EdgeBar turns your MacBook trackpad edges into smooth volume and brightness controls - the way macOS always should have worked.
7-day free trial · No payment required · macOS 13 Ventura or later
First launch: Right-click EdgeBar → Open → click Open to bypass macOS Gatekeeper.
Features
A focused tool built for one job: precise trackpad control. No bloat, no subscriptions, no learning curve.
Slide along the right edge to control volume, left edge for brightness. Natural, precise, instant.
Displays the same overlay as your keyboard controls via OSDUIHelper. Feels perfectly at home.
Prefer brightness on the right? Swap edges in one click from the menu bar.
Limit gesture detection to the bottom 25% of the trackpad to prevent accidental triggers.
Lock your cursor in place while sliding so your pointer never drifts mid-adjustment.
Lives quietly in your menu bar. Zero windows, minimal CPU, maximum functionality.
Only in EdgeBar
Double-tap the top-right corner of the trackpad to toggle mute/unmute instantly, with native OSD feedback.
The bottom edge becomes a media controller. Swipe right for next, left for previous, tap center to play/pause. Works with any app.
Feel a haptic tick at each 1/16th notch boundary - matching the HUD segments for satisfying, tactile precision.
Hold Shift+Option while sliding for 4× smaller increments - quarter-step precision when you need it most.
Two extra gestures baked into the corners and bottom edge of your existing trackpad. No new habits, no shortcuts to memorise.
How it works
Download EdgeBar and drag it to your Applications folder. Launch it - it'll appear in your menu bar immediately.
EdgeBar will ask for Accessibility permission in System Settings. This is how it reads your trackpad gestures.
Slide one finger along either edge of your trackpad. Volume on the right, brightness on the left. That's it.
Pricing
One-time purchase · Free updates forever
Requires macOS 13 Ventura or later
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