Tactile

A small follow up to 1.0. Universal build for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.

What's new

• Enhanced haptics now default on where the hardware supports it, and quietly stay off where it does not, so the feel is richer out of the box.
• Refined default settings for a better first run.
• A clear warning, in the menu bar and on first launch, when the Mac has no Force Touch trackpad (Tactile needs one to produce feedback).
• Support for the Tactile Browser Bridge as published on the Chrome Web Store, so the extension connects without loading it unpacked.

Install

1. Open Tactile-1.0.1.dmg and drag Tactile onto the Applications folder.

2. Tactile is signed but not yet notarized by Apple, so Gatekeeper blocks it on first launch. Open Terminal and run:

   xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Tactile.app
   

   If that reports a permission error, prefix it with sudo and enter your password.

3. Launch Tactile from Applications and grant Accessibility access when asked. That permission is what lets it read which elements under the cursor are clickable.

Is this safe?

Yes. The app is code signed with the developer's Apple certificate and runs with the hardened runtime. The command above only strips the "downloaded from the internet" quarantine flag so the signed app is allowed to open; it changes nothing else on your system. The full source is in this repository if you would rather build it yourself.

Requirements

• macOS 14.6 or later
• A Force Touch trackpad (the built in trackpad on modern MacBooks, or a Magic Trackpad)