使用 Homebrew Cask 安装 keyboardcleantool

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项目历史

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.

采用历史

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.

使用方式

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.

为什么软件包爱好者会关心

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.

时间线

• 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.

来源

• https://docs.folivora.ai/docs/actions/action-definitions/
• https://folivora.ai/keyboardcleantool/