I Made a Tiny Desktop App for MAC Called Cleankeys
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Sometimes when I wipe it with a cloth and cleaning liquid, I accidentally press some keys or trigger shortcuts. That’s why I made this small desktop app, this tiny macOS app that lets you toggle “Cleaning Mode” so key presses are ignored while you wipe the keyboard. It uses a global CGEvent tap to swallow key events, then restores them when you turn it off. No network, no analytics.
hopefully it helps you too. Don’t forget to leave a star, thanks!
Repo: https://github.com/rbayuokt/CleanKeys
The author created a macOS app called CleanKeys to help users clean their keyboards without triggering accidental key presses, and the community responded positively to the solution.
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