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CLUSTER KEYBOARD-BAR-MENU · 13 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2026-09-25

macOS input lock menu-bar apps

A cluster of macOS menu-bar utilities that lock keyboard, mouse, and trackpad input while keeping the screen visible, intended for cleaning, demos, or monitoring AI agents. The dated history is too thin to read a shape from—members are undated or predate the index. Keyboard-lock leads traction with 5 stars, while wardlume-screen-lock and MacLatch each have 1 star.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

SEP 2026: 8OCT 2026: 5
SEP 2026OCT 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 1 ai-built · 1 hand-coded · 11 unlabelled

Operator · 11 hobby · 1 commercial · 1 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 13 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01keyboard-lock5★19 dayslivehobbyDesktop app that disables the keyboard for a chosen duration so users can clean it safely, with a countdown lock screen and unlock shortcut.
  2. 02wardlume-screen-lock1★18 days—hobbymacOS menu-bar app that locks keyboard and mouse while keeping the screen visible for monitoring AI agents, with Touch ID unlock.
  3. 03MacLatch1★5 days—hand-codedhobbyMac menu bar app that automatically locks the computer when a paired YubiKey is removed, with a grace period and fail-open behavior.
  4. 04keyboard-lock0★2 days—hobbyCross-platform utility that disables the keyboard for a set time so users can clean it safely, with one-click activation, countdown, and mouse-click cancel.
  5. 05MacBleUnlock0★17 days—hobbymacOS menu bar app that automatically locks the screen when the user's iPhone moves away and unlocks it when the phone returns via Bluetooth proximity.
  6. 06macos-web-blacklist0★10 days—ai-builtmacOS menu bar app that blocks distracting websites system-wide via the hosts file, with Touch ID unlock and auto-lock timers.
  7. 07clean-my-keyboard0★6 dayslivehobbymacOS menu bar app that blocks all keyboard input with a single toggle so users can clean their keyboard without accidental typing.
  8. 08hush0★11 days—hobbyMac menu-bar utility that temporarily disables keyboard and mouse input so users can clean their devices without accidental actions.
  9. 09KeyboardCleaner0★4 days—hobbyMac menu bar app that locks keyboard and trackpad input during cleaning and unlocks with a customizable hotkey combo.
  10. 10keypause0★24 days—hobbymacOS command-line utility that locks keyboard and mouse input until a key combination is pressed, useful for cleaning or childproofing.
  11. 11stillhands0★19 days—hobbyMenu bar app that locks keyboard, mouse, and trackpad input while keeping the screen on for stepping away during demos or automated work.
  12. 12backstage0★1 molivecommercialmacOS menu-bar focus guard that keeps automation browsers and agents hidden until they ask to appear.
  13. 13no-croissants1★1 mo—hobbyMac menu bar app that keeps a display awake and optionally blocks mouse and keyboard input behind a secret shortcut for pranking coworkers.

Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.