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Answers: real questions, plain answers
Every question people ask us about Clacky, and about click sounds, keyboard sounds, screen recording and screenshots on a Mac, each with its own page. The answer is always in the first two sentences.
Clacky is our app, so where another app does something better, the page says so. Facts about other apps come from their own pages, with the day we checked.
What Clacky does
Sounds, ripples, the notch, the recorder and screenshots, one question at a time.
- Does Clacky play a sound when I click the trackpad?
- How do Clacky's keyboard sounds work?
- Can I add my own sounds to Clacky?
- Can I change Clacky's volume without changing my Mac's volume?
- Can Clacky play sounds only in some apps?
- Can Clacky play sounds only in my headphones?
- Will people on my Zoom call hear Clacky's sounds?
- Can I change the colour and size of Clacky's click ripple?
- Where does Clacky save my screen recordings and screenshots?
- What are Clacky's keyboard shortcuts?
- How do I pause or turn off Clacky quickly?
- How does Clacky update, and do updates cost extra?
- How do I get help with Clacky?
Will it work on my Mac?
macOS versions, Intel and Apple silicon, keyboards, mice, headphones and apps.
- Does Clacky work on macOS 13 Ventura?
- Does Clacky work on macOS 14 Sonoma?
- Does Clacky work on macOS 15 Sequoia, 26 Tahoe and 27 Golden Gate?
- Does Clacky work on macOS 12 Monterey or older?
- Does Clacky work on Intel Macs and Apple silicon?
- Does Clacky work on a Mac mini, iMac or Mac Studio?
- Does Clacky work with an external keyboard?
- Does Clacky work with a Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad?
- Does Clacky work with a Logitech mouse like the MX Master?
- Does Clacky work with more than one display?
- Do Clacky’s sounds work in games?
- Do keyboard sounds work in Terminal, VS Code and every app?
- Why do keyboard sounds lag with Bluetooth headphones?
- Is there a Clacky for Windows, iPhone or iPad?
- Does Clacky slow down my Mac or drain the battery?
Privacy and safety
What Clacky can see, what it never records, and what it sends.
- Is Clacky safe to install on my Mac?
- Why does Clacky need Input Monitoring?
- Why does Clacky ask for Screen Recording permission?
- What does Clacky send over the internet?
- What is Secure Input, and why do keyboard sounds stop in password fields?
- Does Clacky listen to my microphone?
- Does Clacky count my clicks and key presses?
- Is Clacky open source?
- How do I uninstall Clacky completely?
- Does Clacky work offline?
Price, trial and licence
$4.99 once, for 1 Mac, after a 3-day free trial with no card.
- Is Clacky a subscription?
- Is there a free version of Clacky?
- How does the Clacky free trial work?
- How many Macs can I use Clacky on?
- How do I move my Clacky licence to a new Mac?
- Where is my Clacky licence key, and how do I activate it?
- Why isn’t Clacky on the Mac App Store?
- Why does my Clacky receipt say Polar?
- I bought Clacky before. Do I have to pay again?
Comparisons
Clacky next to other Mac apps, and other apps next to each other, from their own pages.
- Clacky vs Keyslam: which keyboard sound app should you pick?
- Clacky vs Kachunk: which one should you get?
- Clacky vs Typemac: which keyboard sound app is right for you?
- Clacky vs TypeLouder: which one should you pick?
- Clacky vs TapNoise: which playful Mac sound app should you get?
- Clacky vs KeyEcho: which keyboard sound app should you use?
- Clacky vs Clank Keys: which one should you install?
- Clacky vs Keyboard Sounds Pro: which is better on a Mac?
- Klack vs Mechvibes: which keyboard sound app is better on a Mac?
- Thock vs Klack: which Mac keyboard sound app should you pick?
- Keeby vs Klack: which keyboard sound app should you choose?
- Mechvibes vs Thock: which free keyboard sound app is better on a Mac?
- Haptyk vs Klack: which keyboard sound app should you get?
- Are there free alternatives to Clacky?
- Is QuickTime enough for screen recording on a Mac?
- Is the built-in Mac screenshot tool enough?
- OBS or Clacky for recording tutorials on a Mac?
- Clacky vs Snick: which scroll sound app for Mac?
- Shottr vs CleanShot X: which Mac screenshot app should you pick?
How to: Mac sounds
Keyboard, click and system sounds on a Mac, with or without Clacky.
How to: screen recording
Recording, trimming and fixing screen recordings on a Mac.
- Is there a free screen recorder for Mac that shows clicks?
- How do I record my screen with my face in a bubble on a Mac?
- How do I hide the menu bar and Dock in a screen recording?
- How do I hide desktop icons before recording my Mac screen?
- Can I pause a screen recording on a Mac?
- How do I stop a screen recording on a Mac?
- How do I zoom in on clicks in a screen recording?
- Why does my Mac screen recording have no sound?
- Why can’t my Mac record the screen?
- How do I trim a screen recording on a Mac?
- How do I speed up part of a screen recording on a Mac?
- How do I add music to a screen recording on a Mac?
- How do I remove background noise from a screen recording on a Mac?
- How do I crop a screen recording on a Mac?
- How do I make my cursor bigger in a screen recording?
- How do I blur an email or password in a screen recording?
How to: screenshots
Taking, marking up and sharing screenshots on a Mac.
- How do I take a screenshot of a window without the shadow on a Mac?
- How do I blur part of a screenshot on a Mac?
- How do I add arrows and numbered steps to a screenshot on a Mac?
- How do I copy text from an image or video on a Mac?
- How do I put a screenshot in a MacBook or iPhone frame?
- How do I combine several screenshots into one image on a Mac?
- How do I change where screenshots are saved on a Mac?
- How do I take a screenshot without saving a file on a Mac?
Clackyland and Boop
The little harbour town inside Clacky.
Facts checked on 5 November 2026.
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