tapcut

What it does

Tap the palm rest of your MacBook. Something happens. Using the built-in accelerometer, tapcut turns 2, 3, or 4 taps into any action — open Claude, run a macOS Shortcut, launch an app. A gesture replaces the hotkey you keep forgetting. macOS 14+ on Apple silicon. 3-day free trial.

tapcut is a macOS app that turns taps on your MacBook chassis into shortcuts. Tap two, three, or four times — each rhythm fires a macOS Shortcut, app launch, keyboard combo, or text snippet you bind. macOS 14+ on Apple silicon.

Tap your laptop two, three, or four times — each pattern fires a different shortcut you bind in the app. Anything you’ve built in Shortcuts fires from a tap. Even when you’re typing or on a call. Bind any app to a tap. Three taps and it’s open. No Cmd-Tab. No focus loss. Pick a combo in the app. Two taps fires it. Even hotkeys the app already stole. Save a phrase. Tap types it into the active field. Cursor stays put. Three taps. The screen softens for nine seconds. Falling emoji and a kind message. Then it fades. tapcut is a macOS app for Apple silicon. It listens for taps on your MacBook chassis using the built-in accelerometer. Tap two, three, or four times — each rhythm…from tapcut.app

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