Privacy Policy

Last updated: 25 September 2026

Key Press Counter does not collect, transmit or share any data. This page explains what the app stores on your Mac, why it needs the one permission it asks for, and what it never touches.

What the app stores

For each day, the app keeps 24 whole numbers: how many keys were pressed in each hour. That is the entire dataset. It also stores the date each set of numbers belongs to.

These numbers live inside the app's own sandbox container on your Mac. They are never sent anywhere. Deleting the app deletes them.

What the app never stores or reads

Which keys you press, key codes or characters
What you type, in any form
Which application you are typing in
Timestamps finer than the hour
Any identifier for you or your Mac

The Input Monitoring permission

To count key presses across all applications, macOS requires the Input Monitoring permission. The app uses it through a listen-only system event tap: each key press increments a counter and the event continues to its destination untouched. The app does not inspect, record, modify or block any event. Counting is the only thing it does with this permission, and it cannot count without it.

Network, accounts and third parties

The app has no network access: it is sandboxed without the entitlement to make or receive network connections. There is no account, no sign-in, no cloud sync, no crash reporting, no analytics, no advertising and no third-party code that could collect data.

Launch at login

If you enable it, the app registers itself with macOS to start when you log in. This is optional, uses the standard macOS login-item mechanism, and can be switched off at any time from the app or from System Settings.

Children

The app collects no data from anyone, including children.

Changes to this policy

If the app ever changes what it stores, this page will be updated first and the change described plainly. The date at the top reflects the current version.

Contact

Questions about this policy: support@createbycoding.it