BetterTouchTool
BetterTouchTool is a macOS customization and automation app for gestures, shortcuts, window actions, input devices, and interface controls.
What is BetterTouchTool?
BetterTouchTool is a macOS utility app that helps users customize how they control their Mac and automate repetitive actions. It is designed for people who want more flexible gestures, keyboard shortcuts, window management, trigger-based automation, and custom controls for devices such as trackpads, mice, keyboards, and Stream Deck hardware. The app can also customize interface elements like the menu bar, and it supports advanced workflows through named triggers, scripting, and chained actions. Many users install it to speed up everyday work, reduce repetitive clicking, and tailor macOS behavior to their preferences. BetterTouchTool is developed by folivora.AI GmbH and is aimed at power users, productivity-focused Mac users, and anyone who wants deeper input customization than macOS provides by default.
Key features
- Customize trackpad, mouse, keyboard, and other input-device gestures
- Create keyboard shortcuts and trigger-based automations for common tasks
- Manage windows with custom snapping, moving, and resizing actions
- Add custom actions and controls to the menu bar and other interface areas
- Use chained actions and scripting tools to build advanced workflows
- Integrate with supported external controllers such as Stream Deck hardware
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
BetterTouchTool is legitimate Mac customization software, but its core features commonly require broad macOS permissions such as Accessibility and, for some workflows, Screen Recording or automation access. That level of access is normal for an app that remaps input, controls windows, and triggers actions across other apps. Review the permissions it requests and grant only the ones you plan to use. If you remove the app, any custom gestures, shortcuts, and automations you relied on will stop working until the app is reinstalled or replaced.
Recommendation: Keep BetterTouchTool if you actively use custom gestures, shortcuts, window controls, or Mac automations. If you no longer use those features, you can remove it and its support files, but expect any related input customizations and workflows to stop working.
Common paths
/Applications/BetterTouchTool.app
Support paths
~/Library/Application Support/BetterTouchTool
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/com.hegenberg.BetterTouchTool.plist
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