My cat keeps walking over my keyboard.
Is it possible to lock the keyboard with a keyboard short cut but leave the screen running and all apps visible?
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Also apple.stackexchange.com/questions/41439/…– bmike ♦Commented Sep 17, 2017 at 18:51
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The accepted solution on that question does lock the screen (sleep, screensaver). That is not what I want. I edited the question to clarify that.– kiatraCommented Sep 17, 2017 at 19:10
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1Aah - kind of like unplugging the keyboard entirely. Or forcing you to answer a captcha or math question to start typing again.– bmike ♦Commented Sep 17, 2017 at 19:59
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Yeah like unplugging it. Reactivating via mouse input would suffice.– kiatraCommented Sep 17, 2017 at 23:29
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You can use KeyboardCleanTool (made by the developer of BetterTouchTool).
It opens the application window with a button you have to press in order to lock/unlock the keyboard.
Download it from BetterTouchTool.net
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Can this be moved out of the way enough or be in the background while watching a movie in full screen? I would try it myself but I am currently on the latest beta.– kiatraCommented Jun 12, 2019 at 9:49
There's no way to turn off a keyboard via shortcut because you would have no way to turn it back on. The best method to achieve what you are looking for is to disconnect the keyboard.
Wired/USB Keyboards
To do that, you should use a USB with a "disconnect" or a "power switch" to turn it on/off like the Sabrent 4 Port Switch. I recommended this for a different question in which the user needed to "reset" the USB bus to redetect their device; this will work perfectly for you.
When you want to "lock" your keyboard, just turn off the port. Turning it back on will automatically reconnect it.
What about wireless?
Turn it off. When you turn it back on, it will automatically reconnect.