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EdgeBar turns the edges of your MacBook trackpad into volume and brightness controls.

$9 once. Requires macOS 13 or later.

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BrightnessVolume

Volume on the right. Brightness on the left.

The same on-screen display you get from the keyboard keys.

More than two edges.

Quick Mute

Double-tap the top-right corner.

Media Strip

Swipe the bottom edge to skip. Tap to play.

Haptic Feedback

A light tick under your finger as you slide.

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Fine Control

Hold Shift-Option for quarter steps.

Cursor Freeze

Your pointer stays put while you slide.

Bottom Quarter

Only the lower part of the trackpad responds.

Swap Sides

Brightness on the right, if you prefer.

Menu bar only

No Dock icon. Almost no CPU.

Lives in your menu bar.

At a glance

Brightness and volume, live on the edges that control them. Haptics, Quick Mute, the Media Strip and how the slide feels, right below.

Set once

Swap sides, keep slides to the bottom quarter, require a modifier, freeze the cursor, choose Light or Dark, and open at login.

Heard on Reddit and X

“This app is freaking amazing! … apple should have built this as part of the Mac OS.”

Fu/Federal-Translator60

“I was trying to set this up in BetterTouchTool but gave up, not sure if it's even possible. So thank you, I've wanted this for a long time.”

Au/ApprehensiveNail42

“absolutely yes; this is like the MX Master 3 on a track pad”

Bu/BackFront2710

“I've bought the app and I'm really thrilled! How smart is that, please!? Mega!!! Thank you so much :-)”

Stephan@Ladepanda

“Oh wow this is brilliant! Damn how could Apple miss this?? Feels like there should be buttons for essential controls like this…”

yac@yac_b0

“trackpad edges get a use case, haptic feedback makes it feel native”

David T Kramaley@simplydt

“Didn't know needed this. Love it. ❤️”

Nitin@NG_Exhales

“Instant buy, what a cool tool, gg :)”

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“This is such a creative app! Good luck!”

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EdgeBar

$9

Normally $14

USD, one-time purchase

• All features
• Lifetime license
• Free 1.x updates
• No subscription

Requires macOS 13 Ventura or later. Secure checkout by Paddle, our merchant of record. Local taxes are added at checkout where they apply.

What’s new

1.12.1

November 7, 2026

• Corner Action now lists only the Shortcuts you made. Apple’s starter shortcuts sit in their own submenu, and Open Shortcuts takes you straight to the app to make one.
• A shorter menu: Corner Action sits with the other pickers, and Quick Mute and Keyboard Backlight moved to Settings, under Edge Gestures.

1.12

November 6, 2026

• New: Corner Action. Double-tap the top-left corner of the trackpad to play or pause, open Mission Control, take a screenshot, lock your Mac or run any of your Shortcuts. Pick one under Corner Action in the menu.
• Smart Edges: volume and brightness only move when you slide up or down from the edge. Swiping sideways, dragging the pointer onto the edge and two-finger swipes for Notification Center no longer change them.
• External monitors: brightness now works on external monitors used as your main display, with the HUD in both Modern and Classic styles. With a second screen, the volume and keyboard HUDs show on the screen your pointer is on.

1.11

November 6, 2026

• New: keyboard backlight on the top edge. Slide along the top of the trackpad to make the keyboard brighter or dimmer; Apple Silicon MacBooks no longer have keys for it. Turn on Keyboard Backlight in the menu.
• The new macOS HUD, everywhere: on macOS 26 and later, volume, brightness and keyboard backlight slides all show the system’s own glass HUD. Prefer the old centred square? Pick Classic under HUD Style.
• Faster volume on slow outputs: volume keeps up with your finger on USB speakers, audio interfaces and hubs, and alongside apps like Boom 2.
• Haptic feedback now works on the Magic Trackpad.

1.10

November 4, 2026

• On macOS 26 and later, volume and brightness slides show the system’s new glass HUD, the same one your keyboard keys show.
• HUD Style (macOS 26 and later): Modern for the new HUD, or Classic for the old centred square.
• Brightness on macOS 26 and later changes with the system’s own smooth easing.
• Slow slides are smoother, with no more jitter in volume or brightness.
• The HUD updates only when the level actually changes, so slides put less load on your Mac.

1.9

November 2, 2026

• Active Area: choose whether slides can start anywhere along the edge, or only in the bottom ¾, half or quarter. Handy if your thumbs rest near the top of the trackpad. It replaces Bottom Quarter Only, and your choice carries over.
• Cleaner dropdowns for Haptic Feedback and Active Area.
• In Dark appearance the menu stays dark over bright windows, instead of turning grey.
• New installs start with a slightly narrower edge (5%), so fewer accidental slides. Your Edge Width stays as it is.

1.8

October 31, 2026

• The pointer stays hidden and still while you slide.
• Slides no longer stop partway when the trackpad loses track of your finger.
• The volume and brightness HUD fills in quarter steps, matching Precise Sliding.
• Play or pause on the media strip is now a double-tap, so swipes don’t set it off by accident.

1.7

October 30, 2026

• Precise Sliding: slide in quarter steps without holding any keys. Turn it on under While Sliding.
• Muting gives a stronger haptic buzz, so you can feel it without looking.

1.6

October 30, 2026

• Reverse Swipe for the media strip.
• EdgeBar picks your trackpad back up after it reconnects or your Mac wakes.
• Optional Magic Mouse support: slide on the mouse’s top edges.

1.5

October 29, 2026

• A redesigned menu. Brightness and volume show live on the edges that control them.
• Everyday controls up front, set-once options on their own Settings page.
• Light and Dark appearance.
• Haptic strength in one menu, and smoother sliders.

1.4

October 29, 2026

• A setup guide for your first slide.
• A new app icon.
• Tap to Play or Pause is off by default, so clicks near the bottom edge don’t pause your music.

1.3

October 26, 2026

• Updates download and install themselves.
• License keys from edgebar.xyz.