Plays before the lid even shuts
macOS turns the speakers off the moment your lid closes. LidShutter reads the lid angle, so the goodbye sound starts while the lid is still moving and lands right as it shuts.
A tiny menu bar app for MacBook
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like you open your shop.
A tiny menu bar app that plays a shop shutter every time you lift the lid.
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When I open
When I close
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When the lid opensRolling Shutter
When the lid closesRolling Shutter
Last 7 Days
Play a sound when the lid opensClick a sound to choose it and hear it.
Shutters4 sounds
Playful6 sounds
Fun2 sounds
Nature5 sounds
Every sound is original to LidShutter, made in code.
Play a sound when the lid closesIt plays as the lid comes down, so it lands as it shuts.
Every sound is original to LidShutter, made in code.
Play sound when the lid opens
Trackpad vibrationBuzzes with each sound. Felt while a finger rests on the trackpad.
Vibration strengthStrong taps harder and more often.
VolumeAbove 100% makes sounds louder than normal.
Only if closed for at leastSkips the sound after a quick close and open.
Open at loginStarts LidShutter automatically so the sound always works after a restart.
Battery use
Very lowLidShutter sleeps until macOS reports that your lid moved. It never keeps your Mac awake, works offline once activated, and collects no data about you.
Feel the sounds
22 sounds live in this dice.
Give it a roll. Whatever comes out plays, with its own little show.
Tap the dice to roll
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Ready when you are
Roll the dice and a sound pops out here.
Mystery soundEvery roll is a surprise
How it works
Three steps. Zero setup.
Install it once and forget it’s there, until it makes you smile every time you open your MacBook.
- Step 1
Close the lid
A cheerful “shoop, pop, boing!” plays right as the lid shuts.
Listen - Step 2
Take a break
Lunch, a meeting, a good night’s sleep. LidShutter waits quietly in your menu bar.
- Step 3
Open it again
Your shutter rolls up with a clackety ka-chunk and a ding. The shop is open!
Listen
Thoughtful details
Small app.
Lots of care.
Feel every sound
Rest a finger on your trackpad and feel the shutter rattle. Every sound has its own pattern: bell strikes, raindrops, a supercar’s rev. Like it stronger? Turn it up.
Close it. The shop stays open.
Close the dashboard or press ⌘Q and LidShutter tucks back into your menu bar. It sleeps until macOS says your lid moved, so it never keeps your Mac awake.
Up to 200% volume
Need it louder? Push past 100%. The sound itself gets louder, with a soft limiter so it stays clean.
Only after a real break
Skip the sound after a quick close and open. Play it only if the lid stayed closed for a while.
Starts with your Mac
Turn on “Open at login”. The sound always works, even after a restart.
Native and tiny
Built in Swift and SwiftUI. Just a small icon in your menu bar.
Private by design
Works offline. No account.
No tracking. Not even audio files.
Every sound you hear is generated by code, right on your Mac, the moment it plays. Your stats stay on your Mac too.
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Works offlineInternet only to activate and to look for updates. Otherwise it works offline.
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Zero data collectedThe app has no account, no analytics, no tracking.
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Sounds made in codeGenerated on your Mac in milliseconds. No audio files.
Notarized by AppleChecked by Apple for malicious software, so it opens on your Mac without any warnings.
How does LidShutter know when I open the lid?
It listens for the lid and sleep/wake events macOS already sends. On MacBooks with a lid angle sensor, it also reads the angle, so the close sound can start while the lid is still moving.
Does it drain my battery?
No. Battery use is very low: LidShutter sleeps until macOS reports that your lid moved, and it never keeps your Mac awake.
Does it keep running if I close the window?
Yes. Closing the dashboard or pressing ⌘Q tucks LidShutter back into the menu bar, and your sounds keep working. To stop it completely, choose Quit from the menu bar.
How does the trackpad vibration work?
MacBooks with a Force Touch trackpad buzz along with each sound, and each sound has its own pattern. You feel it while a finger rests on the trackpad. Choose Light, Medium, or Strong in Settings (Strong taps harder and more often), or turn it off.
Can it get louder than my Mac’s volume?
Yes. The volume slider goes up to 200%. Above 100%, LidShutter makes the sound itself louder, with a soft limiter so it stays clean instead of crackling.
Can it pick a sound for me?
Yes. Click the dice next to “When I open” or “When I close” in the menu bar, and LidShutter picks a different random sound, plays it, and keeps it as your new choice.
Can I stop it from playing in a meeting?
Yes. Pause it with one switch in the menu bar, turn the volume down, or set it to play only after the lid has been closed for a while.
Does it work offline?
Yes. It needs the internet once, to activate your key. After that it works offline. If your Mac is online, it quietly re-checks the key about once a week and looks for a new version about once a day. Nothing about how you use it ever leaves your Mac.
Does it collect any data?
Nothing about you or how you use it. The app has no account and no analytics (our website does use Google Analytics and DataFast to count visits). Your opening stats stay on your Mac. When you activate, your license key and your Mac’s model go to our payment provider. When it looks for updates, it asks lidshutter.com for the newest version number. That’s all.
How does the license work?
You pay once and your license key appears on the page right after you pay, with the Mac app download. You can always find the key again in your customer portal. Open LidShutter, go to License in the dashboard, paste the key, and press Activate. No subscription, and updates are free.
Can I use it on more than one Mac?
One key activates one Mac. If you have several, choose a multi-Mac pack (2 to 10 Macs): it’s one key that activates on all of them, and each Mac costs less.
What if I get a new Mac?
In LidShutter, open License and choose Deactivate this Mac. That frees the slot, and you can use the same key on your new Mac.
Which Macs does it work on?
Any MacBook running macOS 13 Ventura or later. It needs a lid, so it’s made for MacBook Air and MacBook Pro.
Where are the sounds from?
Every sound is original and generated in code inside the app. There are no recordings and nothing to license, and they’re created in a few milliseconds when they play.
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Buy LidShutter$1.99
One key activates one Mac. Pay once, no subscription.
After you pay, wait a few seconds on the next page: your license key appears there with the Mac app download. Open the app and paste the key.
More than one Mac?
One key that activates on up to 10 Macs. The more Macs, the less each one costs.
Need it on 2 to 10 Macs? Multi-Mac packs open when launch pricing ends.
Works offline. Internet is needed only to activate and to look for updates. Otherwise it works offline.
Lifetime license. Pay once, it’s yours forever. No subscription.
Free updates included. New sounds and features, from time to time.What’s new →