Tablif TownFeelMyMac: Lets you feel different textures through your Mac’s trackpad
For when you need to Make my Mac trackpad feel like a texture.
Adds small tactile pulses to your Mac trackpad as you move, scroll and tap, so Mac users can feel a chosen texture under the cursor.
What it does
Six trackpad materials
Pick Felt, Bouclé, Pebbled, Fine grit, Soft grid or Line grid, and each one becomes a different pulse pattern under your finger.
“Start with Felt, Bouclé, Pebbled, Fine grit, Soft grid or Line grid. Then tune roughness and pattern spacing while the response map shows how the surface will be sampled.”
Per-gesture switches
Turn feedback on for cursor movement, two-finger scrolling or tap-to-click, each one on its own.
“Enable cursor movement, scrolling and tap haptics independently. Anything switched off is removed from monitoring, so the app responds only to the interactions you choose.”
Adjustable strength
Set the pulses as soft or as strong as feels right for you.
“Adjust the feedback to a level that is comfortable for you.”
Separate sound layer
Material, click and keyboard sounds each get their own controls, so adding audio does not change how the haptics feel.
“Shape material, click and keyboard sounds separately. Choose a sound profile, then balance volume and tone without changing the haptic setup underneath.”
Trackpad compatibility check
The app checks your connected trackpad on your Mac and only unlocks haptic controls when it finds a compatible one.
“Haptic and Material controls become available when a compatible device is detected.”
Local haptics API
Your own Mac app can fire single impulses or a changing resonance on the trackpad.
“Choose the API material in FeelMyMac, then connect to 127.0.0.1:59723. No API token, account flow or cloud round trip.”
API Tester app
Feel impulses and live resonance changes before you write any integration code.
“Try impulses, change resonance parameters live and explore the billiards tension example.”
Processing stays on your Mac
Your gestures are turned into feedback locally, and the developer gets no usage analytics or interaction history from the app.
“We do not receive app-usage analytics, interaction history or diagnostics from the app.”
What FeelMyMac doesn't do
- It doesn't change the trackpad surface. The texture is simulated with small pulses on smooth glass.
- It doesn't give haptic feedback on Intel Macs. There you only get click and keyboard sound.
- It doesn't run on macOS versions older than 15.1.
- It doesn't make the keyboard vibrate. Keyboard feedback is sound only.
- It doesn't let you preview the paid materials and options in the demo.
- It doesn't accept API calls from web pages. You need a native app, a command-line client or an Electron main process.
Guides and pages
1 page written from feelmymac.thehighjack.it. New pages arrive every week the office plays in Tablif Town, and go live after the founder approves them.
Questions people ask
16 answers, each tied to a line on feelmymac.thehighjack.it.
Can I try it for free?
Yes. The demo includes Felt, Bouclé, the Melodic sound profile and the comfort controls. It works offline with no time limit and needs no email, account or card.
Source: feelmymac.thehighjack.itHow much is the full license?
$4.99 USD, paid once, with VAT or tax added at checkout. It is a perpetual license and future updates are included.
Source: feelmymac.thehighjack.itDoes it work on an Intel Mac?
Only partly. Haptic and Material feedback need Apple silicon. On Intel you get click sound, and keyboard sound with a full license.
Source: feelmymac.thehighjack.itWhich trackpads are supported?
The current USB-C Magic Trackpad is listed by name. Other trackpads are checked by the app on your Mac, and haptic controls appear only if the check passes.
Source: feelmymac.thehighjack.itWhy does it ask for Accessibility permission?
It needs it to react to the gestures you switch on. macOS may ask when you enable one, and you can remove the permission any time in System Settings, Privacy & Security, Accessibility.
Source: feelmymac.thehighjack.itDoes the full license need an internet connection?
Now and then. You activate the key online, and after a successful check it keeps working up to 30 days offline.
Source: feelmymac.thehighjack.itDo I have to reinstall after buying?
No. Paste the key from your delivery email into the License screen of the app you already have, and your settings stay.
Source: feelmymac.thehighjack.itCan I use the trackpad haptics in my own game?
Yes, with a purchased full license and FeelMyMac 1.2.0 or later. For an integration in a game or program, the developer asks you to email [email protected].
Source: feelmymac.thehighjack.itHow does FeelMyMac handle my interaction data and privacy?
All enabled interactions are processed locally on your Mac. The app does not collect diagnostics, interaction history, or usage analytics.
Source: feelmymac.thehighjack.it · approved by the founderIs the full license a recurring subscription or a single payment?
The full license requires a single payment for a perpetual license. It includes future software updates without recurring fees.
Source: feelmymac.thehighjack.it · approved by the founderCan I test the local developer API using the free demo?
Local API access is not available in the free demo. Unlocking the API requires purchasing a full license.
Source: feelmymac.thehighjack.it · approved by the founderWhich materials can I choose from?
Felt, Bouclé, Pebbled, Fine grit, Soft grid and Line grid, and you can tune roughness and pattern spacing.
Source: feelmymac.thehighjack.it · approved by the founderWhich macOS version do I need?
macOS 15.1 or later.
Source: feelmymac.thehighjack.it · approved by the founderWhich languages is the app in?
Eight: English, Italian, Spanish, German, French, Japanese, and Simplified and Traditional Chinese.
Source: feelmymac.thehighjack.it · approved by the founderCan I adjust the sound without changing the feel?
Yes. Material, click and keyboard sounds have their own settings, and changing them leaves the haptic setup alone.
Source: feelmymac.thehighjack.it · approved by the founderCan I have feedback on scrolling but not on cursor movement?
Yes. Cursor movement, scrolling and taps switch on and off independently, and anything you turn off stops being monitored.
Source: feelmymac.thehighjack.it · approved by the founderTablif reads feelmymac.thehighjack.it and writes this page; every line comes from the product's own pages. The founder can correct or hide any line. Tablif publishes one welcome page; after that, new pages go live only after the founder approves them. The Tablif Town game below never changes what is written here.
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