TapMac

TapMac is a macOS utility that turns taps on an Apple silicon MacBook into actions. It reads the laptop’s motion sensor so users can dictate into the active app, work with selected text, or retrieve something copied earlier without remembering keyboard shortcuts. A menu-bar character called Tappy shows when a tap is detected or an action is in progress.

Dictation, AI edits, and clipboard history

• Voice typing: Tap near the trackpad to start speaking. Tap again to finish; an optional setting can also press Return to send a dictated message. Speech recognition runs locally using a Whisper model.
• AI text actions: Select text and invoke tools to correct grammar, rephrase, explain, or summarize it. Results can be copied or used to replace the selection. TapMac also provides access to AI chat. These actions use Apple Intelligence and require macOS 26 on a compatible Mac.
• Clipboard history: Open recent copied text, links, images, and files, then choose an item to paste.

The actions assigned to one, two, or three taps are configurable. Tap detection can be adjusted for using a MacBook on a desk, stand, or lap. Context-aware actions can mute or unmute a microphone during calls or pause and resume video playback.

Requirements, privacy, and purchase

TapMac requires macOS 14 or later and Apple silicon; Intel Macs are not supported. Chassis tapping is for supported MacBooks, while desktop Macs can use single, double, or triple presses of the Fn key. Voice typing needs microphone access, and typing or simulated keystrokes need Accessibility permission.

The developer says audio is neither saved nor uploaded, while text and clipboard history stay on the Mac. Initial voice setup downloads a model from Hugging Face; the app also checks for updates and contacts Dodo Payments to verify licenses, sending the license key and Mac’s name.

TapMac costs $7.99 at its advertised launch price, paid once for a license usable on one Mac at a time, with lifetime updates. There is no free trial or subscription, and no account is required. Purchases have a five-day refund window.