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BetterTouchTool 0.75

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Andreas Hegenberg

BetterTouchTool adds many new, fully customizable gestures to Magic Mouse, Macbook Touchpad and now even the Magic Trackpad!

Also adds tons of new features, like Windows 7-style window snapping.

These gestures are customizable:

Magic Mouse:

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Single finger tap left
Single finger tap right
Single finger tap middle
Single finger tap
Single finger click middle
Two finger tap
Two finger click
Two finger swipe (up/down/left/right)
Two finger tip tap left/right
Three finger tap
Three finger

What's New

Version 0.75:

Fixed a bug with trackpad tip taps
Sorted gestures

Requirements
Intel, Mac OS X 10.7 or later

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BetterTouchTool User Discussion (Write a Review)

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+15

Leo-Telles reviewed on 04 Feb 2012

Simply redefined my experience with magic trackpad and Snow Leopard/Lion. Changes drastically how i use chrome, final cut, photoshop, I can put whatever gestures I want, very easy to use.

If wasn't BTT maybe I would not buy a trackpad.

[Version 0.75]

+17

Michael_Sebrecht reviewed on 17 Jan 2012

Very usable tool. You can really do weird things with it.

[Version 0.75]

Jynto reviewed on 11 Jan 2012

Simply brilliant! I could not imagine using my trackpad without BetterTouchTool. The ability to trigger keyboard shortcuts is very useful, as it allows you to set gestures for just about anything. There are many gestures available, including three fingers for middle-click. You get plenty of fine control, as gestures can either be global or work on an individual application.

It even does a lot of the stuff BetterSnapTool does. It runs in the background unobtrusively. And it's completely free, although I would have gladly paid money for it.

[Version 0.75]

+10

RJphotovideo commented on 10 Jan 2012

I’m on OS X 10.6.8, and notice that this version (0.75) is for OS X 10.7, so I clicked on the v0.721 link, but it also downloads v0.75. Developers site does not offer any back versions either.

[Version 0.75]

henry@henrymail.com reviewed on 14 Nov 2011

Works beautifully for me! I don't write many reviews, but sometimes software comes along that's clearly superior.

Using on a Macbook Air...

[Version 0.733]

+21

Jeff H. reviewed on 01 Nov 2011

This is just an incredible piece of software! I would be lost without it! Makes my Magic Touchpad 10 times more useful.

The only thing I'm wondering is its backup/restore (and sharing) capabilities.
Its taken me a long time to get everything set just perfect...how can I back these settings up?
My sister is getting a MTP and she likes my settings, how do I share them with her without going and having to create each setting one-by-one?

Thank you.

[Version 0.726]

1 Reply

Jynto replied on 10 Jan 2012

Just open up BetterTouchTool. And use the 'Export' button on the left hand side to save your settings as a file. Then use the 'Import' button on your sister's computer and find the file.

boschmann reviewed on 29 Oct 2011

This is a no-brainer. The most powerful touchpad extension, and it's free. Most useful to me is using the same gestures to switch between tabs in different applications.

Great in combination with its not-free sibling BetterSnapTool for moving and resizing windows easily.

[Version 0.726]

-4

-51

Alessandro82 reviewed on 28 Oct 2011

this crap often freezes my macbook pro i have to force quit also it has a high cpu usage just a awaste of time!

[Version 0.726]

Michel-Tribet reviewed on 22 Oct 2011

I am using 0.73 and MUD wants me to update to 0.726 !? Is there something to do ?

[Version 0.726]

-18

Texspleen reviewed on 18 Oct 2011

Makes using a trackpad much more enjoyable. Couldn't be without
BetterTouchTool. Gesture Rich. Many thanks to the Dev.

[Version 0.726]

+29

Satyrica had trouble on 28 Jul 2011

Cannot get "double tap to click" to work... anyone successful?

[Version 0.716]

Rickyniano had trouble on 15 Jun 2011

"Launch BetterTouchTool on startup" option doesn't work. I've enabled it but I need to launch it manually every time I reboot my iMac.

Using BTT 0.671 on an iMac 21.5", Mac OS X 10.6.7.

Is there a workaround to this issue?

Thanks!

[Version 0.671]

Oger had trouble on 18 Jan 2011

Great program!
But sometimes when I want to do double tap to open a link in the background nothing happens. I does not seem to respond. When I click in the background of a page it will work again.
Strange. It has been doing this since every release I had. Version 0.6314

[Version 0.6314]

+137

Cerebrl had trouble on 07 Sep 2010

I really like this program, but came across a problem that is a little worrisome. After a couple of days post-installation of BetterTouchTool, I put my computer to sleep and I could not wake it back up. I did a force shut down (hold down power button for more than 3 seconds), then restarted it.

Everything is fine now, but BetterTouchTool won't launch now, so I don't know if BTT caused the problem or was just a victim of an error. I will reinstall BTT and see what happens. I just thought I would post it here in case others have a similar problem.

I will say that this software is great otherwise!

[Cerebrl]

[Version 0.610]

1 Reply

+137

Cerebrl replied on 07 Sep 2010

It seems BTT was running just wouldn't open the preference pane for me. Got everything working again, but some of my settings were off. Seems like everything is good to go. Didn't even need to reinstall, just force quite BTT and relaunched.

-1

Torpedoz80 had trouble on 25 Jun 2010

need help , cant open the app. im using snow leopard 10.6.4.
is this version already supported?

[Version 0.577]

-1

-26

Soulslave had trouble on 29 Mar 2010

there's no trackpad support for old intel macbooks? (Macbook Model 3,1)

[Version 0.53]

2 Replies

+78

Dajonel replied on 06 Apr 2010

The old MacBooks don't have multi-touch.

-26

Soulslave replied on 06 Apr 2010

yea i read it on the site. sorry for not deleting this question on time

-1

-2

Honknation had trouble on 16 Feb 2010

Maybe someone can explain how they installed the app or got it working? -- I'm not a Mac newbie by any means, but none of the 10+ versions I d/l'd from this site or the DEV's seem to work..

Is this a stand-alone app? - or a preference pane..?

[Version 0.5158]

-1

-2

Honknation had trouble on 11 Feb 2010

I've downloaded this file and app from here, and right from DEV's site; it downloads fine.. however, every time I 'open' the app (double click), it does nothing.. kinda like a bunk / corrupted dmg file..

Ironically, I open up Activity Monitor, and see that this app is running in the background, until I manually quit it.. but there's no GUI interface, and +TAB never shows this app as 'running'.. only Activity Monitor sees it..

Basically the app won't fire up.. what gives?

I'm on OS X 10.6.2, MacBookPro 17" 2.8Ghz, 4GB Ram, etc..

Thank you in advance.

[Version 0.5156]

Antro31 had trouble on 02 Feb 2010

Hey guys ! What happened with this latest version ? My default two finger swipe left/right do not work anymore with my Firefox french safari !
Thanks to repair.

Forgetting this, I really like this piece of software !

[Version 0.5154]

2 Replies

Bettertouchtool (developer) replied on 02 Feb 2010

I think you have to logout and back in or restart your mac. I'm not sure but I think it's a snow leopard bug and is not related to this version of btt.

Antro31 commented on 02 Feb 2010

Hey, you are right ! This solved the issue. Thanks...

Junkblocker rated on 17 Jan 2012

[Version 0.75]

Jynto rated on 08 Jan 2012

[Version 0.733]

Qsiv rated on 09 Dec 2011

[Version 0.733]

escompter.qch rated on 21 Oct 2011

[Version 0.726]

-295

Monkeyjunkey rated on 28 Sep 2011

[Version 0.721]

Everyones.uh.critic rated on 22 Sep 2011

[Version 0.7178]

Manivannan rated on 18 Aug 2011

[Version 0.7178]

Marccc rated on 05 Aug 2011

[Version 0.7178]

Widber rated on 04 Aug 2011

[Version 0.7178]

-3

Orlandoech rated on 05 Jul 2011

[Version 0.6891]

Downloads:130,855

Version Downloads:3,695

Type:Utilities : System

License:Free

Date:10 Jan 2012

Platform:Intel

Price:Free

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Pinch in / out (zoom)
Single finger tap left
Single finger tap right
Single finger tap middle
Single finger tap
Single finger click middle
Two finger tap
Two finger click
Two finger swipe (up/down/left/right)
Two finger tip tap left/right
Three finger tap
Three finger click
Three finger swipe (up/down/left/right)
Four finger swipe up/down
Four finger click
TipTap left/right

Touchpad:

single finger tap top left
single finger tap top right
single finger tap top middle
single finger tap bottom left
single finger tap bottom right
single finger tap bottom middle
single finger tap left middle
single finger tap right middle
two finger tip tap left/right
three finger swipes (up/down/left/right)
three finger tap
three finger click
four finger swipes (up/down/left/right)
four finger tap
five finger tap
five finger swipe up/down/left/right (see FAQ)
TipTap
two finger TipTap
three finger TipTap

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