Launched this week
EdgeSlide
Any action on any trackpad edge, without the misfires
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Any action on any trackpad edge, without the misfires
4 followers
Slide a trackpad edge to change volume or brightness, switch tabs or seek a video. Pick an action for every edge and corner, and let presets switch with the app in front. Palm and typing protection mean it never fires by accident. Free during launch.
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Hey Product Hunt! 👋 I’m Tigran, a product designer, and I built EdgeSlide because I missed the Touch Bar.
I was one of those people who actually liked it 😅 I liked having volume and brightness right there under my fingers.
When I got my next Mac, I missed that more than I expected.
I tried a few trackpad shortcut apps. They got pretty close, but I wanted different shortcuts in different apps. I also kept brushing the edge of the trackpad with my palm while typing and triggering stuff by accident.
So I made my own.
EdgeSlide lets you use all four edges and corners of your trackpad. On mine, I slide up the right edge for volume, use the left edge for brightness, and tap a corner to mute. You can also use gestures to switch browser tabs, jump through a video, or skip a song.
The part I use most is that the shortcuts change with the app I’m in. I can have one setup for browsing, another for music, and another for writing. You can make your own presets too.
I spent a lot of time getting the little things right, like the haptic ticks as you slide and the familiar Mac volume overlay. There’s also palm and typing protection to cut down on accidental triggers, and brightness control works with external monitors too.
It lives in the menu bar and takes about a minute to set up.
It’s free until November 15, then $3.99 once. No account or card needed. After that, it’s a one-time purchase.
If you give it a try, I’d love to hear what feels good and what gets annoying. And if you also miss the Touch Bar, hi, I knew there were more of us 😄
What’s the first thing you’d put on a trackpad edge?