Trigger macros with rhythmic taps on your trackpad or mouse
Slapppy is a native macOS menu bar app that turns your trackpad or mouse into a shortcut engine. Hold Option, tap a rhythm, and it fires a keyboard shortcut, pastes text, or triggers a virtual key (F13–F20). Record your own patterns — the matching engine handles sloppy timing. No more memorizing Cmd+Shift+Ctrl+K. Works with any Mac, not just MacBooks. Built in Swift, one-time purchase (€9.98), no subscription.
Hey PH! I built Slapppy because I was tired of memorizing keyboard shortcuts across different apps. The idea started when I tried to use the MacBook accelerometer to detect physical taps (same approach as SlapMac which went viral this week), but I pivoted to trackpad/mouse click patterns, way more reliable and works on any Mac, not just MacBooks.
Each rhythm maps to an action: a shortcut, a text snippet, or a virtual key. You record the patterns yourself and the matcher handles ~25% timing tolerance.
Would love your feedback, what shortcuts would you map to a rhythm?
About Slapppy on Product Hunt
“Trigger macros with rhythmic taps on your trackpad or mouse”
Slapppy launched on Product Hunt on April 1st, 2026 and earned 84 upvotes and 2 comments, placing #26 on the daily leaderboard. Slapppy is a native macOS menu bar app that turns your trackpad or mouse into a shortcut engine. Hold Option, tap a rhythm, and it fires a keyboard shortcut, pastes text, or triggers a virtual key (F13–F20). Record your own patterns — the matching engine handles sloppy timing. No more memorizing Cmd+Shift+Ctrl+K. Works with any Mac, not just MacBooks. Built in Swift, one-time purchase (€9.98), no subscription.
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Slapppy was hunted by Arsène Laurent. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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