Touch-Tab

Switch apps with trackpad on macOS. Use 3-fingers swipe right or 3-fingers swipe left to switch between apps. Hold after the swipe or swipe slowly to show App Switcher UI.

Installation

1. Download the latest Touch-Tab.zip from Releases page.
2. Unzip the archive and move Touch-Tab.app into the Applications folder.
3. The app is ad-hoc signed so when you run the app macOS will warn you: "Touch-Tab" can’t be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software. Right-click the app and click Open, a pop-up will appear, click Open again.
4. The app needs access to global trackpad events. Allow Touch-Tab to control your computer in System Settings > Privacy & Security > Accesibility. If you had Touch-Tab installed before you may need to remove Touch-Tab from the Accessibility list first and add it again.
5. Disable 3-finger swipe between full-screen apps or make it 4-finger in System Settings > Trackpad > More Gestures > Swipe between full-screen apps.

Usage

• Use 3-fingers swipe right or 3-fingers swipe left to switch between apps.
• Hold after the swipe or swipe slowly to show App Switcher UI. Pro tip: you can use 2-fingers scroll to switch apps in App Switcher faster.

Hide Status Bar Item

Holding ⌘ drag the item away from the status bar until you see ✖️ (cross icon) then let it go. To recover the item just open the app one more time.

Troubleshooting

"Touch-Tab" can’t be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software

Right-click the app and click Open, a pop-up will appear, click Open again.

It's running but doesn't work

• Check that Touch-Tab is allowed to control your computer in System Settings > Privacy & Security > Accesibility. If you had Touch-Tab installed before you may need to remove Touch-Tab from the Accessibility list first and add it again.
• Check that 3-finger swipe is disabled in System Settings > Trackpad > More Gestures > Swipe between full-screen apps.

  3-finger swipe scrolls a content

  It's a known issue. The workaround is to setup Mission Control or App Expose to use 3-finger swipe in System Settings > Trackpad > More Gestures.

  It still doesn't work

  Please create an issue.