How to turn off Force Click on a Mac trackpad

howtosimply.com/guides/how-to-turn-off-force-click-on-a-mac-trackpad/ · Checked October 2026 · MacBook Pro · macOS Tahoe 26

4 of 4 steps with real screenshots · 3 official sources below

Device

Mac

Shown on

macOS Tahoe 26 (MacBook Pro)

App

System Settings

Path

System Settings › Trackpad

Real screenshots

4 of 4 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

3 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open System Settings

   Click the Apple menu in the top left corner of the screen and choose System Settings.

   Done

2. 

   Click Trackpad in the sidebar

   Trackpad is near the bottom of the sidebar, below Keyboard. Scroll down to find it.

   Done

3. 

   Switch off Force Click and haptic feedback

   In the picture it is on, and the Click slider above it is at Medium. The note under it reads: click then press firmly for Quick Look, Look up, and variable speed media controls.

   Done

4. 

   Or only change the look-up gesture

   Look up & data detectors chooses the gesture for looking up a word. In the picture it is Force Click with One Finger.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• There is no Force Click and haptic feedback switch. Apple says you need a Mac with a built-in trackpad or a wireless trackpad connected, and that you see only some options depending on the Mac or trackpad. The Trackpad page also has a Set Up Bluetooth Trackpad… button, as in the picture. Source: Change Trackpad settings on Mac
• Your Mac has System Preferences, not System Settings. Apple says that on macOS Monterey you choose System Preferences, Trackpad, and the Force Click and haptic feedback tick box is on the Point & Click tab. Source: Change Trackpad preferences on Mac

If this does not work

• A dictionary window still opens. Apple says Look Up also opens with a three-finger tap if that gesture is chosen in Trackpad settings. Check the Look up & data detectors row. Source: Look up words on Mac
• Normal clicks still feel too hard or too soft. Apple says the Click slider sets how firmly you must press the trackpad. In the picture it goes from Light to Firm. Source: Change Trackpad settings on Mac

About this guide

Force Click is a second, firmer press after the normal click. The settings page lists what it is used for: Quick Look, Look up and variable speed media controls. If a dictionary window keeps popping up when you press a little too hard, this is the cause.

The screenshots show System Settings on macOS Tahoe 26.

Good to know

Apple says the switch also covers tactile feedback, such as when aligning objects in some apps.

In short: System Settings, Trackpad, Force Click and haptic feedback off.