Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to 2Touch
Giving you the ability to create custom TouchBar commands
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. 2Touch launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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TouchSwitcher▲319Switch between apps with just the Touch Bar
2016 · hazeover.com · its alternatives →
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The macOS Touch Bar Simulator as a standalone app
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Touch Bar Timer▲186A little stopwatch for your Mac's touch bar
2018 · touch-bar-timer.alexzirbel.com · its alternatives →
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Duet + Touch Bar▲188Instantly add a touch bar to your iPad
2016 · duetdisplay.com · its alternatives →
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Haptic Touch Bar▲168The missing haptic feedback for Touch Bar keys
2017 · haptictouchbar.com · its alternatives →
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Customize your touch bar as you want it
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Freetouch▲72Navigate public touchscreens from your smartphone.
2020 · freetou.ch · its alternatives →
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A small app to display your designs on the Touch Bar.
2017 · touchbar.github.io · its alternatives →
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BetterTouchTool▲130Free OS X app to configure custom gestures for your trackpad
2014 · boastr.net · its alternatives →
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Bartender 2▲301Organize and hide menu bar items on your Mac
2015 · macbartender.com · its alternatives →
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ExtraBar▲152Hey Hacker News The ones that know me here know that I am a productivity geek. After DockFlow to manage my Dock and ExtraDock, which gives me more space to manage my apps and files, I decided to tackle the macOS big boss: the menu bar. I spend ~40% of my day context-switching between apps — Zoom meetings, Slack channels, Code projects, and Figma designs. My macOS menu bar has too many useless icons I almost never use. So I thought to myself, how can I use this area to improve my workflows? Most solutions (Bartender, Ice) require screen recording permissions, and did not really solve my…
Dec 2025 · extrabar.app · its alternatives →
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Focused Task▲121Open source mac menubar app that helps you do deep work
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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MinuteBar▲128The minimal timer for productivity and screen sharing
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Developing new functions and use cases for the Tap
2018 · dev.tapwithus.com · its alternatives →
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Bring David Hasselhoff's KITT car to the MacBookPro TouchBar
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
- 241Setter▲108
Hi HN, I’m an indie developer and I recently built 1Setter, a macOS menu bar app that lets you quickly access and apply common system settings with a single click. It supports individual actions as well as grouped actions, so you can trigger multiple settings in one step if needed. The motivation came from the friction of scattered macOS settings: some are buried in System Settings, some require multiple steps, and existing menu bar tools often felt too limited or opinionated. I wanted something lightweight, predictable, and fast. Under the hood, the app uses official system frameworks where…
Jan 2026 · 1setter.app · its alternatives →
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