Touch Bar Demo App
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| MIT License | free of charge · use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell · provided as is, without warranty | Free |
As github.com lists them, read 14 Nov 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Facts from Touch Bar Demo App's own pages
- Downloads
- Releases provide TouchBarServer.zip for the Mac app and source code for building the iOS app. · github.com, 14 Nov 2026
- Dynamic Touch Bar
- It displays Apple's Touch Bar and updates it for the app currently in use. · github.com, 14 Nov 2026
- iOS install limit
- The iOS app must be properly signed before it can be installed on a device. · github.com, 14 Nov 2026
- iOS keyboard and settings
- The iOS app has a virtual keyboard, demo modes, and alignment options changed from the status menu. · github.com, 14 Nov 2026
- Keyboard language
- The iOS virtual keyboard updates when the Mac input source or keyboard language changes. · github.com, 14 Nov 2026
- macOS requirement
- It requires macOS Sierra 10.12.1 build 16B2657, the build that adds Touch Bar support. · github.com, 14 Nov 2026
- Multiple devices
- The app supports more than one USB Touch Bar device at the same time. · github.com, 14 Nov 2026
- No virtual trackpad
- The iOS app does not include a virtual trackpad because there is no reliable SDK for simulating complex multi-touch gestures. · github.com, 14 Nov 2026
- On-screen toggle
- After the Mac app is opened, the Fn key toggles the on-screen Touch Bar. · github.com, 14 Nov 2026
- Support
- Issues are handled on GitHub, and duplicate reports should be checked against existing issues first. · raw.githubusercontent.com, 14 Nov 2026
- Unsupported build
- macOS 10.12.1 build 16B2555 is not supported and will not work. · github.com, 14 Nov 2026
- USB integration
- The Mac and iOS apps communicate over USB using peertalk. · github.com, 14 Nov 2026
- Warranty
- The software is provided as is, without any warranty. · github.com, 14 Nov 2026
- What it does
- Touch Bar Demo App shows the macOS Touch Bar on an iPad over USB or on the Mac screen. · github.com, 14 Nov 2026
- Who it is for
- It is for trying the Touch Bar on a Mac that has no physical Touch Bar. · github.com, 14 Nov 2026
Where Touch Bar Demo App stands on Freedom251
- Touch Bar Apps#4 of 8