Question 1

What is OuchMac?

Accepted Answer

OuchMac is a macOS menubar app that uses your MacBook's built-in accelerometer to detect physical impacts — bumps, slaps, drops — and plays a funny sound in response. It lives in your menubar and runs silently in the background.

Question 2

Which Macs are compatible with OuchMac?

Accepted Answer

OuchMac works on MacBooks (Air and Pro) running macOS 13 Ventura or later that have a built-in accelerometer. Desktop Macs (Mac mini, Mac Pro, iMac) do not have an accelerometer and are not compatible.

Question 3

How much does OuchMac cost?

Accepted Answer

OuchMac is a one-time purchase of $5 USD (approximately R$19.90 BRL). No subscription, no recurring fees. You pay once and own it forever, including all future updates.

Question 4

What sound packs are included?

Accepted Answer

OuchMac includes 8 sound packs: Goat, Sexy, WTF, Fart, Classic, Retro, Cartoon, and Ghost. Each pack has multiple sounds that play randomly on impact for variety.

Question 5

Does OuchMac slow down my Mac?

Accepted Answer

No. OuchMac is extremely lightweight. It uses less than 0.1% CPU at idle and only activates briefly when an impact is detected. It has no background network activity.

Question 6

Can I adjust how sensitive OuchMac is?

Accepted Answer

Yes. OuchMac has a sensitivity slider in the menubar popover so you can tune how hard an impact needs to be to trigger a sound. Set it low for gentle taps, or high so only real slaps trigger it.

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