Navigate the web
by touch.
HapticPad fires distinct haptic pulses through your Mac's Force Touch trackpad when your finger passes over a link, button, or input field - helping low-vision users use sense of touch to navigate.
Link
Single pulse · 1 tap
Input field
Triple pulse · 3 taps
Why haptics
A third channel for the web
Screen readers tell you where you are. HapticPad lets you feel it too.
Sight
Links change colour on hover. Buttons have visible borders. For low-vision users, these visual cues can be hard to distinguish at a glance.
Touch
HapticPad fires through the trackpad in under 10ms. Your fingers identify a link, button, or input field before you consciously look or listen.
Sound
Screen readers like VoiceOver read out element types. HapticPad complements this - adding a simultaneous physical signal so you never have to wait for speech to catch up.
How it works
Every element has its own pulse
You can configure each interactive element type to fire a distinct haptic signature - so your fingers learn to read a page.
For example:
Links
Every hyperlink - navigation menus, in-body text links, image links - fires a single clean pulse the moment your finger crosses it.
Buttons
Submit buttons, toggles, dropdown triggers - anything clickable that isn't a link - fire a quick double pulse so you always know when you're about to take an action.
Input fields
Text inputs, search boxes, dropdowns, checkboxes - form elements you can type into fire three rapid pulses, making forms navigable entirely by feel.
Compatibility
Designed alongside assistive technology
HapticPad doesn't replace the tools you already rely on - it adds a new layer on top.
VoiceOver compatible
Every HapticPad control carries an accessibilityLabel. Run VoiceOver alongside HapticPad - they reinforce each other, speech and touch together.
Fully keyboard navigable
Every setting, every control - fully operable by keyboard alone. No mouse required to configure, enable, or adjust your haptic preferences.
Zero data, fully private
The browser extension detects element type only - no page content, no URLs, no text is ever read or transmitted. Everything runs on-device.
Customisable patterns per element
Choose from 12 patterns for links, buttons, and inputs independently. Set the intensity that feels clearest for you - from subtle to emphatic.
Who it's for
Built for anyone who benefits from an extra sense
Vision, attention, and focus all work differently from person to person. Haptic feedback meets you where you are.
Low vision users
If your vision makes it hard to distinguish styled links from plain text, or to spot small buttons, haptics give you a reliable second signal that doesn't depend on contrast or font size.
Screen reader users
HapticPad fires in under 10ms - far ahead of VoiceOver speech. Get immediate tactile confirmation of element type while the audio catches up.
Attention and focus conditions
A multi-sensory cue can reduce cognitive load when scanning long pages. Knowing by touch that something is interactive means less visual searching.
Price
Free. Forever.
No subscription, no trial, no in-app purchase. Use HapticPad on every Mac you own.
No payment · No account · Mac App Store
- Haptic feedback for links, buttons, and inputs
- All 12 patterns - fully customisable per element
- Full VoiceOver and keyboard navigation support
- Chrome, Firefox & Safari extension included
- All future updates included