Touch Bar Visualizer
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 | copy · distribute · modify | Free |
As github.com lists them, read 14 Nov 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Facts from Touch Bar Visualizer's own pages
- Audio routing
- On open it builds an aggregate device and levels volume with AMCoreAudio before drawing on the Touch Bar. · github.com, 14 Nov 2026
- Background use
- It keeps running in the background on the control strip, and closing the window does not quit it. · github.com, 14 Nov 2026
- Download
- The latest published release, 0.3.1, provides a macOS installer disk image named TBV-Installer.dmg. · api.github.com, 14 Nov 2026
- How it is built
- It is written in Swift 5 with some Objective-C, and audio processing uses Accelerate vDSP. · github.com, 14 Nov 2026
- Maintainer limit
- The maintainer says they no longer have a way to test the project. · github.com, 14 Nov 2026
- Microphone mode
- A control captures the default input device so it can run without BlackHole and visualize the surrounding sound. · github.com, 14 Nov 2026
- Security note
- Release 0.3 included a minor security update and moved packages to Simply Core Audio. · github.com, 14 Nov 2026
- Shutdown behavior
- Closing the app removes the aggregate device and restores the previous input. · github.com, 14 Nov 2026
- Support
- Bugs, feature requests, and feedback are handled by opening a GitHub issue. · github.com, 14 Nov 2026
- System-audio integration
- Listening to system sound requires BlackHole, which can also be installed with Homebrew. · github.com, 14 Nov 2026
- Unfinished controls
- Changing volume and improving battery performance are still listed as to-dos. · github.com, 14 Nov 2026
- Updates
- Release 0.3.1 shows an update notification each time the app opens when a newer version exists. · github.com, 14 Nov 2026
- Visualizer views
- The window switches between a blocks view and a line view, and the line color can be changed. · github.com, 14 Nov 2026
- What it does
- It is a cosmetic program that shows the computer's sound output as frequencies. · github.com, 14 Nov 2026
- Who it is for
- It is meant for people with a MacBook that has a Touch Bar. · github.com, 14 Nov 2026
Where Touch Bar Visualizer stands on Freedom251
- Touch Bar Apps#5 of 8