Apple Silicon MacBook

Interact with your
Mac's body.

Tap the chassis to mute, lock the screen, or trigger a cheer. No keyboard shortcuts to memorize. Just tap.

Download Free How it works ↓
MacBon
🔇 Muted
🎵 Mute
🔒 Lock Screen
🔇 Mute
🔒 Lock Screen
💪 You got this!
🔇 Mute
🙄 Focus On
🥂 Duck!
0 Tap Patterns
0 Built-in Actions
0 Languages
<50ms Response Time
Features

It's hiding a sensor.
We gave it a purpose.

Every Apple Silicon MacBook has a built-in accelerometer sitting idle. MacBon wakes it up and puts it to work.

🎯

5 actions. Your rules.

Bind any action to 1, 2, or 3 taps. Mute with a pat. Lock your screen as you walk away. No mouse. No clicks. Just tap.

🔇 Play/Pause
🔒 Lock Screen
🔇 Mute
🙄 Focus Mode
🎵 Custom Audio
💪 Random Cheer
🎤 Voice Clock
🧠

Won't mistake typing for tapping

800Hz sampling with smart filtering. Pound that keyboard all you want — MacBon knows the difference.

🕵️

What happens on your Mac stays on your Mac

Zero internet. Zero tracking. Zero microphone. Just a hardware sensor and some clever math. That's it.

🌐

Speaks your language

English, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), Japanese, German, French. Auto-detects from your system.

😴

Knows when to shut up

Screen off? Lid closed? Screensaver on? MacBon goes silent. No phantom taps at 3am.

🎶

Your sounds, your vibe

Drop any MP3 into ~/MacBon/Sounds/ and tap to play it. A friend's laugh, a motivational quote, a duck quack. You do you.

How It Works

Tap the body.
Not the keyboard. Not the trackpad.
The actual chassis.

01

One tap

A quick pat on the side. Like saying "hey buddy." Default action: Mute — silence everything with one tap.

~50ms response
02

Double tap

Two quick taps. The universal "I need this NOW" signal. Default: Lock Screen — walk away from your desk without touching the keyboard.

Smart timing window
03

Triple tap

Three taps. Your wildcard. Default: Custom Audio — set it to play your hype song, your partner's voice, or that one sound effect that makes you smile.

Your secret command
Settings

Dial in your perfect tap.

  • ⚖️
    Sensitivity From butterfly-landing to desk-slap
  • Timing Adjust how fast you tap and how long to wait
  • 🎧
    Custom audio Drop MP3s, trigger them with taps
  • 📈
    Tap counter Because who doesn't love a good stat
MacBon Settings
✋ Sensitivity
🐢
🐇
1 Tap →
🔇 Mute
2 Taps →
🔒 Lock Screen
3 Taps →
🎵 Custom Audio
🔊 Volume
🔈
🔊

Your Mac is waiting
to be tapped.

Free. No account. No internet needed. Just you and your MacBook.

macOS 13 Ventura+ · Apple Silicon only · ~2MB · No sign-up
Setup

Ready in 60 seconds.

Seriously. We timed it.

1

Download & drag

Unzip. Drag MacBon.app into Applications. That's the hard part. Done.

2

Right-click to open

First time? Right-click → Open. macOS will ask if you trust us. (You can.) Click Open.

System Settings → Privacy → Input Monitoring → Allow MacBon
3

Tap away

MacBon lives in your menu bar. Tap your MacBook's body and watch the magic happen. Customize in settings.

?

Not working?

Make sure you're on Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4). Grant accessibility permissions if asked. Try bumping up sensitivity in settings.

Custom sounds

Want your Mac to quack when you tap it? Drop audio files here:

~/MacBon/Sounds/

Requirements

macOS 13+ on any Apple Silicon MacBook. Desktop Macs don't have the sensor — sorry, Mac Mini.