Practical overview
When it fits
Use it for glanceable price monitoring while working on a MacBook with a Touch Bar; quotes refresh every 15 seconds.
Who it is for
- MacBook users with a Touch Bar who want quick access to cryptocurrency price quotes.
- Swift developers interested in adapting an MIT-licensed price display.
Documented uses
- Check USD prices for Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin, Ripple, IOTA and Cardano from the Touch Bar.
- Modify the project’s currency support through its Data.swift and Money.swift files.
Requirements & limits
The README provides a Mac app download and describes the project as MIT-licensed. It identifies the application as a background process without a visible Dock icon.
- The documented display is specifically for the MacBook Touch Bar.
- Most listed assets use Coinbase USD spot prices; Ripple, IOTA and Cardano are calculated from Binance XRP/ETH data and Coinbase ETH pricing.
- The README lists seven supported cryptocurrencies and points to Data.swift and Money.swift for currency customization.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Download and access cryptocurrency prices in the Touch Bar
Use the Mac app to view its supported cryptocurrency prices in USD from the Touch Bar.
Before you start
- A MacBook with a Touch Bar.
Steps
Download the Mac app from the release link in the project README.
Open the app; it runs in the background.
Tap the ₿ icon on the Touch Bar Control Strip to access the prices.
Expected outcome
The Touch Bar displays supported cryptocurrency prices in USD, refreshed every 15 seconds.
Guide limitations
- The README lists Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin, Ripple, IOTA, and Cardano as supported.
- Ripple, IOTA, and Cardano prices are calculated using XRP/ETH data from Binance multiplied by ETH pricing from Coinbase; other listed prices are Coinbase USD spot prices.
- The README does not provide installation or first-launch instructions beyond the download link.
Customize currency support in the source files
Modify the project’s currency support using its identified data and money-handling files.
Before you start
- Access to the project source files Data.swift and Money.swift.
Steps
Open Data.swift and Money.swift in the project.
Modify these files to fit the desired currency support.
Expected outcome
The project’s currency-related code is adapted to the changes made in those files.
Guide limitations
- The README does not provide specific code changes or a build and verification procedure.
- The project author says they are no longer able to customize the app for users.
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 16 October 2026
- Original website title
- T-Pham/CoinPriceBar · Official homepage title · retained in its source language