FlicKey - stop typing gibberish

macOS menu-bar utilityAlways typing in theright language. FlicKey learns your input language for every app, every website, even each browser tab, then switches the instant you focus. It's the auto-switching macOS never quite got right. And if you ever slip, one shortcut fixes the gibberish instantly. EN → HE akuo ⇧⇧

01 - See it, try itIt follows you between apps - try it yourself. FlicKey arms the right input language for each app - watch the menu-bar badge as it switches. Open the FlicKey app from the dock to fix some gibberish yourself. Terminal tal@mac ~/code/flickey % git commit -m "ship it" [main 9f3c2a1] ship it 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) tal@mac ~/code/flickey % online MessageRU➤ 🔒 Message➤ Double-tap ⇧⇧ A playground to show the idea, not the actual app.

03 - FeaturesIt just keeps the language right.macOS has a per-app input setting. It forgets, lags, and resets. FlicKey is what it should have been. COREPer-app language memoryRemembers the right input language for every app and switches the moment you focus it. Terminal stays Latin, chat stays Hebrew. Per-site memoryYour browser remembers the language for each website, so the right script is armed before you press a single key. Fix wrong-layout textSlipped anyway? Double-tap ⇧ and the gibberish becomes what you meant - any two layouts, any app. ENMenu-bar indicatorA live language badge sits in your menu bar, so you always know the active layout at a glance.

04 - How it worksUp and running in 30 seconds. 1DownloadGrab the 4.8 MB app and drag it to Applications. No account, no installer wizard. 2Grant AccessibilityTurn on one toggle in System Settings so FlicKey can read and rewrite the text you type. 3It just worksType away. Double-tap ⇧ whenever you slip, and let auto-switching handle the rest.

05 - Privacy & securityPrivate by design.It's a tiny local utility. Nothing about you ever leaves your Mac. Stays on your MacIt only stores tiny preferences - which layout you like per app, website, and chat. No documents, no messages, no keystrokes. No account, no trackingNo sign-in, no analytics, no telemetry. It never reports what you do - there's no server to report to. One network callThe only connection it makes is a version check to GitHub - and it sends nothing about you. Permissions, explained Two macOS permissions, each for one clear job. Tap a row to see exactly what it does - and doesn't.

06 - Pricing Free. Forever. 100% freeDownload it, use it, keep it. Every feature works for everyone - no account, no cost, no catch. The "7-day trial"Almost nothing. After a week, FlicKey may gently ask whether you'd like to chip in. It never stops working and nothing is taken away. Support is optionalIf FlicKey saves you time, you can support the project. Entirely optional - the app is fully yours either way. 💙

Never retype a sentence again. Free, tiny, and native. Built for everyone who lives across two keyboards - or five. Download for macOS