Installer bettertouchtool avec Homebrew Cask

Liens du projet

• Page d'accueil
• Page du gestionnaire de paquets

Commandes et alias

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Historique du projet

BetterTouchTool is developed by Andreas Hegenberg and folivora.AI. Officially archived builds bearing 2010 filenames and the site's claim of more than sixteen years on the Mac place its origins around 2010.

Over time the project expanded well beyond its original touch and gesture emphasis. The current product treats many input sources as triggers that can invoke hundreds of built-in or scripted actions.

Historique d'adoption

The official site reports more than sixteen years on the Mac and hundreds of thousands of users. Its scope grew from gesture customization into a broad automation environment supporting keyboards, mice, Stream Deck devices, MIDI, scripts, floating interfaces, window management, clipboard history, and launchers.

Modes d'utilisation

Users define triggers from trackpads, mice, keyboards, Stream Decks, MIDI devices, URLs, scripts, and other inputs, then associate them with built-in or custom actions.

Configurations can be organized into presets. Presets can be exported as JSON for backup or sharing, but the official documentation warns that imported presets may contain scripts and should come only from trusted sources.

Pourquoi les passionnés de paquets s'y intéressent

BetterTouchTool is a characteristic Mac power-user package: one application can replace several narrowly focused remapping, window-management, launcher, and automation utilities. Exportable JSON presets make elaborate configurations portable and shareable, while Homebrew Cask provides a repeatable installation path.

Chronologie

• Circa 2010: Earliest builds represented in the official release archive.
• 2026: Official site reports more than sixteen years on the Mac and hundreds of thousands of users.

Related projects

• BetterSnapTool, BTT Remote, BTT Mobile, and KeyboardCleanTool are related folivora.AI products.
• The official community site hosts support discussions and shared presets.

Sources

• https://docs.folivora.ai/docs/configuration/presets/ — official preset import, export, and sharing documentation.
• https://docs.folivora.ai/docs/configuration/restoring-backups/ — official backup behavior and storage location.
• https://folivora.ai/ — official product description, developer attribution, adoption statements, and feature inventory.
• https://folivora.ai/releases/ — official archive containing historical builds.