Crack - Squeaky MacBook Lid

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Lid Angle Sensor

Reads the built-in AppleHID lid sensor at 60fps to detect the slightest movement.

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Variable Pitch

Playback speed maps to lid velocity — slow creaks and fast snaps sound completely different.

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7 Synthesized Sounds

Haunted door cracks, cat meows, alien whispers, whale songs, wind effects, and more. All generated in real-time.

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Menu Bar App

No dock icon, no windows. Just a tiny menu bar icon to toggle, adjust volume, and pick sounds.

Lightweight

Under 1 MB. Near-zero CPU usage. Built natively in Swift with AVAudioEngine.

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Open Source

MIT licensed. Signed and notarized by Apple. No tracking, no telemetry, no nonsense.