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EdgeBar

EdgeBar

edgebar.xyz

macOS menu bar app that turns the trackpad edges into volume and brightness sliders, for $5 once.

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About EdgeBar

EdgeBar is a macOS menu bar app from Shashank Bhardwaj. The right edge of the trackpad is a volume slider and the left edge is a brightness slider, and both use the same on-screen display as the keyboard keys. Quick Mute is a double-tap in the top-right corner.

The Media Strip is a swipe along the bottom edge to skip, and a tap can play or pause. Version 1.4 turns tap to play or pause off by default, so clicks near the bottom edge do not pause music. Holding Shift-Option moves in quarter steps.

Settings cover haptic strength, freezing the cursor while you slide, keeping slides to the bottom quarter, swapping sides, requiring a modifier, Light or Dark, and opening at login. The site says it lives in the menu bar with no Dock icon. The price on edgebar.xyz is $5 once, and it requires macOS 13 or later.

The changelog lists 1.3 on October 26, 2026, and 1.4 and 1.5 on October 29, 2026. On November 1, 2026, Bhardwaj posted that the first day brought 200+ orders. The site does not publish that order count.

Pricing: $5 once on edgebar.xyz. Requires macOS 13 or later. The pages checked on November 1, 2026 do not list a subscription.

Pricing model: Paid

Features

  • Right trackpad edge controls volume, left edge controls brightness
  • Same on-screen display as the keyboard keys
  • Quick Mute, Media Strip, haptics, and Shift-Option quarter steps
  • $5 once, requires macOS 13 or later
  • macOS menu bar app, no Dock icon
  • Trackpad-edge volume and brightness sliders
  • $5 once on edgebar.xyz
  • Same product as the EdgeBar tool listing
  • Product page with the gesture list and changelog
  • Quick Mute, Media Strip, haptics, and fine control
  • $5 once, macOS 13 or later

FAQs

Common questions about EdgeBar

What is EdgeBar?
A macOS menu bar app that turns the right trackpad edge into a volume slider and the left edge into a brightness slider. Shashank Bhardwaj posted it on November 1, 2026. The site is https://www.edgebar.xyz/.
What does EdgeBar cost?
edgebar.xyz lists $5 once. It requires macOS 13 or later. The pages checked do not list a subscription.
What can the trackpad edges do?
Volume is on the right and brightness is on the left, with the same on-screen display as the keyboard keys. You can swap sides. Quick Mute is a double-tap in the top-right corner. A bottom-edge swipe skips media.
Who makes EdgeBar?
Shashank Bhardwaj, who the site describes as the founder of content lab yMedia. Questions go to hello@ymedia.io.
Where is the main EdgeBar page?
The main Creators Toolbox page is /tools/edgebar. This apps listing is the same product, https://www.edgebar.xyz/.
Is EdgeBar on the Mac App Store?
The pages checked on November 1, 2026 sell it from edgebar.xyz. They do not list a Mac App Store link.
Where is the write-up?
The product page is https://www.edgebar.xyz/. The main Creators Toolbox page is /tools/edgebar.

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