Kiiwi

Kiiwi makes your Mac keyboard sound like a real mechanical one.

It's a small menu bar app with 38 real switch recordings, not synthesized sounds. Pick a switch and type anywhere: your editor, browser, Slack, Terminal, Spotlight.

Who it's for

People who love the sound of a mechanical keyboard but type on a MacBook, writers and developers who focus better with a little feedback under their fingers, and anyone curious how a Cherry MX Blue or a Holy Panda sounds before buying one.

Why it sounds right

I built Kiiwi because every keyboard sound app I tried felt slightly off. One pack had 60 milliseconds of near silence before every key, and you hear that as lag. So:

• No lag. Every sample is trimmed so the sound lands with your finger.
• Recorded row by row. The number, top, home and bottom rows each have their own samples, like a real board.
• Placed by key position. Q comes from the left, P from the right. Best on headphones.
• Never the same twice. Five pitch variants of every sample, picked fresh on each keystroke.
• Grouped by feel: Linear, Tactile and Clicky, with the switch name always shown.

More than the keyboard

• 8 mouse click packs and scroll wheel ticks
• Typing stats: daily keys, streaks, best WPM, and a weekly share card
• ⇧⌘K mutes it from anywhere, for calls and recordings

Private and light

Kiiwi knows a key moved, never what you typed. Stats stay on your Mac. It uses 0% CPU when idle and runs on Apple silicon and Intel, macOS 14 or later.

One-time price, no subscription, on up to 2 Macs. Hear every switch in your browser at [Kiiwi.app](https://kiiwi.app)