Rich gesture library
3- and 4-finger swipes, pinch, rotate, force tap, and 2-finger double-tap — all recognized with tunable threshold heuristics and per-gesture cooldowns.
Turn trackpad gestures into keyboard shortcuts
BestTouchTool is a native macOS gesture → keyboard-shortcut binder. Record a swipe, pinch, rotate, or force tap — bind it to any key combo — and let your trackpad do the typing.
Everything your trackpad can say, your apps can hear
A focused tool that does one thing exceptionally well.
System-wide or per-app
Scope any binding globally or to a specific app. Per-app bindings resolve first and only fire while that app is frontmost.
Truly native & fast
SwiftUI + AppKit interop on macOS 13+. Keystrokes are synthesized via CGEvent straight to the HID tap — instant, with zero third-party dependencies.
Visual key-combo recorder
Press any key combination once and it's captured — displayed in proper macOS notation like ⌘⇧T. No config files, no scripting.
Lives in your menu bar
A lightweight NSStatusItem gives you a master toggle and quick access. Bindings persist instantly and the recognizer only watches what you use.
Private by design
Listen-only event taps never consume your input. All bindings live in a local JSON file in Application Support — nothing leaves your Mac.
Up and running in three steps
Grant permissions
Onboarding deep-links you to Accessibility and Input Monitoring in System Settings. Two clicks and you're in.
Record a gesture
Pick a gesture, press the key combo you want, and choose a scope — global or a specific app.
Swipe to fire
Perform the gesture anywhere. BestTouchTool synthesizes the keystroke to the frontmost app instantly.
Simple pricing
No tiers, no trials, no accounts.
Early release
Free
BestTouchTool is completely free while it's young.
Every feature, no limits.
- Unlimited gesture bindings
- Per-app and global scopes
- All future v1 updates
- Open source — inspect every line