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Install touchosc-bridge with Homebrew Cask

Modular touch control surface bridge for OSC & MIDI. Version 1.7.3.152 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.

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macOS

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brew install --cask touchosc-bridge

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overview

Package summary

Modular touch control surface bridge for OSC & MIDI

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history

Project history and usage

TouchOSC Bridge is Hexler's free desktop companion for carrying MIDI messages between TouchOSC and MIDI-capable software over a network or supported USB connection.

Project history

Hexler developed TouchOSC Bridge as part of the TouchOSC ecosystem. It runs in the macOS menu bar or Windows system tray and relays MIDI bidirectionally between TouchOSC and MIDI-capable applications.

The Bridge line has been maintained alongside both TouchOSC Mk1 and the next-generation TouchOSC. Later maintenance added USB connectivity, System Exclusive forwarding, MIDI-processing fixes, virtual-driver updates, and installer-signing updates.

Adoption history

TouchOSC Bridge became the desktop companion for a common TouchOSC workflow: using a mobile touch surface as a networked MIDI controller for software running on a Mac or Windows PC.

Hexler continues to distribute Bridge free of charge. The newer TouchOSC can also communicate through other wired, wireless, and virtual MIDI paths, but Bridge remains documented as a convenient network or USB transport and remains important for TouchOSC Mk1 installations.

How it is used

Launch Bridge on the desktop; it exposes a virtual MIDI interface and advertises itself to TouchOSC. In TouchOSC, enable a Bridge connection, select the host running Bridge, and choose the corresponding Bridge ports in the MIDI connection settings.

Music, performance, or visualization software can then receive MIDI generated by the TouchOSC control surface and send MIDI back through the same bridge.

Why package nerds care

Bridge is a small companion utility whose value comes from interoperability rather than a standalone interface. It creates virtual MIDI ports and translates network or USB traffic into endpoints that ordinary music applications can consume.

For package-manager users, installing Bridge avoids manual virtual-MIDI and network-routing setup when connecting TouchOSC devices to desktop audio software.

Timeline

  • TouchOSC Mk1 era: Bridge provides network MIDI connectivity between mobile TouchOSC and desktop applications.
  • Later releases: USB connectivity is added for supported iOS workflows.
  • 2021: The virtual MIDI driver receives a Windows update.
  • 2022: System Exclusive forwarding and MIDI-processing fixes are released.
  • 2024: The Windows installer receives updated USB guidance and code signing.

Related projects

  • TouchOSC
  • TouchOSC Mk1
  • MIDI
  • Open Sound Control
  • Protokol

security posture

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No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for touchosc-bridge. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

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page generated2026-11-04
manager version1.7.3.152
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://hexler.net/touchosc

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install metadata

Package metadata

Package keycask:touchosc-bridge
Version1.7.3.152
Package managerHomebrew Cask
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/cask/touchosc-bridge
Homepagehttps://hexler.net/touchosc
Upstream docshttps://hexler.net/touchosc
Source archivehttps://hexler.net/pub/touchosc/touchosc-bridge-1.7.3.152-macos.dmg
SHA-256fcc6d30e0c2fff5031c6ca8fa731fff832e0f0bb39e370c961b35d0d291c725a
Bottlenot recorded
Homebrew post-installnot defined
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Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew cask API
Taphomebrew/cask
Full Tokentouchosc-bridge
Names
  • TouchOSC Bridge
Artifacts
App
1
Target
1
Zap
1
Deprecatedno
Disabledno

package graph

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Related tools

  • touchosc-editorPackage names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: control, midi, modular, osc, surface.
  • touchoscPackage names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: midi, osc, touchosc.

Same workflow

  • protokolLocal package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: midi, osc.

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