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Blackout for Mac

A utility that instantly blacks out the Touch Bar to reduce distractions.

By norgera. Free and open source, MIT licence.

Get it with OpenDMG View source on GitHub

Blackout at a glance

Version
1.1.1
Released
10 September 2026
Download size
2.8 MB
Works on
Apple silicon and Intel
Licence
MIT
Category
Utilities
Developer
norgera
GitHub stars
2

About Blackout

A native touch bar blackout utility for macOS.

Screenshots

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How to install Blackout on a Mac

  1. Get OpenDMG. It is a free app store for open source Mac apps. Download OpenDMG.
  2. Search for Blackout and press Get. OpenDMG downloads version 1.1.1 from norgera's own GitHub release.
  3. Open it. The download is checked against its SHA-256 fingerprint and its signature is checked on your Mac before it lands in Applications.

Updates to Blackout show up in OpenDMG and install with one button. No account is needed.

Prefer to do it by hand? The developer's file is on GitHub: Blackout.dmg (2.8 MB).

What is new in Blackout 1.1.1

Blackout 1.1.1: Fix login and shortcut permissions
### Recommended installation
```bash
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/norgera/Blackout/main/install.sh | bash
```

### Features
- Fixed Launch at Login on older macOS versions.
- Double-press shortcut uses Input Monitoring instead of Accessibility

### Requirements
- MacBook Pro with Touch Bar
- Touch Bar set to **App Controls** with **Show Control Strip** enabled

> Blackout is currently unsigned and unnotarized; if macOS blocks it, allow it under System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway, or run xattr -cr /Applications/Blackout.app

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