Meet your
favorite keys.
A keyboard heatmap gives your habits a shape. See the keys that do the heavy lifting, in your current keyboard layout.
A little curiosity. A native Mac app.
Your day,
in keystrokes.
The little things add up. Discover your typing rhythm,
your most-used keys, and just how far your fingers go.
On your Mac. Out of your way. Always your data.
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12,840
keys today
12,840
keys today
YOUR TYPING AT A GLANCE
Overview
Keys today
12,840
keys
Every little press, added together.
Your rhythm today
keys / hour
00:00
12:00
24:00
Typing pace
68 WPM
Finger travel
0.74 km
Most activity
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Safari
42%
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EVERYDAY TYPING, A NEW PERSPECTIVE
For the wonderfully
curious part of you.
You write, build, search, and chat. KeysCounter quietly adds up the activity behind it all. No goals to hit. No productivity score. Just a new way to see a familiar part of your day.
Meet your
A glance is enough.
Today’s count, pace, and distance. Right in your menu bar, whenever curiosity strikes.
KeysCounter
68 WPM
740 m
Find your rhythm.
See how your active typing pace changes over time. From today’s bursts to the bigger picture.
Small keys. Long journeys.
Explore an estimate of the distance between your keystrokes. A playful way to watch the everyday add up.
740
meters in a day
one key at a time
one key at a time
YOUR MAC. YOUR NUMBERS.
Counts.
Never your words.
Your keyboard tells a personal story.
KeysCounter only keeps the numbers.
Stored on your Mac
Daily and hourly totals, per-key and per-app counts, active typing time, and estimated distance. No account or cloud sync.
No typing history
No words, sentences, saved key sequence, clipboard contents, or window titles. Your writing stays yours.
You’re in control
Pause from the menu bar. Export your statistics. Delete your local history whenever you want.
A SMALL ADDITION TO YOUR MAC
Set up.
Then forget about it.
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1
Move it to Applications
A native Mac app, with a familiar drag-to-install setup.
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2
Allow Input Monitoring
macOS asks for permission to detect key presses across apps. KeysCounter walks you through it.
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3
Make yourself at home
Choose your appearance and menu bar stats. Let the numbers grow as you use your Mac.
GOOD QUESTIONS
A few things
you might wonder.
Does it record what I type?
No typed text or key sequence is saved. KeysCounter keeps aggregate counts, including which keys and apps you use. These statistics remain on your Mac unless you choose to export and share them.
How is typing speed calculated?
The estimate uses five typing keys per word and active typing time. Presses up to eight seconds apart form an active session. Shortcuts, Tab, Escape, and Backspace do not contribute to WPM. This is a measure of everyday typing pace, not a timed typing test.
Is finger travel an exact measurement?
No. It estimates the straight-line distance between consecutive typing-key centers on a standard Mac layout. It cannot see which finger you use or its actual path. Think of it as an interesting comparison over time.
What happens when I close the window?
KeysCounter stays in the menu bar and continues counting while monitoring is enabled. You can pause it or quit it there.
Which Macs can run it?
The first download is being prepared for Apple silicon Macs. The build targets macOS 13 or later; final compatibility testing is still in progress. Intel support has not been confirmed.
When can I download it?
KeysCounter is coming soon. We’re finishing the app and checking the installation experience before making a public download available. There is no release date yet. Questions? Email hello@keyscounter.com.
Go on.
Make every key count.
Made for curious people and their Macs.