NumLock

Enable number lock on your MacBook and Apple Wireless Keyboards

NumLock allows you to enable the classic number lock on your MacBook or Apple Wireless Keyboard. Making one-hand touch typing of numbers possible for those that don’t have extended keyboards. Simply install it and enable it via Menu bar icon or custom hotkey combination that you choose.

Feature Details
  • Simple drag-and-drop install
  • Runs unobtrusively in the background
  • Works with any OS X app
  • Menu bar item to toggle NumLock ON / OFF
  • User defineable hotkey combination to toggle NumLock ON / OFF
  • Preferences window
  • Start NumLock at login option
  • Apple Developer ID signing to eliminate Gatekeeper nag screen

NumLock is working app that I’ve been sharing with my friends. I’d like to make the app freeware, but need your help to cover my setup and support costs. Back the NumLock Kickstarter project so that it can be available to everybody.

Wordcrafts has generously donated their localization skills to provide translation of NumLock into 3 languages.

Kickstarter Backer Credits
NumLock was made possible thanks to the following:
Kickstarter

Wordcrafts
Wordcrafts did all the localization, and generously sponsored the following language translations:

  • Russian
  • Korean
  • Chinese – Simplified

Thanks to the following Kickstarter backers for their generous donations:

Babel Fish
The following languages are brought to you by:

  • Dutch – Wim van der Kuil
  • German – Mark U. Richard

Insiders

  • Brian Weber
  • Dilato Marketing Inc.
  • Brian G R Hughes
  • Chris Frank

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