Public Engineering Roadmap

The future of physical computing. Open and transparent.

Explore what we have shipped, what we are actively coding in native Swift and Rust, and what is coming next for Tactile.

Shipped & Live

4 Releases
v0.9.2

Native Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server

Physical touch verification and live terminal execution streaming for Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.

MCPAI AgentsHardware Approval
v0.9.0

Apple Silicon Hardware HEVC 120 FPS Engine

Sub-15ms glass-to-glass pipeline using VTCompressionSession on macOS and zero-copy SurfaceTexture on mobile.

MetalHEVC120 FPS
v0.8.5

Dynamic Contextual Touch Bar Profiles

Active frontmost app detection for VS Code, Figma, Terminal, and Finder with sub-0.5% battery/hr draw.

Touch BarApp ProfilesZero Latency
v0.8.0

100% Local Encrypted P2P Transport

Zero cloud servers and zero relays. Secure AES-256-GCM transport over local Wi-Fi and direct USB-C.

Local-FirstP2PPrivacy

In Development

Next Wave
v0.9.5

1000Hz HID Precision Trackpad with Liquid Inertia

Sub-millimeter tap-to-click, 2-finger right-click, and axis-locked vertical momentum scrolling.

HIDTrackpadHaptics
v0.9.6

Clamshell Virtual Display Keepalive

Keep MacBook lid completely closed while maintaining full 2940x1912 streaming and GPU VSync active.

ClamshellVirtual DisplaymacOS
v0.9.7

Hardware CoreAudio Driver Mic Killswitch

One-tap physical hardware mute directly at the kernel driver layer with zero possibility of software eavesdropping.

CoreAudioPrivacyMeeting Master
v0.9.8

Echo-Suppressed 2-Way Clipboard Ring Buffer

Instant bidirectional clipboard bridge with content-hash deduplication to prevent ping-pong feedback loops.

ClipboardRing BufferSync

Planned Horizon

Up Next
v1.0.0

Multi-Device Companion Cluster

Connect multiple devices simultaneously — use your iPhone as a Touch Bar and an iPad as an auxiliary display at the same time.

Multi-ScreenClusterDaisy Chain
v1.1.0

Open Tactile Widget Plugin SDK

Build custom macro surfaces and companion widgets in TypeScript and SwiftUI with full hot-reloading.

Plugin SDKExtensibilityDeveloper Tools
v1.2.0

AirDrop-Style Zero-Setup Auto Discovery

Instant peer discovery using Bluetooth Low Energy advertising with automatic fallback to high-speed Wi-Fi Direct.

BLEDirect P2PZero Config

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Free to try · macOS Sequoia 14.3+ (Apple Silicon & Intel) · iPhone & Android