# TocaPad for Mac

Canonical page: https://macbase.app/apps/tocapad

> Control volume and brightness from trackpad edges

- Price: Free
- Requires: macOS 13 Ventura or later
- Languages: English
- Apple silicon: runs natively
- Works offline: yes
- Open source: yes (https://github.com/getguruhat/tocapad-macos)
- Verified on MacBase: yes
- Developer: GuruHat
- Categories: [Keyboard & Mouse](https://macbase.app/categories/keyboard-mouse), [Menu Bar & Notch](https://macbase.app/categories/menu-bar-notch), [Customization](https://macbase.app/categories/customization)

## About

TocaPad is a free, open-source menu bar app for controlling your Mac’s volume and brightness from the edges of a built-in or Magic Trackpad. Slide along the right edge for volume and the left for brightness while the pointer stays in place and an on-screen level appears.

Force Touch trackpads provide haptic ticks, and Shift-Option enables fine adjustments. Corner double-taps can mute, control playback, lock your Mac, open Mission Control, launch an app or trigger a shortcut. TocaPad also supports customizable sensitivity, swapped sides and a lower-edge-only mode. It requires macOS 13 or later on Apple silicon.

## An alternative to

- [BetterTouchTool](https://macbase.app/alternatives/bettertouchtool): 6 alternatives on MacBase
- [Keyboard Maestro](https://macbase.app/alternatives/keyboard-maestro): 5 alternatives on MacBase

## Get it

- Website: https://guruhat.com/apps/tocapad/?ref=macbase
- Source: https://github.com/getguruhat/tocapad-macos

Listed by [GuruHat](https://macbase.app/@getguruhat).

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