Can I try Klyqo before paying?

Yes. Start a free 3-day trial by email, with every sound and setting, then decide.

How much does Klyqo cost?

One payment of $7.49 for up to two of your Macs, with no subscription. The first 50 buyers pay $4.99. There is a 14-day refund.

Is this comparison fair to Thock?

We wrote it, so read it with that in mind. Every fact about Thock comes from Thock's GitHub page as it read on 17 October 2026. Where that page says nothing, we say so rather than guess, and we list what Thock does well.

Thock alternative for Mac: Klyqo vs Thock

Q: Is Klyqo a Thock alternative?

Yes. Both make a Mac keyboard sound like a mechanical one from the menu bar. Thock is a free, open-source Mac app that adds recorded mechanical keyboard sounds, with a Raycast extension and a command-line control.

Thock is a free, open-source Mac app that adds recorded mechanical keyboard sounds, with a Raycast extension and a command-line control. Klyqo is a newer menu bar app with a larger library, mouse clicks, your own recordings and a few quiet habits. Here is the honest version.

Written by the makers of Klyqo. Checked 17 October 2026 against Thock's GitHub page. We are not affiliated with Thock, and details may have changed since.

The short answer

Choose Thock if

You want something free and open source.
You want Raycast or command-line control.
You are comfortable with Homebrew and JSON packs.

Choose Klyqo if

You want a bigger, ready-made library and mouse clicks.
You want to record your own keyboard inside the app.
You want it quiet during calls and rules per app.

At a glance

Feature	Klyqo	Thock
Price	$7.49 once for two Macs ($4.99 for the first 50 buyers), no subscription	Free (MIT license)
macOS	macOS 14 Sonoma or later, Apple silicon and Intel	macOS 13.5 Ventura or later
Sounds	46 sounds: 36 recorded from real keyboards and keycap sets, 10 original voices	Pre-loaded recordings; number not stated
Your own sounds	Record your own keyboard, or import a WAV file or folder, and Klyqo builds a pack	Drop a folder with a small JSON file into the packs directory
Mouse sounds	Two recorded mouse-click packs with press and release, and optional scroll ticks	Not stated on their site
Quiet when it matters	Goes quiet by itself while any app uses your microphone, without opening it	Mutes for Apple Music, Spotify and VLC
Per-app rules	Per-app and per-output rules (a different sound, or silence, for an app or a set of speakers)	Not stated on their site
Spatial audio	Each key is placed left to right across the keyboard	Yes: Apple's spatial renderer on headphones, stereo panning on speakers
Install	Disk image from this site	Homebrew Cask, GitHub release or build from source

What Thock does well

It is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read and change the code.
It mutes itself when Apple Music, Spotify or VLC is playing.
It has a Raycast extension and command-line control for people who live in the terminal.
It installs through Homebrew, and custom packs are a folder plus a small JSON file.

Hear the difference

Words only go so far. Type with all 46 Klyqo sounds in your browser, or try the mouse clicks. Start with Lagoon, a smooth linear.

Questions

Sources: Thock's GitHub page at github.com/kamillobinski/thock. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.