Pock
Pock is a free macOS utility that turns the MacBook Touch Bar into a customizable strip of widgets, controls, and shortcuts.
What is Pock?
Pock is a macOS utility for MacBook models with a Touch Bar that replaces or extends the standard Touch Bar with customizable widgets. It helps users keep common controls and information within reach without taking up screen space, making it useful for everyday Mac workflows. Pock includes built-in widgets such as a Dock view, media controls, an Escape key, system status items, Control Center controls, and weather. Users can rearrange widgets, manage preferences, and customize the Touch Bar layout to fit how they work. The app also supports third-party widgets through PockKit, which lets developers add extra Touch Bar tools and integrations. Pock is published by Pierluigi Galdi and is intended for people who want more control over how the Touch Bar behaves on macOS.
Key features
- Show the macOS Dock directly in the Touch Bar
- Control media playback with tap and swipe gestures
- Add a dedicated Escape key to the Touch Bar layout
- View system status items such as time, Wi‑Fi, and battery
- Adjust brightness and volume from Touch Bar controls
- Display local weather information in the Touch Bar
- Reorder widgets and customize the Touch Bar layout
- Support additional third-party widgets through PockKit
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
Pock is legitimate Touch Bar customization software for macOS. Some features may ask for permissions such as Accessibility, Full Disk Access, or Screen Recording so the app can show badges, interact with Finder-related features, or provide window previews in Touch Bar views. Those requests are tied to specific features rather than general surveillance, but you should grant only the permissions you want to use and review them later in macOS Privacy settings if your needs change.
Recommendation: Keep Pock if you actively use a MacBook Touch Bar and want faster access to widgets, controls, or shortcuts. If you no longer use the Touch Bar or prefer the default Apple behavior, you can remove it without affecting macOS beyond losing its custom Touch Bar features.
Common paths
/Applications/Pock.app
Cache paths
~/Library/Caches/com.pigigaldi.pock
Support paths
~/Library/Application Support/Pock
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/com.pigigaldi.pock.plist
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