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Install keyboardcleantool with Homebrew Cask
Blocks all Keyboard and TouchBar input. Version 8.3 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Blocks all Keyboard and TouchBar input
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Project history and usage
KeyboardCleanTool is a free macOS utility that suppresses keyboard and optional pointing-device input while hardware is being wiped.
Project history
KeyboardCleanTool originated as a small side project from the developer of BetterTouchTool. Apple rejected it from the Mac App Store in 2011 as insufficiently useful, but the developer continued distributing it independently.
The application was later completely rewritten using the cleaning engine shared with BetterTouchTool, adding optional mouse and trackpad blocking, screen darkening, display-sleep prevention, and timed unlocking.
Adoption history
The developer reports continuing to use the utility weekly more than a decade after its 2011 Mac App Store rejection. The official page also notes secondary uses such as allowing children or pets near a keyboard without generating input.
How it is used
A user starts the cleaning mode, wipes the keyboard, Touch Bar, and optionally the trackpad or mouse, then unlocks by holding a pointing-device button or by using the configured timer. The screen can be darkened to make smudges easier to see.
Why package nerds care
KeyboardCleanTool is a classic single-purpose desktop utility: it temporarily changes low-level input behavior to solve a physical maintenance problem. Its persistence despite rejection from an application store also illustrates the value of direct downloads and package-manager distribution for niche software.
Timeline
- 2011: Apple rejected KeyboardCleanTool from the Mac App Store; independent distribution continued.
- 2026: The official site documented a complete rewrite sharing its cleaning engine with BetterTouchTool.
Related projects
- BetterTouchTool: the same developer's broader input customization and automation application; its keyboard-clean mode is described as KeyboardCleanTool's modern integrated counterpart.
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No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for keyboardcleantool. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
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| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
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| No executable data was present. | |||
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These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-11-04
manager version8.3
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://folivora.ai/keyboardcleantool
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://folivora.ai/keyboardcleantoolnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:keyboardcleantool |
|---|---|
| Version | 8.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/keyboardcleantool |
| Homepage | https://folivora.ai/keyboardcleantool |
| Upstream docs | https://folivora.ai/keyboardcleantool |
| Source archive | https://folivora.ai/releases/KeyboardCleanTool-8.3.zip |
| SHA-256 | 13e2a061220626392b253ab41500871ac9bda1b92598d7a3077b483960256c93 |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
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| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | keyboardcleantool |
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| Auto Updates | yes |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
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