The Touch Bar feature was introduced on the MacBook Pro 2016 which turned out to be completely divisive among the users. There is no in-between - you either despise or adore it.
But, regardless of where you stand on the Touch Bar debate is, the fact remains that if you want a MacBook Pro with one, you'll have a slightly different experience than the rest.
Apple was gracious enough to invest time wisely in creating some productivity tools built-in for the Touch Bar along with a slew of features to support ease of use. However, since the newer MacBooks lack the touch bar the older models can now be considered vintage.
Here, we will discuss the significantly important things we could do with that extra touch screen – useful, entertaining, and aesthetically beautiful to look at.
There's a dynamic audio visualizer with a full screen mode, color grading options, templates, and gesture based volume and mute functionality. It's a delight for the eyes and you would never stopped using it.
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A mini version of the well known and classic Chrome Dino game mini version!
The Ping Pong game is available on the App Store for $1.99.
Check out the following resources on GitHub to know more:
2. GitHub - insidegui/TouchBarSpaceFight: A simple, fun game for the MacBook Pro's Touch Bar
This one is a perfect relaxing game after a hard day’s work.
Check out the link to know more: GitHub - henryefranks/pac-bar at v1.3
This is a virtual pet that lives on your Touchbar. It allows a variety of animals to choose from, with a pretty elaborate walking and sleeping schedule.
Check out the following links below to know more.
This one is an absolute delight to the eyes. It blushes when you pet it and is truly adorable.
Check out the link to know more: Touchbar Pet
It has multitouch support to help you play proper chords. If you enjoy recording music, an extra set of keys are always lovely to have.
Check out the link to know more: Utsire - Touch Bar Piano
Pock is a widget manager for the MacBook Touchbar. It supports dock widget extensions with full gesture support. It can be used as a full replacement for the dock. Once you install this, turn off your MacOS dock and enjoy the full screen experience with the dock right above your keyboard. It supports all the features of Apple dock with a few added ones as well.
Check out the following links to know more:
1. Pock: Widgets manager for MacBook Touch Bar
2. GitHub - pock/pock: Widgets manager for MacBook Touch Bar
3. Pock - Product Information, Latest Updates, and Reviews 2023 | Product Hunt
Have you ever thought that Haptic could feature on the touch bar. The trackpad Haptic is used to emulate a feedback for every touch intent on the touch bar.
Check out the link below to know more: Haptic Touch Bar app - tactile and sound feedback for your MacBook Pro Touch Bar
Use it every time to set nameless handy timers all day long. It works as a little stopwatch for your Mac's touch bar. Simply tap to start/stop and double-tap to reset.
Click the following links to know more:
2. GitHub - azirbel/touch-bar-timer: Simple stopwatch for the mac touchbar
This is a Pock like replacement for the dock plus a lot more in terms of trackpad features. Do check this out if Pock feels too simple.
Check out the link to know more: folivora.ai - Great Tools for your Mac!
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