CleanMyMacKeyboard

Lock your Mac keyboard and trackpad so you can wipe it clean

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Lock your Mac keyboard and trackpad so you can wipe it clean

7 followers

A tiny macOS utility that locks your keyboard and trackpad so you can wipe them clean without triggering input chaos. Pick 30s–5m, hit Start, and scrub in peace. Releases on its own — or unlock early with ⇧⌥⌘L.

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Launch tags:Mac•Custom Keyboards•Tech

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Hey hunters 👋 I built CleanMyMacKeyboard to fix a dumb little problem: every time I tried to wipe crumbs and dust off my MacBook, I'd open 14 apps, fire off random shortcuts, and somehow rename a file to "jjjjjjjjj". So I made a tiny app that does one thing well — it locks your keyboard AND trackpad on a timer and drops a full-screen overlay so you can actually clean. • Pick a duration: 30s / 1m / 2m / 5m • Every keypress, click, gesture, and cursor move is paused • Lock releases automatically when the timer ends • In a hurry? Unlock early with ⇧⌥⌘L • No menu-bar clutter, no settings maze, sleeps when idle • Apple Developer ID signed + notarized It's a one-time $3.99 — no subscription, no account, no telemetry. macOS 13+. Would love your feedback, especially on the lock UX. AMA 🙌

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5mo ago

Building a tiny app that locks your keyboard so you can wipe it clean

Every time I tried to wipe crumbs and dust off my MacBook, the same thing happened: random shortcuts firing, ghost trackpad clicks, and somehow a file renamed to "jjjjjjjjj". You can't actually clean a laptop while it's listening to every press.

So I'm building CleanMyMacKeyboard a tiny macOS app that locks your keyboard AND trackpad on a timer and drops a full-screen overlay so you can scrub in peace.

Pick a duration: 30s / 1m / 2m / 5m
Every keypress, click, and gesture is paused
Lock releases on its own when the timer ends
In a hurry? L unlocks early
Signed + notarized by Apple, no telemetry

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