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Know instantly that cleaning mode is active
A full-display dimmed overlay confirms that every keystroke is blocked while the mouse remains available, with the unlock action stated in the center of the screen.
Lock KeyboardMac Workflows
Block keystrokes while cleaning, then unlock with one click.
Lock Keyboard starts a short deliberate countdown, blocks key-down, key-up, and modifier events across the Mac, and covers every display with a clear cleaning-mode overlay. The mouse and trackpad remain available, one click unlocks, and quitting or an unresponsive app restores normal typing.
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What it does
Create a temporary, visibly reversible keyboard-cleaning mode without disabling the pointing device.
Block ordinary keys, modifiers, and global shortcuts during cleaning.
Keep the mouse and trackpad active for an immediate exit.
Show a full-display Keyboard Locked state on every screen.
Unlock from any display with one click.
Restore typing automatically if the app quits or stops responding.
Visible, temporary, reversible
Make keyboard cleaning mode unmistakable and easy to exit.
The real full-display overlay proves the locked state; the setup surface explains the click-to-unlock and fail-open guarantees behind it.
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Start deliberately and keep the exit path obvious
The setup explains what is blocked, what keeps working, how one click unlocks, and why quitting or an unresponsive app automatically restores typing.
Why it belongs
Why Lock Keyboard earns a place in the toolbox.
The practical details that make this job faster, clearer, or safer than doing it by hand.
The lock is unmistakable
A dimmed overlay and centered cleaning message make it obvious that keystrokes are currently blocked.
The exit does not use the keyboard
Because the pointer remains active, clicking anywhere removes the overlay and returns to typing.
The system fails open
If Foldout quits or the event tap is disabled, macOS releases the temporary keyboard block instead of trapping input.
How to use it
From opening the tool to saving the result.
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Grant Accessibility access.
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Choose Lock Keyboard and allow the countdown to finish.
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Clean while the Keyboard Locked overlay is visible.
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Click anywhere to unlock.
Questions
Before you try Lock Keyboard
Can I get locked out?
No. The overlay unlocks with a click.
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