DeskKnockA LITTLE WINDOWS APP WITH A GOOD RHYTHM
Knock your desk.
Make things
happen.
Your desk is already within reach. Turn a gentle knock into play, pause, paste, or your favorite shortcut.
Free & open source · Windows 11 · Compatible sensor required
LESS REACHING. MORE DOING.
See what a knock can do.
One, two, three knocks. Three little ways to keep your hands where they are.
Pause the music.
Someone at the door? One gentle desk knock, and your soundtrack takes a break.
Play / pause- 01
Let it find your sensor.
DeskKnock checks the available accelerometers and measures how quickly they respond. No compatible sensor? It tells you clearly.
- 02
Teach it your kind of knock.
First-launch setup guides two short measurements. Watch your movement live, then aim your desk or laptop knocks above the background guide.
- 03
Pick your shortcuts. Get on with it.
Choose a media or everyday preset, or build your own. DeskKnock stays in the tray, ready when you need it.
THE SMALL PRINT, IN NORMAL SIZE
Your laptop needs
to feel the knock.
DeskKnock uses a built-in accelerometer exposed by Windows. It doesn’t listen through your microphone, and it can’t add a sensor your laptop doesn’t have.
Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360
100 Hz sensor readings. Physical desk and laptop knocks confirmed during hands-on testing.
Other compatible laptops may work. Sensitivity depends on your sensor, desk, and laptop placement. Calibration helps; it cannot guarantee that every accidental bump will be ignored.
See hardware notesGO ON. GIVE YOUR DESK A NEW JOB.
Knock. Knock.
Done.
Installs for your Windows user. No admin needed.
Unsigned early release — Windows may show a security warning.