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Touch Bar Simulator
touch-bar-simulator · v4.2.0 • deprecated
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8.0
Touch Bar as a standalone app
brew install --cask touch-bar-simulator 15
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Install trend
Trust Score 5/10
✓ Open source (MIT) +3
✗ Active development +0
✓ Licensed +1
✗ No auto-updates +0
✗ Deprecated +0
✓ Established (>1yr) +1
✗ Low installs +0
Review
Mar 11, 2026The Touch Bar Simulator lets any Mac use the Touch Bar interface, offering a testing and development tool for apps. It's ideal for developers and users wanting to experiment with Touch Bar functionality.
Simulates the Touch Bar interface on any Mac, allowing users to interact with apps as if they had a physical Touch Bar.
Maturity: The project is stable with active contributions and resolved issues, indicating good health.
Community: Community reception is positive, with high engagement on Reddit and mentions on Hacker News, highlighting its value for developers and testers.
Pros
- + Enables Touch Bar functionality on non-Touch Bar Macs
- + Free and open-source under MIT license
- + Strong community support with active GitHub engagement
Cons
- - Manual updates required as there's no auto-update feature
- - Occasional issues with Touch Bar functionality, though resolved
Community Mentions
hackernews
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reddit
hackernews
May 2018 Touch Bar Simulator
hackernews
Apr 2017 Use the Touch Bar on any Mac
Positive sentiment Negative sentiment Neutral / unknown