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New for macOS Tahoe 15

Your trackpad's missing controls.

fadr turns the four edges of any Mac trackpad into precise slide controllers. Volume on the right. Brightness on the left. Media scrub on top. Anything you want, everywhere your fingers already are.

Download for Mac Buy fadr for $3.99

Free 14-day trial. No credit card. macOS 14 Sonoma or later.

The problem

macOS forgot where your hand is.

Every day, you break your flow to nudge volume or brightness. Function keys are a reach. The menu bar is a detour. The Touch Bar is gone.

Before Every adjustment is friction
  • Reach for function keys
    18 cm away from home position
  • Use the menu bar slider
    Two clicks, eyes off work
  • Ask Siri
    Really?
With fadr One gesture. Zero context switch.
  • Slide the right edge
    Hand never leaves the pad
  • Precise in one motion
    Velocity-aware, snaps to mute
  • Native HUD feedback
    Feels like a system control
9 assignable actions

Four edges.
Whatever you want.

Assign each edge independently. Mix and match. Change your mind tomorrow. The app remembers the combinations that work for you.

  • 01

    System volume

    Slide to set the output level with the native Tahoe volume HUD. Snap to mute at the bottom, max at the top.

  • 02

    Display brightness

    Adjust the panel without reaching for F1 or F2. Works across every connected display.

  • 03

    Keyboard backlight

    Perfect illumination in every room. Tweak without breaking your typing rhythm.

  • 04

    Microphone volume

    Raise input on a noisy street. Drop it before a breath. Visible feedback, no guesswork.

  • 05

    Media scrub

    Move forward and back through the current track. Works in Music, Podcasts, Spotify, and Safari.

  • 06

    Color temperature

    Night Shift on a slider. Warm your display when you need it, cool it when you don't.

  • 07

    Zoom and scroll

    Precision zoom in Figma, Xcode, or Finder. Scroll long documents without the inertia dance.

  • 08

    Spaces navigation

    Glide between desktops and full-screen apps with a single edge swipe. Direction-aware.

  • 09

    Custom shortcut

    Map any edge to any key combination. Pair it with Shortcuts.app for limitless possibilities.

Under the hood

Small details.
Big difference.

The gesture is the easy part. Making it feel invisible is where fadr spends most of its engineering budget.

Per-app profiles

Let Xcode have scroll on the left edge. Let Logic have media scrub. fadr knows what you're doing and adapts.

Velocity-aware sensitivity

Slide slowly for fine control. Flick fast for big jumps. The curve follows your intent, not a fixed ratio.

Two-finger coarse mode

Drop a second finger to multiply step size. Cover the full range without crossing the whole pad.

Mute and max snap

The ends of the slider lock in with a small haptic tick, so you always land on zero or one hundred.

Edge lock

Once a slide starts, fadr won't jump to another edge. No accidental mid-gesture swaps.

Typing detection

Rests while you type. Wakes the moment you stop. Zero accidental volume dips while drafting an email.

Modifier key gating

Require Option or Control to activate. Perfect for Mac users who use the edges for scrolling.

Cursor freeze

While you're adjusting, the pointer stays exactly where you left it. Your workflow never resets.

Native macOS HUD

Uses the real system volume and brightness indicators. Indistinguishable from Apple's own controls.

Shortcuts.app integration

Expose every action as a Shortcut. Run anything from the Shortcuts menu, Finder, or the touchpad edge.

Focus mode aware

Swap profiles automatically when you enter Do Not Disturb, Personal, or any custom Focus state.

Zero-config defaults

Volume on the right. Brightness on the left. It works beautifully the minute you install it.

Three steps

Ready in thirty seconds.

No setup wizard, no questionnaire, no sign-up. Install, permit, slide.

  1. 01

    Download

    A single .dmg, notarized by Apple. Drag fadr to Applications. Under three megabytes.

  2. 02

    Grant Accessibility

    One-time permission in System Settings so fadr can read trackpad gestures. Takes ten seconds.

  3. 03

    Slide

    That's it. Your trackpad has new controls. Open Preferences any time to reassign an edge.

Pricing

Pay once. Own it.

Less than a cup of coffee. No subscription, no tiers, no upsells. Updates are on us, forever.

fadr 14-day free trial
$3.99 one-time

Start with the 14-day trial, no credit card needed. When you're ready to keep it, $3.99 unlocks it forever on up to three personal Macs.

Secure checkout by Lemon Squeezy. Apple-notarized download.

  • All 9 assignable actions
  • Per-app profiles, unlimited
  • Native macOS HUD integration
  • Shortcuts.app integration
  • Free updates forever
  • Use on up to 3 personal Macs
  • Email support from the developer
  • No subscriptions, no lock-in
Requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later Apple Silicon or Intel Built-in or Magic Trackpad
FAQ

Questions people ask.

Still curious? Email hello@fadr.app - the developer answers personally.

What does fadr need permission for?
Accessibility only. macOS requires Accessibility permission for any app that reads trackpad gestures. You grant it once in System Settings and forget about it. fadr does not request or use any other permissions - no network, no disk access, no contacts, nothing.
Does fadr collect any data?
No. Zero telemetry, zero analytics, zero crash reports sent home, zero anonymous usage stats. Your settings and profiles live in a standard .plist on your Mac and never leave it. If fadr ever changes this, the change will require an explicit opt-in and will be documented in the release notes.
Will it work with my Magic Trackpad?
Yes. fadr supports the built-in trackpad on every MacBook from 2016 onward, and every generation of the external Magic Trackpad. If you use both, you can assign different edges to each.
What if I don't like it?
The 14-day trial is fully functional and requires no credit card. If fadr isn't for you, just delete the app - you were never charged. If you buy and change your mind later, email us within 30 days for a refund.
How do I uninstall?
Drag fadr from Applications to the Trash. That's it. You may also want to revoke its Accessibility permission in System Settings if you want a clean removal.
Does it play well with BetterTouchTool?
Yes. fadr only watches the trackpad edges, and BTT mostly cares about the middle of the pad. If you do have a conflict, fadr's edge lock setting is tunable, and BTT can be told to ignore edge regions. We have a short integration guide in Support.
Why isn't fadr on the Mac App Store?
The App Store sandbox forbids the level of trackpad access fadr needs to work. Rather than strip out what makes the app useful, we distribute directly, with Apple notarization for security.
Can I use one license on multiple Macs?
Yes. Your $3.99 license covers up to three personal Macs that belong to you - your work laptop, your personal laptop, and your desktop, for example. No account, no activation server; we just ask you to use it honorably.

Give your trackpad a reason to have edges.

Try it free for 14 days. Keep it forever for $3.99. If it doesn't earn permanent trackpad real estate, drag it to the trash and we part as friends.

Download for Mac Buy fadr for $3.99

macOS 14 Sonoma or later · Apple-notarized · 2.8 MB