Completely offline • Battery efficient • No ads • No trackers
Create tappable areas on your screen. Assign single tap, double tap, triple tap, or long press to open any app or trigger quick actions like flashlight, DND, Wi-Fi, and more.
- Create up to 2 custom tap zones anywhere on your screen
- 4 gestures: single tap, double tap, triple tap, and long press
- Assign a different app, action, or app shortcut to each gesture
- Use both tap zones independently
- Start automatically when the device boots
- Works completely offline
- No ads, trackers, or analytics
- Completely free & open source
The idea came from a simple Android feature request:
Tap the clock in the status bar to open the Clock app.
Many users have wanted this kind of shortcut because it makes the Clock app accessible with a single tap.
Tapbar takes that idea further.
You are not limited to the Clock app or even the status bar. You can create tappable areas anywhere on your screen and assign different actions to single tap, double tap, triple tap, and long press.
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Since Tapbar isn't published on the Play Store, Android may block or flag it when installing. Here's how to get it running:
1. If Play Protect blocks the install Play Protect may flag Tapbar since it uses Accessibility and Overlay permissions to work. To install anyway:
- Open the Play Store, tap your profile icon (top right)
- Tap Play Protect, then tap the Settings gear icon
- Turn off Scan apps with Play Protect and Improve harmful app detection
- Install Tapbar, then you can turn these back on
2. If your phone shows "Restricted setting" when enabling permissions Newer Android versions block permission toggles for sideloaded apps by default. To fix this:
- Go to App info
- Tap the three-dot menu (top right) and select Allow restricted settings
- Then enable the required Accessibility and Overlay permissions from Tapbar's settings screen
Once these are set, Tapbar should install and run without issues.
Tapbar is designed to be simple and private.
- No ads, trackers & analytics
- No internet connection required
- Your settings stay on your device
Tapbar does not need your data to provide its main function.
Tapbar is built in the open, and it's better with you in it.
- ⭐ Star the repo if Tapbar's useful to you, it helps others discover the project and keeps development going
- Found a bug or have an idea? Open an issue, every report and suggestion genuinely shapes what comes next
- Want to contribute code? Fork the project, dig in, and open a pull request, check out CONTRIBUTING.md to get started
- Have a feature request like the one that started this whole project? We'd love to hear it
No idea is too small. Tapbar exists because someone asked for a way to tap a clock.
git clone https://github.com/Earendel-lab/Tapbar.gitTapbar is open source under the MIT License. Use it, learn from it, build on it.