Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Pock v2
The touchbar reimagined (with M1 support and no tracking)
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Pock v2 launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Hi HN! I recently switched from a Fedora/GNOME laptop to a MacBook Air. My old setup served me well as a portable workstation, but I’ve started traveling more while working remotely and needed something with similar performance but better battery life. The main thing I missed was a simple taskbar that shows the windows in the current workspace instead of a Dock that mixes everything together. I built boringBar so I would not have to use the Dock. It shows only the windows in the current Space, lets you switch Spaces by scrolling on the bar, and adds a desktop switcher so you can jump…
Apr 2026 · boringbar.app · 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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macOS UI Library▲247A comprehensive macOS UI Library, brought to you by Sketch
2018 · sketch.com · 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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Use Touch Bar on an iPad through USB connection
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Nyancat on your MacBook Pro's Touch Bar #innovation
2016 · github.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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MenuBar Stats▲173Advanced Mac system monitor right from the menu bar
2017 · seense.com · its alternatives →
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Completely Upgrade your Mac... now with touchbar support!
2016 · boastr.net · 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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2Touch▲92Giving you the ability to create custom TouchBar commands
2018 · two-touch.herokuapp.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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A one-click camera check, right from the menu bar
2020 · handmirror.app · its alternatives →
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