I made a tiny desktop app for Mac called CleanKeys
I often get frustrated when cleaning my Mac keyboard from things like dust, oil, or other dirt. Even though I use a silicone cover, it still gets through.
Sometimes when I wipe it with a cloth and cleaning liquid, I accidentally press some keys or trigger shortcuts. That’s why I made this small desktop app, this tiny macOS app that lets you toggle “Cleaning Mode” so key presses are ignored while you wipe the keyboard. It uses a global CGEvent tap to swallow key events, then restores them when you turn it off. No network, no analytics.
hopefully it helps you too. Don’t forget to leave a star, thanks!
Repo: https://github.com/rbayuokt/CleanKeys
Ok, this is a great idea for an App. Thank you. Amazing!!! Well done for solving this problem! And to preempt any sceptics.. doing the cleaning whilst the mac if off is futile. The Mac will restart/power on.
thanks! glad you like it
or you could just do what I do and lock the screen real quick, wipe/clean the keyboard, and then unlock it again...