KeyClean
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A little Mac menu bar utility

Clean your keys.
Keep your place.

Lock your keyboard while you wipe it down. Your mouse and trackpad keep working, so you can unlock from the menu bar whenever you’re ready.

Download for Mac

Apple Silicon · macOS 14+

Unlock from the panel, or hold Esc for 3 seconds.
KeyClean ready-to-clean panel with a Lock Keyboard button, pointer-input availability and a three-second Escape unlock reminder.
A small panel. A handy pause.

Just what you need.

A little pause. A cleaner keyboard.

Press pause

Keys off.
Cloth on.

Temporarily block key presses while you wipe your keyboard.

Stay in control

Your pointer.
Still yours.

Your mouse and trackpad keep working. Unlock right from the panel.

A simple way back

Hold Esc.
You’re back.

Press and hold Escape for three seconds to unlock from the keyboard.

KeyClean settings showing Open at Login, Accessibility and Input Monitoring permissions, and the Escape and pointer-input unlock options.

Quietly, in your menu bar.

Small app. Simple controls.

Set KeyClean to open at login, check your permissions, and get back to your day. Everything stays close, in one little menu-bar panel.

  • Optional Open at Login
  • Accessibility and Input Monitoring status
  • Mouse, trackpad and Escape unlock stay within reach
Need a hand getting started?

Up and running

Ready for a quick clean.

  1. 1

    Make yourself at home

    Download the latest DMG, drag KeyClean into Applications, and open it from your menu bar.

  2. 2

    Allow keyboard access

    Grant Accessibility and Input Monitoring in System Settings. Reopen KeyClean if macOS needs to refresh its permissions.

  3. 3

    Pause, clean, unlock

    Click Lock Keyboard, wipe your keys, then unlock from the panel or hold Escape for three seconds.

A few useful answers

Before you get started.

Which Macs are supported?

The current download is for Apple Silicon Macs running macOS 14 or later. Allow Accessibility and Input Monitoring before locking the keyboard.

How do I unlock my keyboard?

Click Unlock Keyboard in the menu-bar panel, or press and hold Escape for three seconds. Your mouse and trackpad stay available while the keyboard is locked.

Why does KeyClean need permissions?

Accessibility lets KeyClean discard key presses while locked. Input Monitoring is also needed by newer macOS event taps. You can check both permissions in KeyClean’s settings.

Where does KeyClean live?

In your Mac’s menu bar, with no Dock icon or separate app window. Enable Open at Login in settings if you’d like it ready whenever you sign in.

A little pause.
All cleaned up.

Download for Mac

Apple Silicon · macOS 14+ · Latest stable release