One app for every walking pad. Plans included.
Control Merach, WalkingPad and FTMS treadmills over Bluetooth, plan your walking week, and get reminders that wait until you're off a call. On Mac now, Windows next.
Plan the walks. Run the belt. See every number.
Other treadmill apps give you buttons. This one also schedules your walks and reminds you at a sensible moment.
Weekly planner
Drag on the timeline to add a walk. Repeat it on weekdays, set its length and speed, or change a single day.
Reminders that wait
Start, Snooze or Skip from the notification. Held while your camera or mic is on, you're idle, or the screen is locked.
Live stats from the treadmill
Time, distance, steps, pace and calories, read from the belt so they match its display. The remote stays in sync.
In the menu bar
Three styles. Green dot while walking, amber while paused.
Never starts by itself
The belt moves only on Start, Space or a reminder's Start button.
Reconnects on its own
After sleep, power cycles and Bluetooth dropouts.
Pause keeps stats
Stop pauses where the treadmill allows; Resume returns to your speed.
Three protocols, picked automatically.
Brand-specific drivers come first. Anything else that speaks Bluetooth's Fitness Machine Service falls back to the standard driver.
| Treadmill | Recognized by | Protocol | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merach MR-T19 | MRK-* | Merach ZJ on fff0 | Verified |
| Kingsmith WalkingPad | KS-BLC* KS-BLR* KS-ST-A1* | Kingsmith F7/F8 on fe00 | In testing |
| FTMS treadmills | service 0x1826 | Bluetooth Fitness Machine Service | Standard |
KS-R1AC, KS-X21). Got another model working? Open an issue.Runs on your computer. Sends nothing.
No account, no analytics, no ads. Here is everything it asks for and why.
Two permissions
- BluetoothTo talk to your treadmill
- NotificationsTo remind you to walk
Whether you're available
- Camera, micIn use or not, never the content
- InputMinutes since last key or click
- ScreenLocked or asleep
Your data, on your Mac
- WalksA JSON file in Application Support
- SettingsLocal preferences
- LogsOnly if you turn diagnostics on
Read it, fork it, build it.
The app, the Bluetooth drivers and the protocol notes are all on GitHub. Issues and treadmill reports welcome.
$ git clone https://github.com/eoy4/desk-walker $ cd desk-walker $ scripts/install.sh # builds, copies to /Applications
Free, with no catch.
No ads, no paid tier, no data to sell. Donations pay for development time and for buying more treadmills to test against.
Questions
Is it safe?
The belt starts only when you click Start, press Space or tap Start on a reminder. Stop pauses it, and the treadmill's remote works the whole time. The source is public, so you can check every command it sends. macOS may ask you to confirm the first time you open it.
Which treadmills work?
Merach MR-T19 (verified), Kingsmith WalkingPad C2 and other F7/F8 models (in testing), and treadmills with Bluetooth FTMS. Encrypted WalkingPads such as the KS-R1AC and KS-X21 are not supported.
What about privacy?
No account, no analytics, no tracking. Walks and settings stay on your Mac. It checks whether the camera or mic is in use to hold reminders during calls, and never sees what they capture.
Why is it free?
It replaces a phone app that was full of ads, so charging or adding ads would defeat the point. If it's useful to you, support the project.
Windows?
A native Windows version is in progress. The download button above switches on when it ships.
Do I still need the phone app?
No. Close it before connecting, since most treadmills accept one Bluetooth connection at a time.