What is Typebar?
Typebar is a Mac keyboard overlay that shows what you press on screen. It’s built for screen recordings, demos, presentations, and learning shortcuts. Every key lights up, shortcuts are named as you type them, and you can switch between a full keyboard view or a small pill-style view. It also shows clicks, pointer trails, spotlight effects, and can play keyboard sounds while you work. Typebar reads shortcut names from apps’ own menus, supports many popular design and dev tools, and can even load your own keybindings from settings files. You can customize themes, create profiles, share layouts, and control it from scripts, shortcuts, or your own app. It stays quiet in password fields and hidden apps, and nothing you type is saved or sent anywhere.
Key features
- Shows every key press as an on-screen keyboard overlay.
- Names shortcuts using the active app’s own menus.
- Supports screen recordings, demos, presentations, and shortcut learning.
- Includes click ripples, pointer trails, and spotlight effects.
- Offers custom themes, profiles, and shareable layout files.
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