Table of content
1. What is Typewriter Keyboard?
2. How to register?
3. How to install it?
4. How to uninstall it?
5. How to use it?
6. Where to find the latest version?
7. How to contact us?

1. What is Typewriter Keyboard?
You miss your old typewriter? You want your Mac to play typewriter sounds when you press the keys of your keyboard? You even want your keyboard to play any other sounds?
Then Typewriter Keyboard is what you need!

Typewriter Keyboard allows you to make your keyboard play typewriter sounds or any other sounds.
- It plays typewriter sounds when you press your keyboard keys.
- You can replace the typewriter sounds by any of your own sounds.
- A free and growing library of new sounds is available.
- You can adjust the sound volume.
- You can activate or mute it with the global hot key combination Control-Alt-Command-T.
- It appears in the right side of the menu bar.
- It doesn't need any installation which makes it very easy to use.
- It is available in Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese and many other languages.
Read the whole documentation for more details...

Version 10.1:
- A bug when selecting a sound file has been corrected.
- A bug when assigning a sound to the space bar or the return key has been corrected.

Version 10.0:
- A full recompilation has been made to be compatible with Big Sur.

Version 9.0:
- A major rework and a full recompilation have been made as 64-bit Application to be compatible with Catalina.

Version 8.1:
- A full recompilation has been made to be compatible with High Sierra, and as Universal Binary to keep being compatible with both old (PowerPC) Macs and recent (Intel) Macs.
- The "How to intall it?" paragraph of the documentation has been updated to explain how to install and launch the Application in particular under MacOS 10.13 High Sierra:
Under MacOS 10.13 High Sierra, if you're launching the Application for the first time, MacOS' GateKeeper (which you can configure in the "System Preferences") will refuse to launch it because you've not downloaded it from the Mac App Store (but from our website). In this case, instead of double-clicking on it, all you have to do is to right-click on the Application's icon, and then select the "Open" menu. A message will appear in which you'll be able to confirm that you want to launch the Application (even if it was not downloaded from the Mac App Store from an Identified Developper).

Version 8.0:
- A full recompilation has been made to be compatible with El Capitan and Sierra, and as Universal Binary to keep being compatible with both old (PowerPC) Macs and recent (Intel) Macs.

Version 7.0:
- A full recompilation has been made to be compatible with Mountain Lion, Mavericks and Yosemite.
- A Simplified Chinese localization has been released.
- Thank you to Hu Raxx for his translation from English to Simplified Chinese.

Version 6.2:
- A problem when saving the preferences at shutdown has been corrected, because of MacOS' non-safe way of quitting the applications at shutdown.
- A problem when checking for an available update has been corrected.

Version 6.1:
- A problem when saving the preferences at shutdown has been corrected, because of MacOS' non-safe way of quitting the applications at shutdown.

Version 6.0:
- A full recompilation has been made to be compatible with Lion.
- A full recompilation has been made again as Universal Binary to keep being compatible with both old (PowerPC) Macs and recent (Intel) Macs.
- Minor bugs have been corrected.
- A Russian localization has been released.
- Thank you to Evgeniy for his translation from English to Russian.
- A Spanish localization has been released.
- Thank you to Eduardo Gomez Palazzani for his translation from English to Spanish.

Version 5.2:
- A bug when assigning a sound to the space bar or the return key has been corrected.

Version 5.1:
- Minor bugs have been corrected.
- A Hungarian localization has been released.
- Thank you to Nagy Balazs for his translation from English to Hungarian.

Version 5.0:
- A full recompilation has been made to be compatible with Snow Leopard.
- A Greek localization has been released.
- Thank you to Nikos Papakostas for his translation from English to Greek.
- A Traditional Chinese localization has been released.
- Thank you to Li-Fong Chen for his translation from English to Traditional Chinese.

Version 4.0:
- A full recompilation has been made to be compatible with Leopard.
- The graphical interface has been unified.
- A Portuguese localization has been released.
- A Korean localization has been released.

Version 3.9:
- An Italian localization has been released.
- Thank you to Massimo Casadei for his translation from English to Italian.

Version 3.8:
- A Polish localization has been released.
- Thank you to Mateusz Stachowski for his translation from English to Polish.

Version 3.7:
- A German localization has been released.
- Thank you to Patrick Probst for his translation from English to German.

Version 3.6:
- Other sounds than the default typewriter sounds are available.

Version 3.5:
- You can automatically check for update at launch.
- You can reset the preferences file at next launch.
- A reception of the Quit Apple event has been improved.
- The display of unhandled exceptions has been improved.

Version 3.4:
- A Dutch localization has been released.
- Thank you to Maarten BOERMA for his translation from English to Dutch.
- A Japanese localization has been released.
- Thank you to Hisaoki SATOH for his translation from English to Japanese.

Version 3.3:
- You can activate or mute it with the global hot key combination Control-Alt-Command-T.
- A Swedish localization has been released.
- Thank you to Kim WESTBERG for his translation from English to Swedish.

Version 3.2:
- A reception of the Quit Apple event has been improved.
- The display of unhandled exceptions has been improved.

Version 3.1:
- A Norwegian localization has been released.
- Thank you to Daniel NILSEN for his translation from English to Norwegian.

Version 3.0:
- Intel Macs are supported with both PowerPC and Universal Binary applications.
- Multi-languages is supported into one single application.

Version 2.10:
- A full recompilation has been made to be compatible with Tiger.
- The Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Swedish localizations have been improved.

Version 2.9:
- The Ok button of the Preferences window has been corrected.

Version 2.8:
- It is compatible with the new version of Extended Software Updater.

Version 2.7:
- A Swedish localization has been released.
- Thank you to Kim WESTBERG for his translation from English to Swedish.

Version 2.6:
- A Dutch localization has been released.
- Thank you to Marc-Siebren KWADIJK for his translation from English to Dutch.

Version 2.5:
- A Japanese localization has been released.
- Thank you to Allin for his translation from English to Japanese.

Version 2.4:
- A German localization has been released.
- Thank you to Mahakk for his translation from English to German.

Version 2.3:
- An Italian localization has been released.
- Thank you to Remo Sandro REZZAGHI for his translation from English to Italian.
- The Imperial sounds set has been added in the library of new sounds.
- Thank you to Robert CAILLIAU for his original Imperial sounds set.

Version 2.2:
- A bug in the graphical interface has been corrected.

Version 2.1:
- A French localization has been released.
- You are no more limited to use Macintosh System Sound files.
- You can use sounds of any file format.
- A free and growing library of new sounds is available on our website.

Version 2.0:
- A full recompilation has been made to be compatible with Panther.
- Examples of sounds have been added.
- You can add it and remove it from the Login items in one click.

Version 1.5:
- A first recompilation has been made to be compatible with Panther.

Version 1.4:
- You can temporarily mute the sounds.

Version 1.3:
- It appears in the right side of the menu bar.
- The command files have been removed.

Version 1.2:
- A full recompilation has been made to correct minor bugs.
- The registration algorithm has been corrected.

Version 1.1:
- You can replace the typewriter sounds by your own sounds.
- You can set the sound volume.

Version 1.0:
- The first release.

2. How to register?
As long as you use it unregistered this Application works normally, but it has a time limit and annoying windows (Registration window, Popup windows, ...).
To register it you just have to purchase a registration code on our website.
We accept Australian Dollar, Brazilian Real, Canadian Dollar, Czech Koruna, Danish Krone, Euro, Hong Kong Dollar, Hungarian Forint, Israeli New Sheqel, Japanese Yen, Malaysian Ringgit, Mexican Peso, Polish Zloty, Pound Sterling, Russian Ruble, Singapore Dollar, Swedish Krona, Swiss Franc, Taiwan New Dollar, Thai Baht, Turkish Lira, US Dollar and many other currencies...
To see our prices or to have a look at our many other Applications, just go to our website now.
This will help and encourage us to continue developing useful and friendly software for your pleasure and service.
Remember that when you register for a particular Application, your registration code remains valid for all the following minor releases.
Remember to read the Conditions of Use, Publication and Distribution before installing and using our Applications.

3. How to install it?
No particular installation is required. Once you've downloaded the ".dmg" package from our website, it should uncompress automatically (in your "Downloads" folder or on your Desktop). If it does not, then you can double-click on it to uncompress it.
Then you just have to move the created folder into your "Applications" folder (or any other location) and double-click on the Application to launch it.

Particular case of MacOS 11 Big Sur:

Under MacOS 11 Big Sur, if you're launching the Application for the first time, MacOS' GateKeeper (which you can configure in the "System Preferences") will refuse to launch it because you've not downloaded it from the Mac App Store (but from our website). In this case, instead of double-clicking on it, all you have to do is to right-click on the Application's icon, and then select the "Open" menu. A message will appear in which you'll be able to confirm that you want to launch the Application (even if it was not downloaded from the Mac App Store from an Identified Developper).

NB: We're not distributing our Applications through the Mac App Store, because Apple's fees policy on the Mac App Store is not financially respectful of developers and small and medium companies, and consequently, at the end, of customers.

4. How to uninstall it?
There should be no reason to do this. ;-)
However, if you really want, then you just have to throw the Application into the trash, and that's all.

5. How to use it?
Launch it and your Mac will play sounds like an old typewriter when you type your keyboard keys.
It appears in the right side of the menu bar.
The best way to use it is to add it in the Login items (in the System Preferences panel) so that it is automatically launched each time you turn your Mac on.

The "About..." menu:
It allows you to display the application About window.

The "Preferences..." menu:
It allows you to open the application Preferences window.
The Preferences window allows you to change the sound volume and to use your own sounds instead of the default typewriter sounds.
You can assign any sound you want (as well as no sound at all) to any key on your keyboard.
Typewriter Keyboard accepts any sound files (such as .aiff, .au, .avi, .mov, .mp3, .mp4, .sfil, .wav, etc... files) recognized by QuickTime.

The "Quit" menu:
It allows you to quit the application.

6. Where to find the latest version?
To find the latest version of this Application and many other software "AlphaOmega Software" has written, you just have to visit our website.

7. How to contact us?
You can go to our website to send us an email.

AlphaOmega Software
www.alphaomega-software.com