How do you turn off the keyboard clicks sound on macbook pro?

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Vidhi4 Author

Level 1

9 points

How do you turn off the keyboard clicks sound on macbook pro?

Hi,

Anyone knows how do you turn off the keyboard clicks sound?

I tried System Prefs --> Sound --> Sound Effects --> Play feedback when volume is changed.

But no luck.

Thanks.

Posted on Jul 27, 2014 12:49 PM

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Answer 1

abadler

Level 1

4 points

Nov 5, 2015 11:18 PM in response to Vidhi4

this is it - I had the same problem and found the answer on the internet

Step 1: Turn on “Play user interface sounds” in System Preferences, under Sound -> Sound Effects.
Step 2: Turn on “Slow Keys” under Universal Access -> Keyboard, turn on “Use click key sounds”, and move the acceptance delay slider all the way towards the “Short” end. Unless, of course, you’d like to play around with slow keys to see what it does.
Step 3: Type until the sounds are maddening again, and then turn off Slow Keys in the same place.

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Answer 2

Jul 30, 2014 3:20 AM in response to Vidhi4

That's what I'm running as well... I don't hear any keyboard clicks (other than the normal click of the space bar, for instance) and can't find where to turn audio click on or off... do you mean that you're getting an audible click with every key that you tap?

Clinton

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Answer 3

Jul 30, 2014 3:42 AM in response to Vidhi4

Hmm - I don't know of a system setting that would cause that: I even looking in Accessibility and couldn't find a thing. Perhaps it's some sort of third-party software causing the audible clicks?

I don't know...

Clinton

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Answer 4

Csound1

Level 9

60,063 points

Jul 30, 2014 4:11 AM in response to Vidhi4

Apologies, I missed that.

OSX does not have a facility for clicky keys (not that I can find) so you must be running something else that is causing it.

Download and run Etrecheck, then post the report here, let's see what is running on your Mac.

Have you booted in Safe mode to see if it happens in that mode as well?

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Answer 5

Vidhi4 Author

Level 1

9 points

Jul 30, 2014 4:19 AM in response to Vidhi4

EtreCheck version: 1.9.12 (48)

Report generated 30 July, 2014 1:16:45 pm GMT+2

Hardware Information:

MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) (Verified)

MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1

1 2.7 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2 cores

8 GB RAM

Video Information:

Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 512 MB

Color LCD 1024 x 640

System Software:

OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 2 days 2:45:47

Disk Information:

Hitachi HTS547550A9E384 disk0 : (500.11 GB)

EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (213.96 GB free)

Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB

OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5970H

USB Information:

Apple Inc. iPhone

Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

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Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus

Gatekeeper:

Mac App Store and identified developers

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[running] rapiback.plist Support

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[running] com.citrix.ServiceRecords.plist Support

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[running] com.tidalpoolsoftware.macproxy.application.plist Support

[running] de.novamedia.VodafoneDeviceObserver.plist Support

[running] syncmateStarter.plist Support

User Launch Agents:

[failed] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper.plist Support

User Login Items:

Vodafone Mobile Broadband

Internet Plug-ins:

Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.1.4 Support

FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Support

Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9

Flash Player: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Support

QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support

CitrixICAClientPlugIn: Version: 11.8.2 - SDK 10.7 Support

SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.3 - SDK 10.6 Support

googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support

Silverlight: Version: 4.0.60831.0 Support

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BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9

AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9

AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9

iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9

iTunes Plug-ins:

Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9

User Internet Plug-ins:

Picasa: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 Support

WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 Support

3rd Party Preference Panes:

Flash Player Support

Flip4Mac WMV Support

MacFUSE (Tuxera) Support

MacProxy Support

Time Machine:

Mobile backups: OFF

Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off

Volumes being backed up:

Macintosh HD: Disk size: 464.96 GB Disk used: 265.69 GB

Destinations:

FreeAgent GoFlex Drive [Local] (Last used)

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Time Machine details may not be accurate.

All volumes being backed up may not be listed.

Top Processes by CPU:

3% WindowServer

1% AddressBookSourceSync

1% Google Chrome

0% taskgated

0% opendirectoryd

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336 MB iPhoto

213 MB mds_stores

172 MB Skype

164 MB Google Chrome

156 MB Finder

Virtual Memory Information:

2.32 GB Free RAM

3.59 GB Active RAM

769 MB Inactive RAM

1.34 GB Wired RAM

1.77 GB Page-ins

0 B Page-outs

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Answer 6

Jul 30, 2014 4:38 AM in response to Vidhi4

You've a lot of junk installed - and remnants of MacKeeper - but I don't know of anything that you have installed that would cause 'clicking.' You could safely get rid of (unless you need VodaPhome to connect to the Internet):

Kernel Extensions:

[not loaded] com.NovatelWireless.driver.NovatelWirelessUSBCDCECMControl (3.0.13) Support

[not loaded] com.NovatelWireless.driver.NovatelWirelessUSBCDCECMData (3.0.13) Support

[not loaded] com.ZTE.driver.ZTEUSBCDCACMData (1.3.35) Support

[not loaded] com.ZTE.driver.ZTEUSBMassStorageFilter (1.3.35) Support

[loaded] com.eltima.SyncMate.kext (0.2.5b15) Support

[not loaded] com.novamedia.driver.IceraUSB_MSD_Bypass (1.3.0) Support

[not loaded] com.novatelwireless.driver.3G (3.0.13) Support

[not loaded] com.novatelwireless.driver.3GData (3.0.13) Support

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[not loaded] com.option.driver.OptionHS (3.26.0) Support

[not loaded] com.option.driver.OptionMSD (1.21.0) Support

[not loaded] com.option.driver.OptionQC (1.11.0) Support

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[not loaded] com.zte.driver.cdc_usb_bus (1.0.26) Support

[not loaded] de.novamedia.driver.NMSamsung (0.0.2) Support

[not loaded] de.novamedia.driver.NMSmartplugSCSIDevice (1.0.1) Support

[not loaded] de.novamedia.driver.NMUSBCDCACMControl (3.2.12) Support

[not loaded] de.novamedia.driver.NMUSBCDCACMData (3.2.12) Support

[not loaded] de.novamedia.oem.vodafone.vtp.huawei.cdc (0.0.2) Support

Launch Daemons:

[loaded] com.tidalpoolsoftware.macproxy.kext.plist Support

[running] rapiback.plist Support

Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.citrix.AuthManager_Mac.plist Support

[running] com.citrix.ReceiverHelper.plist Support

[running] com.citrix.ServiceRecords.plist Support

[running] com.tidalpoolsoftware.macproxy.application.plist Support

[running] de.novamedia.VodafoneDeviceObserver.plist Support

[running] syncmateStarter.plist Support

User Launch Agents:

[failed] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper.plist Support

User Login Items:

Vodafone Mobile Broadband

Vodafone Mobile Broadband

Might help, might not, with the 'clicking.'

Clinton

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Answer 7

11jhwall

Level 1

0 points

Jan 3, 2015 8:53 AM in response to Vidhi4

I have searched for hours because I have the same problem. Then I started typing and it was quiet. It probably always was. It's my trackpad that clicks every time and the sound of the space key that is fine. Now I need to go back and figure out how to make the trackpad quiet. Then need to check with Clinton on how to get rid of MacKeeper crap that comes up every time I click a ling or try to go somewhere.

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Answer 8

Jul 22, 2017 8:37 AM in response to Vidhi4

I got this issue after I borrowed my 5 year old my Macbook to watch a movie, and clicked all over the system trying to play a DVD.....and no forum talks about this but the only way I have found to mute the keyboard sound is under System Preferences--->Sound---->Sound effects---->Alert Sound (slide the volume all the way to the left).

Some state that there should be a click on and off under this preference or accessibility... but I have found not such preference. But I have no keyboard feedback sound while typing which is great.

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Answer 9

Vidhi4 Author

Level 1

9 points

Jul 30, 2014 2:39 AM in response to Vidhi4

Anyone?

Many thanks in advance.

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Answer 10

Jul 30, 2014 2:48 AM in response to Vidhi4

Which version of OS X are you running? I've looked under keyboard, accessibility, sound, etc., and cannot find a setting to make my keys 'click' much less 'unclick'...

Clinton

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