Home-office is great until a cat, dog, or toddler "helps" you type. PawseKeys is the ultimate shield for your Mac productivity. While it’s a powerful standalone locker, we’re adding a world-first factor: remote control via Apple Watch. The Watch companion app is currently in final review and will be released as a free update this week! Lock or unlock your Mac keyboard directly from your wrist. Perfect for stepping away from your desk or cleaning your setup. ⌚✨
I’m Pablo, a Full Stack Developer based in Lisbon 🇵🇹. After 14+ years building systems for companies like BMW and Ericsson, I decided to build something for a very specific (and chaotic) workplace: the Home Office.
We’ve all been there: you step away for a coffee, and your cat, dog, or toddler decides to "refactor" your code or send a cryptic Slack message to your boss. 🐾👶
I built PawseKeys to be the ultimate shield for your Mac. It’s a powerful standalone keyboard locker, but I wanted to add a bit of magic.
✨ The Watch Remote: We are likely the first to sync macOS with the Apple Watch for this! Note: The Watch companion app is in the final stage of Apple’s review and will be available as a free Pro update in just a few days! Grab Pro today to be ready the second it drops.
Key Features:
🔒 Solid Locking: Block all inputs instantly with one click.
⌚ Watch Remote: (Coming this week!) The "Wow Factor" — control your Mac from your wrist.
🧼 Cleaning Mode: Wipe down your keys without triggering 50 random shortcuts.
🏠 Home-Office Ready: Designed for parents, pet owners, and focus-seekers.
🎁 PH SPECIAL: Use code PHPAWSE20 for 20% off the Pro version via Lemon Squeezy!
I’d love to hear your feedback. What’s the craziest thing your pet (or kid) has ever typed? Let me know below! 👇
Hehehe. My cat loves walking right on top of my keyboard when I have a Claude Code instance running and I panic hoping she does not press escape.
Wonderful idea. 💡 Rooting for you.
This is such a wonderful idea! It actually reminds me of something that happened to me. One day my dog had the zoomies, ran over my keyboard, and completely messed up everything I had already done 😅
My 8-month-old chaotic cocker spaniel magically learned how to climb my work desk. While it's cute to see, I work with Slack all the time, so... This is such a great idea, simple enough to make me like it and need it!
Hi Pablo. One question, how is this better than just making my mac sleep with a shortcut?
I remember once I kept my mac open like this and my cat came and sat on the keyboard as it was bit warmer, which led to some weird messages in Teams😓, I wish I had closed the lid or had this app installed, Great work man thanks!
About PawseKeys on Product Hunt
“Shield your keyboard from kids and pets”
PawseKeys launched on Product Hunt on April 8th, 2026 and earned 89 upvotes and 17 comments, placing #15 on the daily leaderboard. Home-office is great until a cat, dog, or toddler "helps" you type. PawseKeys is the ultimate shield for your Mac productivity. While it’s a powerful standalone locker, we’re adding a world-first factor: remote control via Apple Watch. The Watch companion app is currently in final review and will be released as a free update this week! Lock or unlock your Mac keyboard directly from your wrist. Perfect for stepping away from your desk or cleaning your setup. ⌚✨
PawseKeys was featured in Mac (103.5k followers), Productivity (649.7k followers) and User Experience (364.7k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 164.4k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted PawseKeys?
PawseKeys was hunted by Pablo Campina. 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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Pablo Campina
Hi Product Hunt! 🚀
I’m Pablo, a Full Stack Developer based in Lisbon 🇵🇹. After 14+ years building systems for companies like BMW and Ericsson, I decided to build something for a very specific (and chaotic) workplace: the Home Office.
We’ve all been there: you step away for a coffee, and your cat, dog, or toddler decides to "refactor" your code or send a cryptic Slack message to your boss. 🐾👶
I built PawseKeys to be the ultimate shield for your Mac. It’s a powerful standalone keyboard locker, but I wanted to add a bit of magic.
✨ The Watch Remote: We are likely the first to sync macOS with the Apple Watch for this! Note: The Watch companion app is in the final stage of Apple’s review and will be available as a free Pro update in just a few days! Grab Pro today to be ready the second it drops.
Key Features:
🔒 Solid Locking: Block all inputs instantly with one click.
⌚ Watch Remote: (Coming this week!) The "Wow Factor" — control your Mac from your wrist.
🧼 Cleaning Mode: Wipe down your keys without triggering 50 random shortcuts.
🏠 Home-Office Ready: Designed for parents, pet owners, and focus-seekers.
🎁 PH SPECIAL: Use code PHPAWSE20 for 20% off the Pro version via Lemon Squeezy!
I’d love to hear your feedback. What’s the craziest thing your pet (or kid) has ever typed? Let me know below! 👇