Quick Tap

No. QuickTap reads motion rather than impact, so a gentle finger tap is enough, and sensitivity is tuned so the lightest tap registers.

Yes. It works on any Mac running macOS Sonoma 14 or later, whether Intel or Apple Silicon.

It is being built using the same approach of reading the laptop's motion sensor and mapping taps to actions; no date has been announced yet.

No. There are zero network calls, with no analytics, telemetry, or update pings; the app is offline-first.

Two: Accessibility, so QuickTap can switch apps and windows, and a Login Item / Background helper needed to read the laptop's built-in motion sensor. macOS prompts for both on first launch, and it needs no microphone, internet access, or kernel extension.

QuickTap activates apps and macOS then brings forward the frontmost window on the current Space, so windows of the same app kept on one Space can be flipped between; windows spread across different Spaces will not be pulled across.

Sensitivity can be tuned down, and QuickTap adds a short dead-zone after each registered tap so the sensor does not double-fire on a single knock.