# Kiiwi

> Kiiwi is a macOS menu bar app that makes your Mac keyboard sound like a mechanical one. It plays real recordings of 30+ mechanical switches (linear, tactile and clicky) as you type, through headphones or speakers. $4.99 one-time launch price for the first 100 buyers, then $6.99 one-time; no subscription. macOS Sonoma 14.0 or later, Apple silicon and Intel, 8.9 MB universal download.

- It adds sound under the keyboard you already own. It does not change how keys feel and cannot make a loud keyboard quiet.
- It listens for key events but never reads what you type: a key event picks a sample and is discarded. Typing stats (new in 1.1) are counts only, never which keys, and stay on the Mac.
- Menu bar first: no Dock icon, 0% CPU between keystrokes, a Settings window when you want it. Toggle from anywhere with Shift-Command-K.
- Every pack is levelled to the same loudness and trimmed to 2 ms before the hit. Scroll ticks in six styles.
- Stats: today's keys, 14-day chart, streak (days with 50+ keys), sustained typing speed, top apps, fun facts, and a share card to post.
- Switch families: linear (Cherry MX Red and Black, Tealios, Alpacas, NovelKeys Cream), tactile (Browns, Holy Pandas, Topre) and clicky (Blues, BOX Navy, IBM Model M), plus 8 mouse click packs.
- Built by one developer, Tamil Iniyan (Flownix Labs).

## Pages

- [Home, with an in-browser playground of the sounds](https://kiiwi.app/)
- [Home page as Markdown](https://kiiwi.app/kiiwi.md)
- [Every switch, playable, with a page each](https://kiiwi.app/switches)
- [Mouse click sounds, playable](https://kiiwi.app/mouse-clicks)
- [Roadmap](https://kiiwi.app/roadmap)
- [Support and contact](https://kiiwi.app/contact)
- [Privacy policy](https://kiiwi.app/privacy)
- [Refund policy](https://kiiwi.app/refunds)

## Guides

- [Typing sounds for Mac](https://kiiwi.app/guides/typing-sounds-for-mac): how to make a Mac keyboard sound mechanical, the apps that do it and what to look for

## Comparisons

Honest side-by-side comparisons with other Mac keyboard sound apps, facts checked against each app's own site and App Store listing (October 2026).

- [Kiiwi vs Klack](https://kiiwi.app/compare/klack): Klack needs macOS 15; Kiiwi runs on 14 and adds mouse sounds
- [Kiiwi vs Keeby](https://kiiwi.app/compare/keeby): 30 switches vs 12, every Keeby switch is in Kiiwi too
- [Best keyboard sound apps for Mac](https://kiiwi.app/guides/best-keyboard-sound-apps-mac): eight apps compared on price, macOS, sounds and mouse support
- [Does a keyboard sound app read what you type?](https://kiiwi.app/guides/keyboard-sound-app-privacy): what Kiiwi hears, keeps and sends
- [Kiiwi vs CupertinoClicks](https://kiiwi.app/compare/cupertinoclicks): both $4.99 once; Kiiwi has 30 named switches, key-up sounds, scroll ticks and stats; CupertinoClicks has a trainer, notch visualizer and macOS 13
- [Kiiwi vs Thock](https://kiiwi.app/compare/thock): the Mac App Store Thock app vs Kiiwi's 30 switches, mouse sounds and stats
- [Kiiwi vs Typemac](https://kiiwi.app/compare/typemac): 30 switches vs 3, mouse sounds and stats; Typemac is $7 and runs on macOS 13
- [Kiiwi vs Haptyk](https://kiiwi.app/compare/haptyk): Haptyk changes the sound with how hard you type on supported Apple Silicon MacBooks; Kiiwi runs on Intel and Apple silicon Macs on macOS 14 or later
- [Kiiwi vs Mechvibes](https://kiiwi.app/compare/mechvibes): Mechvibes is free and open source and imports your own sounds; Kiiwi is a signed, notarized Mac app with named switches and no setup
- [Switch vs switch sound comparisons](https://kiiwi.app/switches/vs): type on two switches side by side, such as Cherry MX Blue vs Brown or Gateron Black vs Red