Big software makers like Adobe, Atlassian, and Microsoft have been enhancing their apps with support for the Touch Bar on the new version of Apple’s MacBook Pro laptop. But that doesn’t mean it’s only for serious things. The Touch Bar is turning out to be an interesting experimental platform for developers.
Earlier this week, third-party software development group Utsire got attention for a Mac app that turns the Touch Bar into a piano keyboard. Independent developer Yuhui Li built an app that lets you play Chrome’s you-are-now-offline dinosaur game on the Touch Bar. Developer Guilherme Rambo made an engaging app called SpaceFighter that has you flying in a tiny fighter jet and dodging and shooting down enemies. Developer Julian Thayn made Rocket, a Touch Bar app for quickly switching to different apps. Perhaps the most attention-grabbing Touch Bar app so far is Hung Truong’s sophomoric TouchFart app. (Do I really need to tell you what it does? OK, fine, it makes farting sounds when you tap the poop emoji and other buttons.)
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