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KeyVibes

Mechanical keyboard sounds for your everyday typing.

Utilities · John Lerry Taruc · Updated Nov 2, 2026

  • Windows
  • Ubuntu/Linux

Screenshots

  • Sound studio on Windows, with eight switches to choose from.
  • The same Sound studio layout on Linux.
  • Sounds only follow the keyboards you select.
  • Try a sound in the focused tester on Linux, where no typing is saved.

Overview

KeyVibes plays recorded mechanical switch sounds as you type, on Windows and Linux. Try each switch without granting any access, then choose which keyboards it follows. It works offline, with no telemetry or sound downloads.

Features

  • Eight recorded switches

    Blue, Red, Brown, Black, Silent, Creamy, Thocky and Topre-inspired, built from KBSim recordings by Thomas Lai.

  • Preview without permissions

    Hear any switch before you allow KeyVibes to follow your keyboard.

  • You choose the keyboards

    Global sounds stay off until you agree and pick a device, and you can revoke that consent at any time.

  • Your typing stays yours

    No typed text or key sequences are recorded or sent anywhere. Pause before entering passwords, since password fields in other Wayland apps cannot be detected reliably.

  • Sound controls

    Set the sound level, the release sound and the output device, with natural variation between keystrokes.

  • Runs when you want it

    Launching at login, staying in the background and starting sounds automatically are all optional.

Requirements and installation

For Windows · x64 · EXE

System requirements

  • Windows 10 or 11 x64
  • A local desktop session

Installation

  1. Close any open KeyVibes window with Quit and stop sounds.
  2. Open the setup file. It installs for your account, with no administrator access needed.
  3. Open KeyVibes from the Start menu.
  4. This installer is not code-signed, so Windows may show a warning.

Release notes

  1. Version 0.3.1 Nov 2, 2026

    • Fixed a Windows startup crash that could close the home screen while switch labels were still loading.

  2. Version 0.3.0 Oct 31, 2026

    • Redesigned the Windows interface with Sound studio, Keyboards and Preferences pages and eight switch cards.

Built with

  • Rust
  • GTK 4
  • Libadwaita
  • Win32
  • CPAL

More information

  • License: MIT

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