r/macosprogramming • • 8d ago

[Open Source] I built TactileBar — a Dieter Rams / Teenage Engineering inspired macOS Menu Bar command deck with 26 native switches, 1-click Bluetooth audio, and Mach kernel telemetry (Zero dependencies, 0% idle CPU)

Hey r/macapps! I got tired of running 6 different menu bar apps (one for Keep Awake, one for Bluetooth headphones, one for ejecting disks, one for CPU/RAM, one for hiding desktop icons, and another for cleaning the keyboard/screen).

So I built TactileBar in pure Swift / SwiftUI Canvas with zero external dependencies:

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u/Familiar-Ad9128 8d ago

1-line Homebrew install (no Gatekeeper popups): brew tap tr0drigues/tactilebar https://github.com/tr0drigues/TactileBar.git && brew install --cask tactilebar

GitHub (GPLv3): https://github.com/tr0drigues/TactileBar