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Changelog

What changed in TapNoise.

Release notes for each public TapNoise version, from 0.1.0 to 0.2.2, newest first.

TapNoise 0.2.2

License, Guard Mode and Agent Sounds fixes from a pre-launch audit, plus smaller fixes.

License

  • A saved license keeps unlocking TapNoise for 30 days without a check with Dodo. After that, Settings asks you to connect to the internet to check it.
  • A saved license belongs to the Mac it was activated on. On any other Mac, Settings says so and asks you to enter your key there.
  • If TapNoise can’t read its saved license from the Keychain, Settings says so and suggests trying again later.

Guard Mode

  • Quitting TapNoise while Guard Mode is on asks for Touch ID or your password first.
  • Removing your license while Guard Mode is on asks for Touch ID or your password first.
  • Guard Mode says what your Mac can sense. Without a motion sensor it sounds the charger alarm only, and it says so.
  • Guard Mode saves your speaker volume and mute setting, and restores them when it turns off.

Agent Sounds

  • Agent hooks no longer break when TapNoise is moved or deleted. If you move TapNoise, click Repair in Settings › Agents.
  • A second copy of TapNoise no longer takes over the signals from a running one.
  • TapNoise won’t edit an agent’s settings file it can’t read safely, and says why.

Keyboard, menu bar and Tappy

  • TapNoise listens to the keyboard only while it is on, or while knock commands need it.
  • The menu bar shows a crossed-out microphone whenever TapNoise has muted your microphone, including when a knock did it.
  • The cheat sheet leaves out the Window and Open Recent menus.
  • Break buddy plays its own stretch sound.
  • Clicks pass through the empty space around Tappy, so they reach the windows behind it.

Updates and About

  • Once a day, TapNoise checks for a newer version. When one is out, the menu bar panel shows Download TapNoise with the new version number. The check sends no ID and no cookies.
  • About shows the version you are running.
  • If macOS refuses a change to Open at login, the setting shows what macOS actually has.

Release notes for 0.2.2

TapNoise 0.2.1

The same app as 0.2.0, in a disk image that opens straight to the install window.

Download

  • The disk image is no longer signed, so it opens straight to the window where you drag TapNoise into Applications.
  • macOS still asks you to approve TapNoise once with Open Anyway. The install guide walks through it.

App

  • No changes to the app itself since 0.2.0.

Release notes for 0.2.1

TapNoise 0.2.0

Agent Sounds: hear when Claude Code, Codex or Cursor is done, needs you, or hits an error.

Agent Sounds

  • A sound when Claude Code, Codex or Cursor is done, when Claude Code needs your permission, and when Claude Code or Cursor hits an error.
  • Knock twice, or click Tappy, to bring a waiting Claude Code window forward.
  • Connect each agent in Settings › Agents. TapNoise backs up the agent’s settings file before it adds its one entry, and Remove takes it out again.
  • Codex keeps any notify command you already had, and TapNoise runs it too.

Release notes for 0.2.0

TapNoise 0.1.0

The first public release: 20 sounds, Tappy on your desktop, and tools for your MacBook.

Sounds

  • 20 sounds on two shelves: ten for keyboards, ten for fun. Pin up to six to the menu bar panel.
  • Most sounds are recorded. 8-bit and Laser are made in code.
  • Harder key presses sound louder, when the MacBook has a motion sensor.
  • Slaps, the lid creak, and charger and USB chimes.
  • Song Mode: with Piano, Kalimba or 8-bit, each key plays the next note of a tune.

Tappy on your desktop

  • Tappy reacts to what you do. It sweats when you type fast, gets dizzy when slapped, eats when the charger goes in, and sleeps when you are away.
  • Tappy levels up with your taps, unlocks six hats, keeps a daily streak and makes a weekly card to share.

Tools

  • Knock commands: knock twice to play or pause, or to mute your microphone in a call.
  • Clean Mode holds the keyboard and trackpad, so you can wipe them.
  • A shortcut cheat sheet: hold ⌘ to see the shortcuts in the app you are using.
  • Guard Mode sounds an alarm if your MacBook is lifted or its charger is pulled.
  • Break buddy with stretch reminders, a nudge to type softer, and live typing speed.

License and privacy

  • TapNoise is a one-time purchase with no trial: US$7.99 once, plus tax, on up to two Macs. Enter the key in Settings › License.
  • Refunds are available within 14 days of buying.
  • TapNoise sees which key position went down, never the characters you type. Input Monitoring is the one permission it needs.
  • The first launch needs one approval, with Open Anyway in Privacy & Security.

Release notes for 0.1.0