KeyOpera

KeyOpera adds satisfying keyboard and mouse sounds to your Mac. V2 introduces custom .keypak sound packs, one-click Finder installs, a Homebrew CLI for creating and controlling packs, spoken key names, improved VoiceOver support, and a redesigned menu.

The first version offered a collection of built-in sounds. With Version 2, I wanted to make KeyOpera much more personal and open-ended.

The biggest addition is custom `.keypak` sound packs.

You can now:

🔊 Import custom sound packs directly into KeyOpera
📁 Double-click a `.keypak` file in Finder to install it
🖱️ Drag a pack onto the KeyOpera app icon
🎛️ Switch effects and control keyboard or mouse volume
📦 Create and distribute your own sound packs

I also created `keypak`, an official command-line tool for developers and power users.

Install it with Homebrew:

`brew tap birangdev/keypak`
`brew install keypak`

The CLI can control KeyOpera from the terminal, but it can also generate manifests, validate sound packs, bundle them into `.keypak` files, and install them.

Version 2 also introduces Key Announcement, an accessibility feature that speaks the name of each pressed key aloud. It includes adjustable speech speed and support for keys such as Space, Backspace, and Caps Lock.

VoiceOver navigation has been improved throughout the app, and the menu has been redesigned to make keyboard sounds, mouse sounds, sound packs, and settings easier to manage.

A note for existing users: due to Apple’s permission changes, KeyOpera will ask you to grant Keyboard Access under Input Monitoring on first launch. The previous Accessibility permission is no longer needed.

KeyOpera is native, lightweight, and private. Everything runs locally on your Mac, and the app does not collect your data.

You can download KeyOpera 2.0 here:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/keyopera/id6740422141?mt=12

Learn more and download sound packs:

https://mbirang.com/keyopera/

Explore the `keypak` CLI:

https://github.com/birangdev/homebrew-keypak