Touch Bar

A feature available on some Mac computers. You can use familiar gestures—like tap, swipe, or slide—directly on the Touch Bar to play songs and videos in iTunes, adjust the volume, and more.

A keyboard with the Touch Bar across the top; the playback controls are at the center of the Touch Bar.

The buttons that appear in the Touch Bar vary depending on what you’re doing in iTunes. For example, these are the buttons you see when you play music:

The Touch Bar controls for music, with buttons to add the selected song to a playlist and to the Up Next list.

When you play a movie, the controls change.

The Touch Bar controls for movies, with buttons for iTunes Extras, subtitles, and the chapter list.

The Touch Bar includes Touch ID, which lets you purchase items from the iTunes Store and sign in to your iTunes Store account.

See the Apple Support article How to use the Touch Bar on your MacBook Pro.