Todd Alexander

Todd Alexander

Cats LockCats Lock
Senior SWE @ Paramount. Indie Mac dev.
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About

I'm a Senior Software Engineer at Paramount and an indie Mac developer based in Los Angeles. By day I work on streaming infrastructure. By nights and weekends I build small, focused Mac apps for problems that feel too narrow for big companies but that real people actually have. Cats Lock is my first solo Mac App Store release: a Mac desktop app that locks your keyboard so your cat can walk on it without typing chaos into your active app. It's the kind of small utility I want to keep building. Useful, opinionated, one-time pay, no subscriptions. If you're a fellow indie dev or a cat owner with a strong opinion about what your cat has typed into Slack, say hi.

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Maker History

  • Cats Lock
    Cats LockLock your Mac keyboard so your cat can walk on it.
    May 2026
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    Joined Product HuntMay 9th, 2026

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5d ago

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Product Huntp/producthuntAaron O'Leary•

5d ago

Product Hunt 🤝 Vercel

We teamed up with Vercel and we want you shipping this Friday.
May 15 is Vercel Day. Launch your product on Product Hunt that day with the Vercel Day tag and you're on the official Vercel Day leaderboard alongside every other builder going live that day. Top launches win prizes and get serious visibility from a crowd that's already paying attention.
This is the move if you've been waiting for a reason to launch. You've got four days.
What are you building? Drop it below

Todd Alexander•

1d ago

Cats Lock - Lock your Mac keyboard so your cat can walk on it.

Most keyboard-locking apps were built for keyboard cleaning. Cats Lock is built for the cat moment. What stands out: • Stealth Lock mode (silent + invisible) for meetings • Customizable warning sound, with import for your own • ⌘L from main window or menu bar • Sandboxed, no analytics, no account • $2.99 one-time, no subscription Built by an indie developer for himself and his cat to enjoy.
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