OpenAI developers
Your favorite codec shortcuts are getting an upgrade.
15th July. pic.twitter.com/xZ1ydZyt94
— OpenAI Developers (@OpenAIDevs) June 29, 2026
Vibe coding and mechanical keyboards are two frustrating flavors that mesh beautifully like Celsius and Peptides. So it’s natural that OpenAI would release a thingamabob that turns some common codec shortcuts – possibly some of the ones mentioned here – into button-presses with lights.
The device in the post (which presumably has nothing to do with OpenAI’s upcoming Jony Ive-affiliated device) looks like a modified Work Louder Macro Pad, which we enthusiastically recommended back in 2023 at Gizmodo. Figma released a custom Work Louder macro pad later the same year. A macro pad is a small series of customizable inputs that sit on your desk, letting you do all your favorite key-presses and knob-turns on a device that looks and feels (probably) better than your regular keyboard.
But if you are confident in this type of equipment, this is just the beginning. The way this kind of thing is explained to me, in dimly lit rooms full of loud humming CPU fans, is that sensory feedback – clicks, bleeps, blinking lights, etc. – reduces errors and increases efficiency.
Or, sure, some people like it when their work tasks feel like playing Simon:
And that’s a legit thing if you ask me.
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