# yingDev/Tickeys

Instant audio feedback for typing. macOS version. (Rust)

Repository: https://github.com/yingDev/Tickeys
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tickeys
Homepage: http://yingdev.com/projects/tickeys
Language: Rust
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: rust, macos
Last push: 2023-04-23T21:15:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4164, "days_push": 1228, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1541, forks 110 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:00.594085+00:00)

## What it is
Tickeys is a macOS desktop app that plays instant audio feedback for every keystroke, with multiple sound schemes (mechanical keyboards, drums, Star Wars, etc.) and custom scheme support. It is written in Rust as a demo project for learning the language.

## Use cases
- play mechanical keyboard sounds while typing on a mac
- get audio feedback for typing
- customize keystroke sound effects with my own wav files
- make typing sound like a drum kit
- enable typing sounds only in certain apps with a blacklist

## When to choose
- you are on macOS and want instant typing sound feedback with customizable schemes
- you want a lightweight native app installable via Homebrew cask

## When to avoid
- you are on Windows or Linux (use the separate Tickeys versions for those platforms)
- you need sound feedback on a system without accessibility permissions

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: audio-processing, gui, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, desktop-applications, apple-ecosystem
- platform: -
- tags: typing-sound, keyboard-feedback, sound-schemes, rust, menu-bar-app, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- yingDev/Tickeys (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:00.594085+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:30:49.329415+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/yingDev/Tickeys (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:00.594085+00:00, sha e495abe0604c)
  - homepage: http://yingdev.com/projects/tickeys (fetched 2026-08-29T11:32:14.058206+00:00, sha f77e54cfb579)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.