BetterTouchTool

BetterTouchTool (BTT) is a highly-rated powerhouse utility for macOS that allows you to fully customize and configure all your input devices to streamline your workflow and boost productivity. In essence, it lets you define custom actions for almost any input or trigger on your Mac.

Core Functions & Features

• Custom Gestures: Add many new, fully customizable multi-touch gestures to your Magic Mouse, Multi-Touch MacBook trackpad, and Magic Trackpad. You can create gestures with 1, 2, 3, or 4 fingers, like swipes, taps, pinches, and force clicks.

• Keyboard Shortcuts: Create new, expanded keyboard shortcuts and complex key sequences for global use or specific applications. You can even remap existing keys.

• Touch Bar Customization: Transform the MacBook Pro Touch Bar by adding your own buttons, widgets (like weather or cryptocurrency trackers), and advanced scripting to make it more functional.

• Window Management: Get sophisticated window snapping and moving features, similar to Windows 7/10/11, allowing you to quickly snap windows to halves, quarters, or custom positions on your screen, even across multiple monitors.

• Support for Other Input: Customize actions for regular mice, the Siri Remote, BTT Remote (companion app for iPhone/iPad), and even MIDI devices.

• Utility Tools: BTT also includes built-in features that can replace other standalone apps, such as:

  • Clipboard Manager: For copying and managing multiple items.

  • Screenshot Tool: For capturing and editing images on the fly.

What Can You Do With It?

The possibilities are virtually endless, but here are a few common examples:

• Trackpad: Use a three-finger swipe left/right to switch tabs in your browser, or a four-finger pinch to close the current application.

• Keyboard: Set a complex shortcut (e.g., Option + Control + Shift + H) to instantly hide all windows for the current application.

• Touch Bar: Display custom controls for Spotify/Apple Music, or add a dedicated button to mute your microphone in Zoom/Teams, regardless of which window is active.

• Window Snapping: Drag a window to the top-left corner of your screen to automatically make it take up the top-left quarter of the display.

BetterTouchTool is a popular choice for Mac users who want to take full control over their operating system's interactivity. It offers a free trial period before requiring a purchase.