For people who can't use a mouse
Click anything
with your keys
Keyhand puts a short letter on every button, link and field in the app you're using. Type the letters and it's clicked. Your keyboard types normally the rest of the time.
Free · macOS 12 or later · Apple silicon and Intel
Three keys to a click
No pointer to steer, nothing to hold down.
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Press ⌃⌥M
Yellow labels appear on everything you can click in the app in front, including its menu bar.
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Type a label
Type the letters on the button or link you want. Hold ⇧ on the last letter to right-click, ⌥ to double-click.
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It's clicked
The labels vanish and you're back to typing. Any other key closes them too, so you never get stuck.
Everything a mouse does
Anywhere else? Use the grid
For a spot without a button, like a map, a canvas or empty space, press Space while the labels show. The screen splits into nine lettered cells; each key press zooms in, so any point is a few presses away. Then Space clicks there. Works across displays.
Set up without a mouse
A welcome guide walks you through the one permission Keyhand needs, lets you practice on real buttons, and turns on opening at login, so Keyhand is ready after every restart.
Learn it in a minute
Every key is on one page, drawn as key caps, and always matches your own settings. Change any key you like, including both shortcuts.
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Pointer keys
Prefer to steer? ⌃⌥P turns the arrow keys into a pointer that starts slow and speeds up. Click, right-click, drag and drop.
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Scroll like a trackpad
Scrolling glides smoothly and eases to a stop, like a two-finger swipe.
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No holding keys
Scroll mode and precise mode switch on with a single press, for one-finger typing, head pointers and mouth sticks.
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Clear feedback
A badge shows what's active, with optional sounds and VoiceOver announcements.
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Your keyboard, untouched
Keyhand only takes keys while its labels, grid or pointer keys are on screen. Everything else goes straight to your apps.
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Private by design
No account, no analytics, no internet connection. Nothing you type is recorded. Privacy policy
Install
- Download Keyhand, open the zip, and move Keyhand to your Applications folder.
- Open Keyhand. It lives in the menu bar, and a welcome window opens.
- Allow Accessibility access when asked, or in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility. That's the only permission it needs.
- Press ⌃⌥M and try it on the welcome window's buttons.
- Turn on Open Keyhand when you log in.
Questions
Why isn't Keyhand on the App Store?
App Store apps must run in Apple's sandbox, and the sandbox blocks reading other apps' buttons, which is exactly what click labels need. So Keyhand is signed with Apple's Developer ID and notarized by Apple instead: macOS checks it before it first opens, just like an App Store app.
What does Keyhand see?
To place labels, it notes the type, position and size of clickable things in the app in front (for example, "a button at this spot"). It doesn't read their text, what you type, or your documents, and it never goes online. See the privacy policy.
Which apps does it work with?
Most apps, including Safari, Finder, Mail, Chrome and Electron apps. Labels cover the app in front: its window and menu bar, plus Keyhand's own menu bar icon. For another app, switch to it with ⌘Tab first. Where an app doesn't expose a button, the grid still works.
No labels appear. What now?
Open Keyhand's Settings (menu bar icon → Settings…) and check the Permissions tab. If Accessibility isn't granted, or an update changed the app, remove Keyhand from System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility, then open Keyhand again and allow access.
Can I change the keys?
Yes, every one. Settings → Keys lets you remap each action, including the two shortcuts, and choose which modifier gives precise movement or scrolling.
Does it cost anything?
No. Keyhand is free. If it helps you, you can buy me a coffee.
Keyhand is free
If it makes your Mac easier to use, a coffee helps keep it going.