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Clacky vs Mouse Click Sound

Mouse Click Sound plays clicks and draws a ripple. Clacky does both, and adds keyboard sounds, a recorder that keeps your clicks in the video, screenshots, your own blip and a free trial.

Clacky is the cute companion for your Mac. Satisfying click, scroll and keyboard sounds, a ripple on every click, a screen recorder, a screenshot editor and your own little blip, all in one menu-bar app. Free for 7 days, no card.

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Why Clacky wins

  • Clicks you can hear and see

    37 click sounds with their own press and release, 8 scroll styles, 29 keyboard sounds, plus double-click, long press and drag. And a ripple under the cursor on every click.

  • A recorder that keeps your clicks

    Record the whole screen or an area, with your click sounds and ripples right in the video. No editing afterwards.

  • Demo Studio

    Press Edit in Studio after a take: pauses are cut, clicks get a zoom, captions light up word by word, and one switch makes it 9:16.

  • Screenshots, done right

    A screenshot editor, Scrolling Capture for whole pages, and Grab Text to copy text from anything on your screen.

  • Your own blip

    A little character with a name and a look of its own that grows as you use Clacky, with goals and cards to share.

  • One app, many tools

    The notch with quick controls, Demo mode for filming, Mac health and more, all from one tidy menu-bar app.

  • Sounds your way

    Play sounds only in your headphones, or only in the apps you pick. Soft interface sounds you can switch off in one click.

  • Try it, then keep getting more

    7 days free on your own Mac, the app in 14 languages, every update included, and a real person answers your email.

ClackyMouse Click Sound
Free trial on your MacYes7 days, no cardNot stated
PriceYes$4.99/mo, $39/yr or $69 onceYes$2.99 (Mac App Store)
Mouse & trackpad click soundsYes37 sounds, press and releaseYes30+ sounds
Double-click, long press & drag soundsYesNot stated
Scroll soundsYes8 stylesYes
Keyboard soundsYes29 soundsNot stated
Click ripple on screenYesYes
Built-in screen recorderYesClicks and ripples in the videoNot stated
Video editor with captionsYesDemo Studio (beta)Not stated
Screenshot editorYesPlus Scrolling CaptureNot stated
Copy text from the screenYesNot stated
A companion characterYesNot stated
Notch with quick controlsYesNot stated
Demo mode for filmingYesNot stated
Interface soundsYesNot stated
Sounds only in apps you pickYesNot stated
Sounds only in headphonesYesNot stated
App languagesYes14Yes9
Every update includedYesNot stated
Real human supportYesFrom the makerNot stated
NeedsYesmacOS 13+ (some tools 14 or 15)YesmacOS 10.13+
RefundsYesBy email, through PolarYesThrough Apple

Where Mouse Click Sound is better: Mouse Click Sound is cheaper ($2.99 once) and runs on Macs back to macOS 10.13.

Sources

Checked on 2026-10-10 from each app’s own website or App Store page. “Not stated” means we couldn’t find it there, not that it’s missing. Apps change: check their page before you buy.

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