Cats Lock
Lock your Mac keyboard so your cat can walk on it.
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Lock your Mac keyboard so your cat can walk on it.
92 followers
Most keyboard-locking apps were built for cleaning the keys. Cats Lock is built for the cat moment.
• Smart Detect auto-locks when it senses cat-like typing, on-device
• Stealth Lock stays silent for meetings, with optional trackpad control
• Lock just your MacBook's built-in keyboard
• Custom lock screens, profiles, and sounds
• Sandboxed, no analytics, no account
• $4.99 one-time, no subscription
2.0 is a full redesign with a new mascot, TucTuc. Built by an indie dev and his cat.
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Launch Team
Floot MCPBuild and ship web and mobile apps inside Claude or ChatGPT
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The #1 request since launch was "can it just lock when the cat shows up?" It can now. 🐈
Smart Detect watches for cat-style typing (several keys held at once, rapid scattered bursts) and locks the keyboard on its own, so you don't have to reach for the shortcut when a paw lands. The part I'm proudest of: it runs entirely on your Mac, uses no Input Monitoring, and is opt-in and off by default. If it ever guesses wrong, one tap on "That wasn't my cat" unlocks and helps it tune.
Everything else is still there: ⌘L from anywhere, Stealth mode for meetings, custom sounds. Still $2.99, one time, no subscription. Update on the Mac App Store, and keep the requests coming, that's how this shipped.
this should ship bundled with macOS for cat owners. two of mine attached, both certified keyboard interns :)
@sergeynagorny Send this straight to Tim Cook! Your interns look highly experienced, exactly the demographic Cats Lock was built for. Thank you :)
Haha, are you making a system to destroy my MAC by letting the cat walk on it? Haha. Good thinking btw.
@imrulkaayes Ha, the opposite actually, it locks the keyboard so the cat can nap on it without consequences. Cat wins, Mac survives.
Damn bro, I don't have a cat, but I love your idea so f***g much! This is absolutely brilliant, love it!
@nikita_naumov Thanks Nick! It was one of those ideas I couldn't get out of my head until I actually made it. Appreciate the support & love!
This product is pure indie energy. I love it 😁