Slapppy
Trigger macros with rhythmic taps on your trackpad or mouse
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Arsène Laurent

Slapppy - Trigger macros with rhythmic taps on your trackpad or mouse

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Slapppy is a native macOS menu bar app that turns your trackpad or mouse into a shortcut engine. Hold Option, tap a rhythm, and it fires a keyboard shortcut, pastes text, or triggers a virtual key (F13–F20). Record your own patterns — the matching engine handles sloppy timing. No more memorizing Cmd+Shift+Ctrl+K. Works with any Mac, not just MacBooks. Built in Swift, one-time purchase (€9.98), no subscription.

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Arsène Laurent
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Hey PH! I built Slapppy because I was tired of memorizing keyboard shortcuts across different apps. The idea started when I tried to use the MacBook accelerometer to detect physical taps (same approach as SlapMac which went viral this week), but I pivoted to trackpad/mouse click patterns, way more reliable and works on any Mac, not just MacBooks. Each rhythm maps to an action: a shortcut, a text snippet, or a virtual key. You record the patterns yourself and the matcher handles ~25% timing tolerance. Would love your feedback, what shortcuts would you map to a rhythm?