MidiKeys

Play MIDI notes with computer keyboard and view incoming notes from selected MIDI source
Oct 09, 2026
Rating:
4.0 on 52 votes
Category:
Audio & Video › Music Production
Developer:
Chris Reed
License:
Open source
Total downloads:
199
Latest version:
1.9.1

Description

Play MIDI notes using your computer keyboard. The tool displays a virtual keyboard on your screen, with the keys corresponding to the keys on your computer keyboard. The octave starting from middle C (note 60) is represented by the keys 'z' through ','. The row above these keys represents the flats (black keys), and the octave below starts with the key 'q' (with the digit row representing that octave's flats). Additionally, choose a MIDI source and observe incoming notes being played on the virtual keyboard.

The 1.9.1 version of MidiKeys for Mac is provided as a free download on our software library. Midikeys_1.8.zip is the frequent file name to indicate this app's installer. This free Mac app is a product of Chris Reed. This program's bundle is identified as com.creed.MidiKeys.

MidiKeys for Mac belongs to Audio & Video Tools. You can set up this free app on Mac OS X 10.5.0 or later. The following version: 1.8 is the most frequently downloaded one by the program users. Our antivirus scan shows that this Mac download is safe. The size of the latest downloadable installer is 3.2 MB.

From the developer:

MidiKeys shows a little keyboard on screen, and you can use the computer keyboard to play MIDI notes. 'z' through ',' is the octave starting a middle C (note 60). The keys on the row above are flats (black keys), and the octave below is on the row starting with 'q' (and the digit row is that octave's flats).
In addition, you can select a MIDI source and see incoming notes played on the keyboard.

You may want to check out more software for Mac, such as MidiKey, which might be similar to MidiKeys.

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