# bikkelbroeders/TouchBarDemoApp

Allows you to use your macOS Touch Bar from an iPad (through USB connection) or on-screen by pressing the Fn-key.

Repository: https://github.com/bikkelbroeders/TouchBarDemoApp
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/touchbardemoapp
Language: Objective-C
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2021-03-09T07:57:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3589, "days_push": 2003, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1646, forks 115 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:16.373717+00:00)

## What it is
A macOS demo app that displays the Apple Touch Bar on-screen via the Fn-key or on an iPad connected over USB. It lets users try the Touch Bar on Macs without a physical Touch Bar.

## Use cases
- preview the macOS touch bar on a mac without one
- show the touch bar on an ipad over usb
- toggle an on-screen touch bar with the fn key
- test touch bar app layouts during development
- sideload a touch bar client app onto an iphone or ipad

## When to choose
- you want to try or demo the touch bar on a mac lacking the hardware
- you need a usb-connected ipad as a touch bar display
- you are developing touch bar controls and want a quick preview

## When to avoid
- you run a modern macOS version without the required 10.12.1 build 16B2657 touch bar support
- you need an actively maintained or updated tool
- you want a general touch bar customization utility rather than a demo

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: gui, developer-tools
- domain: operating-systems, apple-ecosystem, mobile-development, hardware
- platform: -
- tags: touch-bar, objective-c, usb, ipad, demo-app, fn-key, macos, ios, desktop, mobile

## Member repositories
- bikkelbroeders/TouchBarDemoApp (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:16.373717+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:45:22.644694+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/bikkelbroeders/TouchBarDemoApp (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:16.373717+00:00, sha 32daf566fee8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.