A macOS app for fully customizing the Touch Bar on MacBook Pro with plugins, gestures, and presets.
MTMR (My TouchBar My Rules) is a macOS application that allows users to completely customize the Touch Bar on their MacBook Pro. It replaces the default Touch Bar interface with user-defined buttons, widgets, and controls, enabling automation, system monitoring, and personalized workflows directly from the Touch Bar.
MacBook Pro users who want to maximize productivity and personalize their Touch Bar beyond Apple's default offerings, particularly power users, developers, and automation enthusiasts.
MTMR is free, open-source, and highly extensible, offering a plugin-based architecture and JSON configuration that provides deeper customization than most commercial alternatives, all without subscription fees.
🌟 [My TouchBar My rules]. The Touch Bar Customisation App for your MacBook Pro
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Supports a wide range of button types including native plugins (CPU, weather), custom scripts via AppleScript or shell, and static elements, allowing users to tailor the Touch Bar precisely to their workflow.
Enables two, three, or four-finger swipe gestures for actions like volume adjustment or running custom scripts, adding dynamic interaction beyond static buttons.
Users can create, share, and import JSON-based presets through platforms like GitHub, fostering a rich ecosystem of pre-built layouts for quick setup.
Leverages macOS Accessibility APIs to control system functions like brightness, volume, and media keys, ensuring seamless operation with core OS features.
Setup requires editing JSON files or using a separate web-based designer, and users must manually enable Accessibility permissions, which can be daunting for non-technical users.
Tied exclusively to macOS 10.12.2+ and MacBook Pro models with a Touch Bar, making it irrelevant for other systems or newer Macs without this hardware.
Relies on macOS Accessibility APIs that can break with updates, and troubleshooting often involves re-enabling permissions, as noted in the README for non-functional buttons or gestures.
MyTouchbarMyRules is an open-source alternative to the following products: