TypeTones Quick Start Guide

1 Global Listening

Make music while typing in any application on your computer.

When Global Listening is OFF, TypeTones only makes sounds when you type in the TypeTones window itself. When it's ON, every keystroke anywhere on your computer creates music!

🔐 Setup Required (macOS)

Click "Setup Global Listening" to grant permissions. macOS requires two permissions for global keyboard listening:

Accessibility - System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility → Enable TypeTones
Input Monitoring - System Settings → Privacy & Security → Input Monitoring → Enable TypeTones

After enabling both, restart TypeTones to activate global listening.

🪟 Windows Users

Global Listening works automatically on Windows - just toggle it ON!

2 Auto Mode - The One-Click Musical Experience

Auto Mode is your fastest path to musical typing. Toggle this single button ON, and TypeTones instantly:

Works everywhere - Type in any app and hear music (email, browsers, code editors, chat apps - anywhere!)
Cycles instruments automatically - Smoothly rotates through different instrument sounds as you type
Changes sequences - Automatically switches between musical patterns and melodies
Hands-free variety - No manual switching needed - just type and let the music evolve

3 Choose Your Instrument & Build Playlists

Build Your Instrument Playlist: Create a personalized shortlist of your favorite instruments.

Select an instrument from the dropdown
Click + Add Current Instrument to add it to your shortlist
Repeat to build your collection of favorite instruments
Toggle Playlist Mode ON to automatically cycle through your favorites as you type
Click "Clear" to empty your playlist and start fresh

🎼 Pro Tip

Build a playlist with 3-5 of your favorite instruments, then turn on Playlist Mode for automatic variety without manual switching!

TypeTones Instrument Selector with Playlist Mode

4 Sequence & Volume

Choose musical sequences from the dropdown, adjust volume independently from your system, and build a custom playlist to cycle through your favorites.

Select sequences like Arpeggio Cascade from the dropdown
Use the volume slider to control TypeTones independently (0-100%)
Click + Add Current Sequence to build your playlist
Toggle Stop Cycling ON to rotate through saved sequences