![]() ![]() Double tap with four fingers to hide application (map with command+H) Force-click with four fingers to quit application (map with command+Q).Double tap with three fingers to bring up screenshot to OCR (using OwlOCR, free highly recommended alternative to TextSniper) Force-click with three fingers to trigger bring up screenshot region.You first have to map the shortcut "Show Start Page" with a keyboard shortcut, then map the trackpad gesture to the keyboard shortcut. I swipe down with two fingers from top of the trackpad to bring safari to start page.I use three-finger swipes to navigate tabs by mapping ctrl+tab(+shift).So you can do it like me which is double-click menu bar, set action to hide menu bar items to left, delay next action (I use 10s), then repeat the action to auto-hide it.įinally, these are how I use the gesture for my trackpad: Replacement for Bartender: BTT has an action for hiding the menu bar item to its left and there's a convenient trigger by double-clicking the menu bar.I also use keyboard shortcuts to launch specific folders in finder, apps, map to app-specific shortcuts, etc. I have a Galaxy buds and Bluetooth Speaker so I can use keyboard shortcut to toggle between each device. Powerful keyboard shortcuts: one notable feature is connecting to a bluetooth device.You can also use keyboard shortcuts and link it to window snapping (e.g. Window-snapping: you can replace "Magnets (paid)" or "Rectangle (free)" with the BTT's built-in snap areas in which you can control which area of the screen will trigger a snapping.It replaced "CopyLess 2" (which is amazing in its own right). ![]() It's quite customizable and feature-rich, and has everything I want in a clipboard manager. Clipboard manager: you can use keyboard shortcut (or any trigger) and choose the built-in BTT clipboard manager.He also offers a paid app, BetterSnapTool.First I'll talk about the use cases in addition to controlling the trackpad and mouse gestures because they're less known. Now, whenever I step away from my machine, I can quickly use that key combination to lock my Mac.īetterTouchTool is free from the developer’s site. I set my shortcut to CTRL-OPTION-COMMAND-L. Then click the “Add new keyboard shortcut” button below the main window, enter your shortcut in the box below it to the left, and select “Switch to Login Screen” in the “Predefined Action” dropdown menu on the right. To get started, open the BetterTouchTool preferences, select the “Keyboard” tab above the main window, and select “Global” in the left column. I recently discovered how easy it is to set this up with BetterTouchTool, which I was already using anyway. When I switched from Alfred to LaunchBar, though, this stopped working. For a time, I was using an app called LockTight, which let me set a keystroke to lock my screen. I searched long and hard for a way to easily lock my Mac. The quickest method I’ve found, though, is by using previously discussed BetterTouchTool. There are some ways to do this, such as forcing your Mac to the screensaver and requiring the password to unlock the screensaver. ![]() If you come from the Windows world to a Mac, you may be surprised to find that there is no readily apparent way to lock your Mac if you step away from it. ![]()
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