BetterTouchTool

BTT is at the core of how I interact with macOS. Most of the gestures and shortcuts I use are handled by this application. It also controls the touchbar and a stream deck where those are available.

My favorite preset used to be AquaTouch, which is sadly not being actively maintained anymore.
Instead, I have created my own customizations, inspired by AquaTouch: HydroTouch

Setup

Import duplicate presets defaults write com.hegenberg.BetterTouchTool BTTImportDuplicatePresets YES

Development

most of my named triggers used AppleScript, which have mostly been migrated to JavaScript where possible
Album Artwork for the playing song is stored under this path: ~/Library/Application Support/BetterTouchTool/spotify_cover.png

Scripting

Docs: https://docs.folivora.ai/docs/1106_java_script.html

Troubleshooting

Presets gone after update
- BTT -> Help -> Restore Settings from Backup -> Second-most recent option in the dropdown

Links

2020-08-07

Raycast
- I created an extension for BetterTouchTool. It lets you search for and run named trigger commands within Raycast
Makerer
- BetterTouchTool
Hyperkey
- The so-called hyper-key is a remapping of caps lock to a combination of all modifier keys (⌃,⌥,⌘,⇧), enabling an additional layer of shortcuts. ~~This can be done using Karabiner Elements.~~ BetterTouchTool includes an action to allow this.
- My favorite use is to trigger Alfred using hyper + a. This is way more convenient and allows triggering a BetterTouchTool action at the same time. BTT also enables my HyperKey shortcut preset, which includes these keymaps:
  | Shortcut | Action | | :—————————— | :———–– | | hyper + a | Alfred | | hyper + b | BTT Config | | hyper + c | ⌃ + c | | hyper + e | Editor (Atom) | | hyper + f | Finder | | hyper + g | Google Chrome | | hyper + s | Safari | | hyper + w | Window positioning | | hyper + x | Xcode |
Alfred
- BetterTouchTool Forum
Dotfiles
- Some folders are submodules, such as my BetterTouchTool preset, HydroTouch or my Alfred workflows.
Stack
- BetterTouchTool
Clipboard
- It is a good idea to keep a history of your clipboard. In Windows this can be accessed by pressing Windows+V. On macOS, I always have at least one clipboard management application running. Alfred, BetterTouchTool and Raycast all include such capabilities. There is also the mac/iOS app PastePal, which I like for its Shortcuts integration.