tapcut
Download for macOS
Tap your laptop two, three, or four times — each pattern fires a different shortcut you bind in the app.
Anything you’ve built in Shortcuts fires from a tap. Even when you’re typing or on a call.
Bind any app to a tap. Three taps and it’s open. No Cmd-Tab. No focus loss.
Pick a combo in the app. Two taps fires it. Even hotkeys the app already stole.
Save a phrase. Tap types it into the active field. Cursor stays put.
Three taps. The screen softens for nine seconds. Falling emoji and a kind message. Then it fades.
tapcut is a macOS app for Apple silicon. It listens for taps on your MacBook chassis using the built-in accelerometer. Tap two, three, or four times — each rhythm fires a different shortcut you bind in the app.
Bound actions can be a macOS Shortcut, an app launch, a keyboard combo, a text snippet, or a fullscreen calm overlay. Fires from anywhere, even mid-typing or on a call. No browser plugin, no kernel extension, no network calls.
tapcut is a macOS app that turns taps on your MacBook chassis into shortcuts. It uses the built-in accelerometer to listen for tap rhythms — two, three, or four taps — and fires a different action for each. You pick what each rhythm does in the app: a macOS Shortcut, an app launch, a keyboard combo, a text snippet, or a fullscreen calm overlay.
Any Apple silicon MacBook on macOS 14 or later. Desktop Macs don’t have the accelerometer, so they’re out.
tapcut listens for a rhythm, not a bump. Typing doesn’t look anything like a deliberate double-tap. If it misfires, tighten the threshold in settings.
No. Motion only. No mic, no camera, no network. Nothing leaves your machine.
$6.99 one-time, with a free trial, no credit card to start. Lifetime updates, no subscription, no tiers.
You’ll get a license key by email. Paste it into the app to unlock. Activates on up to 5 MacBooks.
Just Accessibility, so tapcut can fire keystrokes and trigger actions for you. That’s it. No mic, no camera, no network prompt.
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The macOS app itself only connects to the internet to check for updates. No usage tracking inside the app.
Free trial $6.99 macOS 14+ Apple silicon