A fingertip resting on the right edge of a MacBook trackpad, with a thin line of blue light rising above it
Slidr for Mac

Slidr

Control Mac volume and brightness with your trackpad

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1,000+ downloads A haptic tick on every step macOS 12 or later

Two edges, no keys.
Everything else stays out of your way.

Slidr reads one finger on the edge of your trackpad and leaves every other gesture alone.

The trackpad of a space black MacBook Pro, its left edge lit yellow for brightness and its right edge lit blue for volume

Right edge · volume

Slide up for louder, down for quieter.

The same volume HUD your keyboard shows, with a haptic tick on every step.

Left edge · brightness

Your built-in display, and external ones too.

External monitors that support DDC can follow along too.

Volume

Slide the right edge to change volume.

Brightness

Slide the left edge to adjust your display.

Haptic feedback

Feel a tick through the trackpad on each step.

Precision control

Use the menu toggle for smaller, exact steps.

Cursor freeze

Your pointer stays put while you slide.

Bottom quarter only

Only the lower quarter of each edge responds.

Swap sides

Put brightness on the right if you prefer.

3-finger middle click

A three-finger tap sends a middle click.

Hold-to-Slide Key

Optionally require a chosen key for every gesture.

Native macOS HUD

The familiar volume and brightness overlays.

New in 1.4. Every edge does something.

Top and bottom edges work out of the box. Corner taps are optional and start off. Set everything from the Slidr icon in the menu bar.

Corner mute

Double-tap a corner to mute your Mac.

Screenshot toolbar

Double-tap a corner for macOS Screenshot (⌘⇧5).

Play or pause

Set the bottom edge to Media, then tap to play or pause.

Skip tracks

With Media selected, slide the bottom edge to skip tracks.

Switch apps

Slide the top edge through your open apps.

Scrub video

Set the top edge to Scrub Video, then slide through a video.

Keyboard brightness

Slide the bottom edge to change keyboard brightness.

Choose either edge

Choose top and bottom edge actions independently, or set either to Off.

Per-app pause

Pause Slidr in the apps you choose.

Hold-to-Slide Key

Optionally require a chosen key for every gesture.

Edge width

Choose Narrow, Standard or Wide for your gesture edges.

Palm rejection

Resting your palm leaves your levels alone.

Set up in
under a minute.

Three steps, then it's just your finger and the edge.

System requirements

  • macOS 12 Monterey or later
  • MacBook with built-in trackpad or Magic Trackpad
  • Accessibility permission (requested on first launch)
  1. 01

    Download and install

    Download Slidr and drag it to your Applications folder. Launch it from there.

  2. 02

    Grant permission

    Allow Accessibility access in System Settings so Slidr can read trackpad gestures.

  3. 03

    Start sliding

    Slide along the right edge for volume and the left edge for brightness. Up to increase, down to decrease.

Trackpad control guides

Mac trackpad volume control

Set up right-edge volume gestures, find tips and check Accessibility permission.

MacBook trackpad brightness control

Adjust your built-in display and learn about external monitor brightness via DDC.

Magic Trackpad volume control

Check compatibility and get started with a Magic Trackpad on your Mac.
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Changelog

v1.4.0

Latest
  • Fixed: two-finger scrolling near an edge no longer changes volume or brightness
  • Fixed: Magic Trackpad keeps working when switched off and on, or after sleep
  • Fixed: pasting your licence key now works
  • One licence covers up to 3 Macs
  • Top edge defaults to Switch Apps; bottom edge defaults to Keyboard Brightness (Media on Macs without a backlit keyboard)
  • Set each top and bottom edge to Switch Apps, Scrub Video, Keyboard Brightness, Media (tap to play/pause, slide to skip tracks) or Off from the Slidr icon in the menu bar
  • Corner double-taps, including Mute and Screenshot toolbar, stay off until enabled in the menu bar
  • Hold-to-Slide Key (previously Modifier key): require a chosen key for every gesture
  • Haptic strength: Off, Light, Medium or Strong
  • Edge width: Narrow, Standard or Wide
  • Pause Slidr in apps you choose
  • Palm rejection: resting your palm no longer triggers a slide
  • External monitor brightness follows the screen your cursor is on
  • HUD appears at the top-right, with Liquid Glass on macOS 26
  • First-run welcome screen and Reset to Defaults

v1.3.2

  • Minor bug fixes

v1.3.1

  • Bug fixes and stability improvements

v1.3

  • Modifier key option: require a key to be held or toggled before gestures activate
  • What's New window shown after updates
  • Fixed: app no longer needs restart after sleep/lid close
  • Fixed: launch at login now works reliably

v1.2

  • 3-day free trial with license activation
  • License key activation from menu bar
  • Automatic updates via Sparkle

v1.1

  • External monitor brightness via DDC
  • 3-finger tap middle click
  • Bottom quarter only mode
  • Freeze cursor while adjusting
  • Haptic feedback
  • Swap sides & fine control options

v1.0

  • Initial release
  • Volume control via right trackpad edge
  • Brightness control via left trackpad edge
  • Launch at login