Most keyboard-locking apps were built for keyboard cleaning. Cats Lock is built for the cat moment. What stands out: • Stealth Lock mode (silent + invisible) for meetings • Customizable warning sound, with import for your own • ⌘L from main window or menu bar • Sandboxed, no analytics, no account • $2.99 one-time, no subscription Built by an indie developer for himself and his cat to enjoy.
Hey Product Hunt 👋
I'm Todd, and Cats Lock is the result of my cat repeatedly walking across my keyboard during work calls and sending things into Slack I cannot legally share here.
I figured a small, focused utility that just does the one thing would be useful for anyone else living through this. So here it is.
A few details worth knowing:
• ⌘L locks the keyboard from the main window or menu bar, ⌘L again unlocks
• Standard mode shows a friendly overlay with a customizable warning sound on each blocked keypress (also great as an audible cue from the next room when your cat has joined the keyboard)
• Stealth Lock mode is silent and invisible, useful during meetings, recordings, or calls
• Sandboxed, no Accessibility prompt, no analytics, no account creation
• $2.99 one-time, no subscription
Happy to answer any questions today, and I'd love to hear your "what my cat typed" stories. 🐈
Damn bro, I don't have a cat, but I love your idea so f***g much! This is absolutely brilliant, love it!
this should ship bundled with macOS for cat owners. two of mine attached, both certified keyboard interns :)
Haha, are you making a system to destroy my MAC by letting the cat walk on it? Haha. Good thinking btw.
This is the most 'Product Hunt' product I've seen today. Beyond just locking the keys, does it have a 'cat mode' that displays something fun on the screen while the keyboard is disabled?
About Cats Lock on Product Hunt
“Lock your Mac keyboard so your cat can walk on it.”
Cats Lock launched on Product Hunt on May 15th, 2026 and earned 89 upvotes and 9 comments, placing #18 on the daily leaderboard. Most keyboard-locking apps were built for keyboard cleaning. Cats Lock is built for the cat moment. What stands out: • Stealth Lock mode (silent + invisible) for meetings • Customizable warning sound, with import for your own • ⌘L from main window or menu bar • Sandboxed, no analytics, no account • $2.99 one-time, no subscription Built by an indie developer for himself and his cat to enjoy.
Cats Lock was featured in Mac (103.5k followers), Cats (3.9k followers) and Vercel Day (8 followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 9.2k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted Cats Lock?
Cats Lock was hunted by Todd Alexander. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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