Slap your MacBook.
Hear drums.
SlapDrum turns the built-in motion sensor into a drum kit. Tap the left or right side of the case: kick, tom, hi-hat, snare.
SlapDrum runs on MacBooks only. Open this page on your Mac.
Two sides, two strengths
Where you slap picks the side. How hard picks the drum. Press play to hear grooves made from the same four drums, or tap the drums yourself.
Live kit (Pro): real recordings from DRSKit 2.1, CC BY 4.0.
Get playing in a minute
No setup beyond a short calibration.
- Drag SlapDrum to ApplicationsSigned and notarized by Apple, so it opens without warnings.
- Teach it your slapsA quick guided round of left and right taps tunes side detection to your Mac and desk.
- Press PlayTyping is ignored, so you can keep the app open while you work.
Free, with an optional Pro
No subscription, no trial timer.
Free
- Unlimited playing
- Calibration
- Studio kit
Pro
- Everything in Free
- Live kit: real recorded drums
- 808 and Lo-fi kits
- Pick a sound per drum
Buy inside the app. Pro launches soon.
Questions
Which Macs work?
MacBooks with Apple Silicon that expose the motion sensor (M1 Pro, M2 and newer), running macOS 14 Sonoma or later. Desktop Macs have no such sensor.
Does it use the microphone or watch my keyboard?
No. It reads only the accelerometer and gyroscope. To ignore typing it checks that a key was pressed, never which one.
Does it send any data?
No. Calibration and settings stay on your Mac. The only network request is activating a Pro license, and only when you click Activate.
Will it damage my MacBook?
Light taps on the palm rest are enough; it's tuned to detect gentle slaps. Please don't hit the screen.