sindresorhus/touch-bar-simulator
Use the Touch Bar on any Mac observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3458
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 910
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1935 stars · 86 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A macOS app that launches the Touch Bar simulator without requiring Xcode, adding features like a transparency slider, screenshot capture, and a menu bar toggle. It is discontinued because macOS changes broke it.
Use cases
- use the touch bar on any mac
- launch touch bar simulator without xcode
- take screenshots of the touch bar
- toggle touch bar with a keyboard shortcut
- dock touch bar window to screen edge
When to choose
- you need a standalone Touch Bar simulator on macOS 12 or earlier
- you want Touch Bar screenshots or quick toggling without Xcode
When to avoid
- you are on a recent macOS version where the app no longer works
- you need a maintained or localized tool
- you need Touch Bar emulation on non-Apple hardware
Facets
application · maturity abandoned
developer-tools gui simulation developer-tools operating-systems apple-ecosystem touch-bar xcode menu-bar discontinued macos desktop
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/sindresorhus/touch-bar-simulator · fetched 2026-08-28 · 239221abc04e
- homepage: https://sindresorhus.com/touch-bar-simulator · fetched 2026-08-29 · f1b6e0ad16f4
- site_page: https://sindresorhus.com/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 50c6010cf2fd
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| sindresorhus/touch-bar-simulator | main | 10 |
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