Tactile

Haptics where you want them. Universal build for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.

What's new

• Choose which trackpad ticks. When more than one haptic trackpad is connected, say a MacBook with a Magic Trackpad paired, a new picker in Settings → General routes feedback to all of them, the built-in trackpad only, or the Magic Trackpad only. The picker appears only while several trackpads are connected, and changing it taps the chosen trackpad so you feel where feedback went.
• Enhanced haptics now reach every connected trackpad. Previously they only drove the first device found, so a paired Magic Trackpad could miss out.
• If the chosen trackpad disconnects, feedback safely returns to all connected trackpads instead of going silent.
• Waveform previews (Try, Hold to Feel) play on the chosen trackpad, matching the real feel.

Install

1. Open Tactile-1.0.2.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)