TapNoiseTappy and Mac tools guides for Mac
Desktop companions, physical controls and the small tools built into TapNoise.
- Charger and USB connection sounds on Mac: what they confirmUse TapNoise's plug-event feedback for a small audible acknowledgement, while checking macOS separately for charging, mounted drives and safe device removal.
- How TapNoise shows typing statistics without reading your textCounts, recent key timing and local progression can produce activity feedback without keeping a transcript. Learn what the numbers include and what they cannot tell you.
- How TapNoise turns MacBook typing movement into sound volumeTapNoise uses motion as a proxy for typing strength on supported MacBooks. Understand the smoothing, hardware limits and why it is not a key-force measurement.
- How Tappy's levels, hats and typing streaks workUnderstand local XP, the daily streak threshold and hat selection in TapNoise, while keeping playful progression separate from a target for your workday.
- How to keep a desktop companion from covering your workMove Tappy out of the active document, hide it for a presentation or recording and keep visual and sound controls separate when you change the workspace.
- How to make and share a weekly TapNoise typing cardCreate a local image from TapNoise's Your week card, review the visible statistics and choose where to share it without exposing private documents on screen.
- How to play or pause music by knocking on a MacBookChoose TapNoise's media knock action, grant the permission it needs and test the active player so you know what a double knock will do in your setup.
- How to try a double-knock microphone mute on MacBookConfigure TapNoise's knock action on supported hardware, test the exact microphone and distinguish device muting from the meeting app's own mute state.
- TapNoise Song mode vs a MIDI keyboard: what changes?Song mode advances a tune with each key press. Understand why that differs from choosing notes on an instrument and how to start or stop a musical typing session.
- What a typing-reactive desktop companion adds to a MacA small desktop character can reflect typing and agent events without becoming a full productivity dashboard. Decide which reactions help your own workspace.