BonkeyYour MacBook feels every bonk!
Bonkey plays real mechanical keyboard sounds as you type, and uses your MacBook's built-in motion sensor to hear how hard you hit each key. Soft taps stay soft. A slam really bonks.
One-time purchase. No subscription. No account.
Start typing. Anywhere.
Real Bonkey sounds. Or hold the key: on this page a longer press stands in for a harder hit. On your Mac, Bonkey reads the real force.
Go on, type something.
This is Bonkey on a MacBook Air keyboard. Press keys on yours and watch them light up, or tap the keys here on your phone.
Now playing: Velvet · pick another pack below ↓
Three steps to a louder life.
Install & allow
Drop Bonkey into Applications and grant macOS Accessibility permission, so it knows that a key went down. That's all it needs.
Pick a material
Choose one of 10 sound packs from the menu bar, from soft Velvet to heavy Brass. Switch any time, mid-sentence if you like.
Type like you mean it
The motion sensor inside your MacBook feels each hit. Bonkey turns it into a sound that matches, in real time.
Four ways to hit a key.
Your Apple Silicon MacBook has a motion sensor tucked inside. Bonkey listens to it to tell a gentle tap from a full-on slam, and every key sounds the way you pressed it.
Soft
A whisper of a tap. For late nights and quiet thoughts.
Medium
Your everyday typing voice. Satisfying, not shouty.
Hard
Louder and punchier. Deadline energy.
Slam
That Enter key had it coming. Bonk.
Keys on the left sound from the left, keys on the right from the right. Put headphones on. Trust us.
Subtle desk and room ambience, so it sounds like a keyboard on a desk, not a sample in a void.
Every press varies slightly, the way a real keyboard does. No machine-gun repeats.
Pick your material.
Every pack is named after what it feels like. Velvet is on by default; the rest are one click away.
↓ Press a key on the tester, then type anything. That's the real sound.
Halloween
Christmas
?…and more
More packs on the way. Free in updates for everyone who owns Bonkey.
Velvet
Plush little bumps. Cozy, quiet, endlessly typeable.
It hears the bonk, never the words.
A keyboard app should not be a keylogger. Bonkey is built to know as little as possible.
- Never records what you type
Bonkey only needs to know that a key was pressed and roughly where on the keyboard, for stereo. Which keys you typed is never recorded or stored.
- No network
It doesn't talk to the internet. Nothing to send, nowhere to send it.
- No analytics
No tracking, no telemetry, no "anonymous usage data".
About that permission
macOS asks you to allow Bonkey in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility. That's the standard way any app finds out a key was pressed.
Bonkey uses it for one thing only: knowing when to play a sound. You can switch it off there any time.
Will it bonk on my Mac?
Full experience
An Apple Silicon MacBook with a built-in motion sensor, typing on its own keyboard. Tested on a MacBook Pro with M4 Pro.
Sounds only
Desktop Macs, external keyboards, or Macs without the sensor: you still get every sound pack, just without force sensing.
Lightweight
A native app with a real-time audio engine. Lives quietly in the menu bar, stays out of your way.
Bonk forever.
One time. Yours to keep. ($5 outside the eurozone.)
Launching soon €5- No subscription
- No account
- 10 sound packs
- New packs in free updates
- Force sensing on Apple Silicon MacBooks
Honest answers.
Which Macs does it work on?
Force sensing needs an Apple Silicon MacBook that has the built-in motion sensor. We test on a MacBook Pro with M4 Pro. On any other Mac, Bonkey still plays all the sounds, just without the soft-to-slam force levels.
Does it work with external keyboards?
Yes, you'll hear the sounds. But force sensing works by feeling vibrations through your MacBook's body, so it only applies to the MacBook's own keyboard. Hits on a separate keyboard on your desk all sound the same level.
Is it safe? What's the Accessibility permission for?
macOS requires Accessibility permission for any app that reacts to key presses. Bonkey uses it only to know that a key was pressed, so it can play a sound.
It never records or stores which keys you type, has no network access and no analytics.
Will it slow down my Mac?
It's a small native app with a real-time audio engine built to respond instantly and stay light. It sits in the menu bar and you can quit or mute it from there any time.
Will there be more sounds?
Yes. New packs arrive in free updates, starting with Halloween and Christmas editions. You pay once and get every new pack.
Can I turn off the force thing?
Sure. One switch in the menu, "Feel the force", and every key plays at the same level. Handy on a desk that wobbles, or if you just want classic keyboard sounds.
Is it really a one-time €5?
Yes. Pay once, keep it. No subscription, no account, no upsell to unlock the "good" packs. All 10 packs are included, and so is every new one.
Refunds?
7-day refund, no questions asked. If Bonkey doesn't make you smile, just ask for your money back.
Where do the sounds come from?
The packs are built from open-source recordings of real mechanical keyboards (credited at the bottom of this page), shaped by Bonkey's engine with force levels, stereo placement, room ambience and per-press variation.