Alternatives

Products that do what TouchBar for your old MacBook does

Use Touch Bar on an iPad through USB connection

1
Duet + Touch Bar▲188
Instantly add a touch bar to your iPad
2016
2
TouchSwitcher▲327
Switch between apps with just the Touch Bar
2016
3
Touch Bar Piano▲212
Play piano on the new MacBook Pro's Touch Bar 🎹
2016
4
Touch Bar Simulator▲226
The macOS Touch Bar Simulator as a standalone app
2017
5
AirBar Sensor for MacBook Air▲132
Get touch screen on your MacBook Air
2017
6
Haptic Touch Bar▲168
The missing haptic feedback for Touch Bar keys
2017
7
KeyTouch▲224
Lock & unlock your Mac via TouchID on your phone
2015
8
Find It▲227
Browse your Mac's hard drive using your iPhone
2016
9
Knight TouchBar 2000▲128
Bring David Hasselhoff's KITT car to the MacBookPro TouchBar
2016
10
Touch Bar Nyancat▲176
Nyancat on your MacBook Pro's Touch Bar #innovation
2016
11
Typeeto▲144
Use your Mac's keyboard on your iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV
2015
12
PhoneCast 2.0▲266
Mirror iPhone/iPad to your Mac wirelessly
2022
13
Touch Bar Preview▲100
A small app to display your designs on the Touch Bar.
2017
14
Total Remote Control▲79
Control your Mac from your iPad with pro-level precision
2025
15
TouchFart▲204
Fart app for the new Macbook Pro's Touch Bar
2016
16
Slidepad▲249
iPad style multitasking on your Mac
2019
17
PhoneCast▲187
Mirror iPhone or iPad screen to Mac without wires
2021
18
Apple Magic Accessories▲302
Hands down, the best way to click, scroll, swipe, and type.
2015
19
Maccess▲199
Your Mac, in your pocket — trackpad, screen, and AI
15d ago · maccess.io
20
1Keyboard▲130
Type on your iPhone, iPad or AppleTV using your Mac keyboard
2014
21UT
Use the Touch Bar on Any Mac▲5
2019 · github.com
22
Mountie▲210
Mount a second screen (iPad/iPhone/tablet) to your MacBook
2014
23
HapticKey▲133
Trigger haptic feedback when tapping Touch Bar
2018
24
Hyperduck▲111
Send links from iPhone/iPad to your Mac
2023

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