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This free app turns your MacBook’s trackpad into a makeshift scale.

Is it a good idea to keep your MacBook in the kitchen while you’re baking? Probably not, but it’s still good to know that developer Kris Shah has created a simple macOS app that can turn your Apple laptop’s trackpad into a makeshift scale, as spotted by Lifehacker.

Track Weight, available for free on GitHub, does require you to keep one finger resting on the trackpad to use it which is a bit inconvenient, but it’s surprisingly accurate.

A screenshot of the Track Weight macOS app.
Track Weight requires you to keep a finger touching your MacBook’s trackpad at all times to function, but there’s a button to reset the scale to zero before placing another object on it.
Screenshot: Andrew Liszewski / The Verge
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