KeyslamSound effects
Free keyboard and typewriter sound effects (CC0)
The 17 real recordings behind Keyslam's sound packs are free to use under CC0. Each original is listed here with its recordist, length and format, plus a button to hear Keyslam's cut of it.
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Short answer: every recording on this page is CC0 (public domain) on Freesound, so you can use it in videos, podcasts, games or apps, commercially, without asking or crediting. We link to the originals instead of hosting copies: download them from Freesound, which asks you to sign in with a free account. They run from 1.1 s to 3:17.
Mechanical and laptop keyboard sound effects
Real boards typed for real: MX Blue (Cherry keyboard, model not named), MX Brown (board not named), MX Red (Corsair K95), MX Black (Leopold FC980M PD), Gateron Red (GMMK TKL), Topre (HHKB Professional Hybrid), Leopold FC660M, WhiteFox (Hako Violet), Rainy 75 (switches not stated), Unicomp buckling-spring board (model not named), Model F (IBM Model F XT, early 1980s), Vintage Technics (Technics-branded board, Gateron Yellows), Laptop (2018 MacBook Pro). Most are continuous typing sessions rather than sets of one-shots, so cut the strikes you need. Want them live on every keystroke instead of as files? That's what Keyslam does: mechanical keyboard sounds for Mac.
Mechanical Keyboard 'Cherry Blue Switches'
2:21 · WAV, 24-bit, 44.1 kHz, stereo · uploaded February 26, 2017
Steady typing on a clicky board. Bright clicks, good for “hacker at work” scenes.
By EricsSoundschmiede · CC0 1.0 · Open on Freesound ↗ · MX Blue pack
Mechanical Keyboard Cherry MX Brown
1:04 · FLAC, 16-bit, 48 kHz, stereo · uploaded August 21, 2017
A minute of tactile typing. A rounded, mid-pitched clack without the click.
By majod · CC0 1.0 · Open on Freesound ↗ · MX Brown pack
Keyboard clicking typing Cherry Red Mechanical
1:51 · WAV, 24-bit, 96 kHz, mono · uploaded December 23, 2019
Linear switches on a gaming board, recorded raw at 96 kHz. Smooth bottom-outs.
By handygaber · CC0 1.0 · Open on Freesound ↗ · MX Red pack
leopold fc980m pd cherry mx black.flac
0:35 · FLAC, 16-bit, 44.1 kHz, stereo · uploaded April 15, 2022
Quick, close-together typing on Cherry MX Blacks in a Leopold FC980M PD, in stereo. Heavy, smooth linear bottom-outs.
By ujonathan · CC0 1.0 · Open on Freesound ↗ · MX Black pack
Typing on a mechanical keyboard
0:41 · WAV, 16-bit, 44.1 kHz, mono · uploaded August 10, 2021
Gateron Reds on a GMMK TKL through a USB mic, in mono. Dark linear presses with a short, boxy note under each one.
By IRF1010N · CC0 1.0 · Open on Freesound ↗ · Gateron Red pack
Keyboard Typing 2 (HHKB, Topre)
3:17 · MP3, 48 kHz, stereo · uploaded November 24, 2020
Over three minutes of HHKB typing tests, no post-production. Soft, deep thock.
By grcekh · CC0 1.0 · Open on Freesound ↗ · Topre pack
Mechanical Keyboard Typing (Treble Version)
3:03 · WAV, 16-bit, 44.1 kHz, stereo · uploaded December 4, 2018
Close-miked from the wrist rest. Detailed attack on every key.
By stu556 · CC0 1.0 · Open on Freesound ↗ · Leopold pack
Keyboard Typing 10 (WhiteFox, Mechanical)
2:50 · MP3, 44.1 kHz, stereo · uploaded November 25, 2020
Typing tests, then single keys back to back at the end, handy for cutting one-shots.
By grcekh · CC0 1.0 · Open on Freesound ↗ · WhiteFox pack
Typing on a rainy 75
0:58 · MP3, 48 kHz, stereo · uploaded July 10, 2025
Just under a minute of typing on a Rainy 75, tagged “creamy” and “thocky” by its uploader. Low and muted.
By Techrul · CC0 1.0 · Open on Freesound ↗ · Rainy 75 pack
Typing on a keyboard
2:16 · FLAC, 24-bit, 44.1 kHz, stereo · uploaded October 22, 2019
Over two minutes of buckling-spring typing on a Unicomp, picked up with a clip-on lavalier mic. Springy and loud.
By SamsterBirdies · CC0 1.0 · Open on Freesound ↗ · Unicomp pack
IBM Model F keyboard typing
0:16 · WAV, 16-bit, 44.1 kHz, stereo · uploaded December 29, 2019
A short, busy burst of typing on an early-1980s IBM Model F XT, in very wide stereo.
By Fractal_ · CC0 1.0 · Open on Freesound ↗ · Model F pack
Keyboard typing sounds: Unidentified Technics keyboard
0:51 · Ogg Vorbis, 44.1 kHz, stereo · uploaded December 16, 2022
51 seconds of lubed, modded linears in an old case. Short and muted.
By zrrion · CC0 1.0 · Open on Freesound ↗ · Vintage Technics pack
Computer keyboard typing and keystrokes - Apple MacBook Pro 2018
0:53 · WAV, 24-bit, 48 kHz, mono · uploaded March 31, 2021
Close-up MacBook typing plus single clicks at different speeds. A ready-made MacBook keyboard sound effect.
By khenshom · CC0 1.0 · Open on Freesound ↗ · Laptop pack
Typewriter sound effects, bells and returns
IBM Correcting Selectric II and Olivetti Lettera 22, plus the short bell recordings Keyslam plays on Return.
Typewriter, IBM Selectric II
2:03 · FLAC, 24-bit, 48 kHz, stereo · uploaded March 23, 2014
Paper in, a few paragraphs, paper out, on an electric typewriter. Its bell is broken.
By secretmojo · CC0 1.0 · Open on Freesound ↗ · Selectric pack
Typewriter bell & carriage reset
2.9 s · WAV, 16-bit, 48 kHz, mono · uploaded May 16, 2016
A separate bell recording, described as “Antique typewriter margin bell and carriage return.” Keyslam plays it on Return in the Selectric pack.
By knufds · CC0 1.0 · Open on Freesound ↗ · Selectric pack
typewriter-olivetti-lettra-22.wav
1:46 · WAV, 16-bit, 44.1 kHz, mono · uploaded June 29, 2011
Paper in, about 50 words with a bell at each line end, carriage return, paper out.
By keithpeter · CC0 1.0 · Open on Freesound ↗ · Olivetti pack
Typewriter ding_near_mono.wav
1.1 s · WAV, 24-bit, 48 kHz, mono · uploaded October 29, 2017
A separate bell recording, described as “Typewriter ding at the end of a line.” Keyslam plays it on Return in the Olivetti pack.
By _stubb · CC0 1.0 · Open on Freesound ↗ · Olivetti pack
MacBook keyboard sound effect
For a MacBook typing sound, use khenshom's close-up recording of a 2018 MacBook Pro above. It has multiple keystrokes and single clicks at different speeds, recorded with a shotgun mic at 24-bit, 48 kHz. It's the butterfly keyboard, not the scissor keys on current MacBooks, so it won't match a new MacBook exactly. More on that in the 2018 MacBook Pro butterfly keyboard sound test.
Using them in a video
- Download the original from its Freesound page. Keep the page link with your project files.
- Drop it on your timeline in CapCut, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve or iMovie.
- Cut single strikes at the start of each transient if you need one-shots. The WhiteFox and MacBook recordings include isolated keys.
- Vary the takes. Repeating one strike sounds mechanical in the wrong way; use several from the same session.
- Mix it under the voice. Key sounds are short and bright, so they cut through at a low level. The mono files (MX Red, Gateron Red, Laptop, Selectric bell, Olivetti, Olivetti bell) can be panned.
Want to type live on camera instead? Keyslam plays takes cut from these recordings as you type on a Mac; see ASMR keyboard sounds on Mac.
Hear every pack
These buttons play Keyslam's cut of each recording, the same takes the app uses.
Sound effect questions
Can I use these Freesound recordings in YouTube videos?
Yes. Each one is marked CC0 1.0 on Freesound, which waives copyright: you can copy, edit and publish it, including in monetized and commercial work, without asking. Keep the Freesound link as your record of the license.
Where do these recordings come from?
From Freesound, where each recordist uploaded them as CC0. They are the sources of Keyslam's 15 sound packs; Keyslam cuts them into single keystrokes and levels them for the app.
Do I have to credit the recordists?
CC0 doesn't require it. Crediting is still a kind thing to do, and the names and links are on this page if you want to.
Can I download Keyslam's sliced takes here?
No. This page links to the original recordings on Freesound. The cut and leveled takes are bundled inside the Keyslam Mac app, and you can hear them on this page with the play buttons.
Keep exploring
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