1. [Clacky](https://clacky.app/) 2. › 3. [A–Z](https://clacky.app/features/#a-z) 4. › 5. [Answers](https://clacky.app/answers/) 6. › 7. Can I add my own sounds to Clacky? Answer # Can I add my own sounds to Clacky? Yes, for mouse and trackpad clicks and scroll ticks: Clacky has a **Bring your own** section where you drop in your own press, release and scroll tick sounds. Keyboard sounds are different. You choose from Clacky's 29 keyboard sounds in 9 families, and there is no way to load keyboard sound packs of your own. [Try free for 3 days](https://clacky.app/try/)[Pricing](https://clacky.app/#pricing) ## How to add your own click sound 1. Open Clacky's Settings and go to **Sounds**. 2. Click **More options** and scroll to **Bring your own** ("Your own clicks, kept on this Mac"). 3. Drop a sound file on the **Press** slot, or click **Choose…** and pick one. WAV, AIFF, MP3 and M4A all work. 4. Add a **Release** sound for letting go and a **Scroll tick** sound too, if you like. Both are optional. 5. Turn on **Use my sounds**. Your sound now shows as **Custom** next to the built-in sounds, and you can also pick Custom for the right click. ## What Clacky does to your file A click has to be short and start right away, or it feels late. So Clacky tidies every file you add before it plays it: - Silence at the start is trimmed, so the sound starts the moment you click. - Anything longer than 300 milliseconds is cut, with a short fade so it doesn't click off. - Silence at the end is dropped. - The level is evened out to match the built-in sounds, so your file isn't much louder or quieter than the rest. ## Where your sounds are kept Clacky saves the cleaned-up copies in `~/Library/Application Support/Clacky/CustomSounds/` and remembers the original file names for display. Your files are only read from where you picked them, and nothing is uploaded. To remove one, click the ✕ next to its slot. **Replace…** swaps it for another file. ## Making a good click sound - Record something short and sharp: a pen click, a light switch, a tap on a mug. On a Mac, QuickTime Player → File → New Audio Recording saves an M4A file that Clacky can read. - Record close to the microphone in a quiet room. Clacky trims silence but can't remove a hum. - Make the press and the release from the same object, so they sound like one click. - Want to start from a built-in sound instead? The free [click sound generator](https://clacky.app/tools/click-sound-generator/) lets you hear all 37 and download any of them as a WAV file. ## Why keyboard sounds can't be swapped Clacky's keyboard sounds are made on your Mac, with a slightly different sound for Return, Space, Tab and the other kinds of keys, and a little variation on every press. A single file per key would lose that. If you want switch recordings or community sound packs, other apps do that better: the [keyboard sound app guide](https://clacky.app/best-keyboard-sound-apps-mac/) lists which ones. Keyboard sounds listen for key down/up only. Clacky never records, stores or sends which keys you type, and respects Secure Input. ## Questions ### Which file types can I use for my own click sounds? WAV, AIFF, MP3 and M4A. Clacky turns each one into a short WAV file on your Mac. ### Can I use a long sound or a song as a click? Only the first 300 milliseconds play, with a short fade. Clicks are meant to be short. ### Can I have a different custom sound for the right click? You get one set of your own sounds. Under Right click you can pick Custom or any built-in sound, so the two buttons can still sound different. ### Do my own sounds work in screen recordings? Yes. Clacky's recorder records your Mac's audio, so whatever click sound you hear is in the video. Facts checked on 5 November 2026. ## Related - [Click SoundsA satisfying click for every press and release of your mouse or trackpad: 37 sounds in 8 families, from Arena to Spooky.](https://clacky.app/features/click-sounds/) - [Click sound generatorListen to 37 mouse click sounds, compare two side by side and download any of them as a WAV file. Free, made in your browser, no sign-up.](https://clacky.app/tools/click-sound-generator/) - [All soundsEvery Clacky click sound in one place, grouped by family. Press play to hear each one in your browser: crisp snaps, soft taps, toys, gadgets and more.](https://clacky.app/sounds/) - [How do Clacky's keyboard sounds work?Clacky hears only that a key went down or up and plays a sound made on your Mac. It never records which keys you type. 29 sounds in 9 families.](https://clacky.app/answers/how-clacky-keyboard-sounds-work/) - [The best keyboard sound apps for Mac (2026)The best keyboard sound apps for Mac, side by side: price, trial, sounds, privacy and network, macOS version. Free and paid, every fact sourced.](https://clacky.app/best-keyboard-sound-apps-mac/) [A–Z](https://clacky.app/features/#a-z)[Pricing](https://clacky.app/#pricing)[Every feature](https://clacky.app/features/) ## Make something on your Mac today. 3 days free, every feature. Then $4.99 once. [Try free for 3 days](https://clacky.app/try/)