zevv/bucklespring
Nostalgia bucklespring keyboard sound observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
40/100
- Activity 38
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3864
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 374
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1551 stars · 89 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A small background application written in C that plays sampled IBM Model-M bucklespring keyboard sounds as you type, with 3D positional audio. It listens to global keyboard events on Linux (X11 or libinput), macOS, and Windows.
Use cases
- play mechanical keyboard sounds while typing on a laptop
- emulate IBM Model-M bucklespring audio
- annoy coworkers with retro typing sounds
- add nostalgic key click sounds to a modern keyboard
- mute typing sounds temporarily when entering secrets
When to choose
- you miss the sound of an IBM Model-M keyboard
- you want a lightweight, native C utility with packaged installs on Linux/BSD
- you need per-key sampled sounds with 3D positioning
When to avoid
- you need silence in shared or office environments
- you are on Wayland without permission to read raw /dev/input devices
- you want configurable sound packs or modern keyboard profiles
Facets
application · maturity stable
audio-processing gui developer-tools desktop-applications entertainment windows cross-platform keyboard-sound mechanical-keyboard ibm-model-m nostalgia sound-emulation openal linux macos desktop
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/zevv/bucklespring · fetched 2026-08-28 · d033255cf7a7
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| zevv/bucklespring | main | 40 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="zevv/bucklespring")
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