Launch offer: Lifetime is free
Apple killed the Touch Bar. I brought it back.
Bring your Touch Bar back to life.
Turn your MacBook's forgotten Touch Bar into animations, tools, and ridiculous little experiences. {count} of them, with new ones every week.
Free during launch: every download comes with a Lifetime license, with everything unlocked and yours to keep. For MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, on macOS 13 or later.
Free forever with six animations, and everything is unlocked for the first 7 days, no card needed. For MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, on macOS 13 or later.
Rendered by the same engine the app uses. Your Touch Bar shows exactly this.
What can it do?
{count} animations on six shelves, from calm to completely unnecessary. Each one plays here exactly as it will on your Touch Bar.
Make it yours
It's more than lights. Put your own words and clips on the bar, or put it to work.
Your own words
Type anything and it scrolls across the bar like an LED sign.
Your GIFs and videos
Drop in a GIF, an image, or a short clip and it fills the bar.
Live info
A clock, a focus timer, CPU and memory, and a countdown to the new year.
New every week
New animations land in the app on their own. No update needed.
Round it your way
A synth-style knob dials the corners from square to a full pill.
Save your looks
Save presets and switch between them from the menu bar.
Free during launch
While we launch, every download comes with a Lifetime license. Everything is unlocked, and it stays yours after the launch ends.
Lifetime
Every animation, every weekly drop, your own text and GIFs, and all tuning. No tag, no ads, no card.
Download freeAfter the launch, new downloads start with a 7-day trial and the Free plan, with Pro Yearly and Lifetime to buy. Licenses given during the launch stay Lifetime.
Free, or go Pro
Everything is unlocked for 7 days, with no card. After that, keep the free version or go Pro for the whole library.
Free
Six animations with fixed settings, a small Revive tag on the bar, and a sponsor card in settings.
Download freePro Yearly
Every animation, new drops every week, your own text and GIFs, and all tuning. No tag, no ads. Cancel any time.
Get Pro YearlyLifetime
Everything in Pro, forever, including every future drop. Pay once.
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New every week
New animations land in the app every week, no update needed. Get an email when they drop.
Only drop news. Ask to be removed any time.
Install in a minute
Drag it into Applications
Open the download and drag Revive the Touchbar onto the Applications folder.
Pick an animation
The settings window opens on first launch. After that, the menu bar icon brings it back.
Good to know
Is it really free?
Yes. During the launch, every download comes with a Lifetime license: every animation, every future drop, your own text and GIFs, and no ads. It stays yours after the launch ends.
How do I get my Lifetime license?
Download the app from this site. The download page gives you a license key and a button that activates it in the app. Keep the key: it works on up to 3 of your Macs.
What happens after the 7 days?
You keep six animations on the free plan: Spectrum Cycle, Matrix, Clock, Rain, Bouncing Logo, and Do Not Touch, in green with fixed settings and a small Revive tag on the bar. Pro Yearly or Lifetime unlocks everything. Your settings and presets are kept.
What's the difference between Pro Yearly and Lifetime?
Nothing inside the app. Both unlock every animation, every new drop, your own text and GIFs, and all tuning, with no ads. Pro Yearly renews each year until you cancel; Lifetime is one payment.
What are drops?
New animations we publish every week. The app downloads them on its own, so there's nothing to update. They're part of Pro Yearly and Lifetime.
Are there ads?
Only on the free plan: one small “Sponsored” card at the bottom of the settings window, and a small Revive tag at the left end of the bar. Pro Yearly and Lifetime have neither. Nothing is tracked.
Will I lose my volume and brightness buttons?
While the lighting is on, it covers the Control Strip. Tap the close button on the bar, or switch it off from the menu bar, and the buttons come back.
Which Macs does it work on?
MacBook Pros with a Touch Bar, on Apple silicon or Intel, running macOS 13 or later. Macs without a Touch Bar have nothing to light up.
Why isn't it on the App Store?
It shows the bar system-wide using Touch Bar features Apple doesn't document, and the App Store doesn't allow that. You download it here instead.
Could a macOS update break it?
It could, for the same reason. If that happens, switch the lighting off from the menu bar and your Touch Bar returns to normal. We'll ship a fix.
Can I get a refund?
Yes. Ask within 14 days of buying and we'll refund you in full.
Bring the light back.
Seven days of everything. No card needed.
Everything unlocked, free, and yours to keep.