Touch Bar Simulator

The Touch Bar Simulator lets macOS users display and interact with a virtual Touch Bar on any Mac without needing Xcode. It provides a standalone window that can be toggled from a menu‑bar icon, with options to dock the bar to the top or bottom of the screen, show it on all desktops, and automatically hide or reveal it. Additional controls include a transparency slider, a screenshot button, and configurable keyboard shortcuts.

The app is built for developers who need to test Touch Bar functionality on machines that lack the physical hardware or Xcode integration. It supports macOS 12 and later and can be installed via a direct download or Homebrew‑Cask. Screenshot capture is available through the UI or standard macOS shortcuts, saving images to the desktop or clipboard.

Implementation relies on private macOS frameworks to launch the Touch Bar window controller directly, avoiding the larger Xcode dependency. The binary bundles the necessary frameworks, resulting in a sizable but self‑contained application. The project is open‑source, free to use, and marked as stable, though it is discontinued due to recent macOS changes.