applications.
4. If macOS asks, choose Quit & Reopen. Otherwise, quit Clackmatic from its menu bar icon and open it again.

Sometimes macOS keeps a stale permission entry (common after updates or reinstalling). To reset it:

1. Quit Clackmatic.
2. In System Settings › Privacy & Security › Input Monitoring, select Clackmatic and click – to remove it.
3. Open Clackmatic again and allow access when asked (or add it back with +).

Advanced: you can also reset it from Terminal with
tccutil reset ListenEvent com.jorgealdunate.clackmatic
and then reopen the app.

• Is sound turned on? Press ⌃⌥K or check the menu bar icon (sound waves = on).
• Are you on a call? Clackmatic goes silent automatically while your microphone or camera is in use, and while music is playing (if those options are on). It resumes when the call or music ends. You can change this in Settings.
• Output device: in Settings, check which audio output Clackmatic uses, or choose “System output”.
• Volume: check both your Mac's volume and Clackmatic's own volume slider.
• Permission: make sure Input Monitoring is on (see above).

Clackmatic recovers automatically after sleep and when the audio output changes (for example, connecting AirPods or a monitor). Give it a second or two. If it stays silent:

1. Toggle sound off and on with ⌃⌥K.
2. Re-select your output device in Settings.
3. Quit and reopen Clackmatic.

If it keeps happening, please write to us with your macOS version and the audio device you use.

⌃ Control + ⌥ Option + K turns sounds on or off from any app. If another app already uses this shortcut, change it in Clackmatic's Settings.

No noticeable impact. Sounds are preloaded and played with a low-latency audio engine, and the app idles when you aren't typing.

They're simple counters (keystrokes, clicks, Return dings and profile usage) saved only on your Mac. They never include the text you type and are never sent anywhere. You can reset them in Settings.

Turn on Launch at login in Settings.

Quit Clackmatic and drag it from Applications to the Trash. Optionally remove it from Privacy & Security › Input Monitoring.

macOS solo permite saber que se presionó una tecla si das el permiso de Monitoreo de entrada. Clackmatic lo usa únicamente para reproducir un sonido al presionar o soltar una tecla. Solo escucha, no puede cambiar ni bloquear lo que escribes, y nunca registra, guarda ni envía lo que escribes. La app no tiene acceso a la red.

1. Abre Clackmatic; la primera vez te lo pide y puede abrir la configuración por ti.
2. Ve a Configuración del Sistema › Privacidad y seguridad › Monitoreo de entrada.
3. Activa Clackmatic (si no aparece, usa + y elígela en Aplicaciones).
4. Si macOS lo pide, elige Salir y volver a abrir; si no, cierra Clackmatic desde la barra de menús y ábrela de nuevo.

1. Cierra Clackmatic.
2. En Monitoreo de entrada, selecciona Clackmatic y quítala con –.
3. Abre Clackmatic otra vez y permite el acceso.

Avanzado (Terminal): tccutil reset ListenEvent com.jorgealdunate.clackmatic

• Revisa que el sonido esté activo: ⌃⌥K o el ícono de la barra de menús.
• Durante llamadas o reuniones (micrófono o cámara en uso) y con música sonando, Clackmatic se silencia sola si esas opciones están activas.
• Revisa el dispositivo de salida en Ajustes y el volumen del Mac y de la app.
• Confirma que el permiso de Monitoreo de entrada esté activo.

Clackmatic se recupera sola en uno o dos segundos. Si no, pulsa ⌃⌥K dos veces, vuelve a elegir la salida de audio en Ajustes o cierra y abre la app.

⌃⌥K activa o desactiva el sonido desde cualquier app. Si choca con otro atajo, cámbialo en Ajustes.