Best BetterTouchTool Alternatives in 2026

BetterTouchTool is the default answer for “make my Mac trackpad do more.” It is also a lot of app. If you have ever opened its settings, built one gesture, and then closed it because the configuration tree felt like a second job, you are the person this page is for.

We make TrackStudio, so read this with that bias in mind. The list below names where each alternative is the better buy, including the cases where the answer is “stay with BetterTouchTool.”

Why people look for a BetterTouchTool alternative

BetterTouchTool’s breadth is the point, and it is also the friction. The current version covers one- to five-finger gestures, tip-taps, force clicks, edge swipes, continuous gestures, per-app conditional groups, 600+ actions, scripts, keyboard and mouse remapping, window snapping, Stream Deck, and a clipboard manager. That is a platform, not a utility.

The alternatives below are not trying to match every feature. They are trying to make one job easier to understand: a visual surface, a sentence-like rule, a drawn gesture, a ready-made set, or a cheaper edge app.

The short list

Prices, trials, and macOS requirements checked on vendor pages on November 2, 2026. Regional pricing and taxes vary.

1. Multitouch — the best deep-gesture alternative

Multitouch is the closest thing to a direct alternative to BetterTouchTool for gestures. It maps trackpad and Magic Mouse gestures by finger count, remaps keys and mouse buttons, runs scripts, and includes Rectangle Pro in full. It costs $15.99 one-time with a 30-day trial and a license for three devices. The vendor lists macOS 14 or later; some resellers still say 10.15+, so check the current requirement.

Choose it if: you want the deepest gesture engine short of BTT, you use a Magic Mouse, or you want Rectangle Pro included. Stay with BTT if: you need Stream Deck, a larger action catalogue, or the most mature conditional automation.

Read TrackStudio vs Multitouch

2. TrackStudio — the best visual whole-surface alternative

TrackStudio is the app we make. It treats the whole trackpad as a surface: left, right, and bottom edges, four corners, custom rectangular areas, and a center gesture area. Each app can have its own scene. Brightness and volume rails, media scrub, tabs, navigation, undo/redo, window halves, screenshots, Mission Control, App Switcher, and haptics are part of the same editor.

It costs ₹499 one-time and runs on macOS 13 or later. There is no trial listed. It is not a scripting platform, a key remapper, or a full window manager. Choose it if: you want to see and arrange the surface, and you care about per-app scenes and haptics. Stay with BTT if: you need scripts, key remapping, Stream Deck, or deep window management.

Read TrackStudio vs BetterTouchTool

3. GestureCraft — the best cheap, simple alternative

GestureCraft maps trackpad taps, holds, swipes, keyboard shortcuts, and mouse buttons to Shortcuts, app launches, window snaps, keystrokes, or scripts. It costs $7.99 one-time for up to three Macs, with a 14-day money-back guarantee and macOS 14 or later. A rule reads like a sentence. It is native, notarized, and event-driven.

Choose it if: you want a few rules without a large automation platform, and the price matters. Stay with BTT if: you need a wider gesture range, Stream Deck, or deep conditional logic. GestureCraft does not do free-form drawing, character gestures, or Magic Mouse pinch/rotate.

4. Curflow — the best drawn-gesture alternative

Curflow is built around drawing a path. On a mouse, hold the right button and draw. On a trackpad, hold Option and pan. It maps the shape to navigation, tabs, clipboard actions, app switching, keyboard shortcuts, and AppleScript actions, per app. It costs $15.99 Standard or $29.99 Pro, with a 14-day trial and macOS 14 or later.

Choose it if: you think in strokes and want any mouse to work. Stay with BTT if: you want discrete taps and swipes, keyboard triggers, or a larger action catalogue. Curflow is gesture-triggered only; it does not have separate keyboard or mouse-button rules.

5. Trill — the best guided alternative

Trill starts with ready-made gesture sets for Everyday, Browser, Windows, Media, Writing, and Developer. You can also record a gesture by doing it. It adds haptics on Force Touch trackpads, a Caps Lock Hyper Key, and drag-to-snap window management. It costs $29 one-time for three Macs, with a 24-hour trial and macOS 14 or later.

Choose it if: you want a guided start and a polished all-in-one without BTT’s complexity. Stay with BTT if: you need scripts, Stream Deck, or a larger action catalogue. The 24-hour trial is short; test it during a real workday.

6. Mactomator — the best mixed-desk alternative

Mactomator covers trackpad and Magic Mouse gestures, any mouse, keyboard sequences, wheel and tilt, scripts, menu commands, per-device and per-app scoping, a window grid, mouse polling control, display gaps, and per-keyboard layouts. It costs €4.99 for a year of updates or €39.99 lifetime, with a 30-day trial and up to three machines. It runs on macOS 13 or later.

Choose it if: your desk has a trackpad, a mouse, multiple keyboards, and multiple displays, and you want one utility for all of them. Stay with BTT if: you need the deepest conditional automation or Stream Deck integration. Mactomator is broad, but it is not a visual trackpad surface.

7. thePadToo — the best trackpad + keyboard tuning alternative

thePadToo maps tap, click, deeper click, swipe, pinch, and rotate, with optional modifiers. It adds fast Space/Mission Control animations, click-through, scroll friction, keyboard hotkeys, key substitution, and per-app exceptions. It costs $7.99 one-time for five activations, with a 7-day trial, macOS 14.6 or later, and Apple silicon only.

Choose it if: you want a lightweight trackpad + keyboard utility on an Apple-silicon Mac. Stay with BTT if: you need Intel support, a visual surface, or a larger action set.

8. Slidr and Haptiker — if you only wanted edges

A lot of people install BetterTouchTool for one job: volume and brightness on the trackpad edge. If that is you, do not buy a platform. Slidr ($4.99, 3-day trial) does volume and brightness with a native HUD, haptics, DDC, and a three-finger middle click. Haptiker ($4.99 launch / $7.99 regular, 7-day trial, 3 Macs) adds keyboard backlight and bottom-edge app switching.

Choose them if: the edge is the whole job. Stay with BTT if: you also want scripts, window management, or a broader gesture system. Read the edge-app roundup before buying.

9. Free alternatives — Jitouch, StrokeMouse, Tapestry

Jitouch is free and open source, with character gestures and Magic Mouse support. The official build is Intel-only and the code has been frozen since January 2023. StrokeMouse is free, AGPL-3.0, and covers mouse draw, side buttons, modifier draws, and experimental touch gestures. Tapestry is free, MIT, and maps taps, holds, and diagonal swipes to keys, Shortcuts, apps, or links.

Choose them if free matters more than support, notarization, or a maintained release cadence. Read the vendor caveats before relying on one.

Who should stay with BetterTouchTool

Stay if you need any of these: JavaScript or AppleScript automation, keyboard remapping, mouse-button remapping, Stream Deck, MIDI, a clipboard manager, custom window snap areas, or conditional activation groups. BetterTouchTool is still the reference for those jobs. The alternatives above are not replacements for the whole platform; they are narrower tools for people who do not need the whole platform.

Who should switch

• You only use gestures and want a cleaner model. Multitouch or TrackStudio.
• You want a few rules and a lower price. GestureCraft.
• You think in drawn strokes. Curflow.
• You want ready-made sets. Trill.
• You have a mixed desk. Mactomator.
• You only want edge sliders. Slidr or Haptiker.
• You want free. Jitouch, StrokeMouse, or Tapestry, with the caveats above.

Can you use two?

Yes. Keep each physical gesture mapped once. A common split is BetterTouchTool for scripts, keys, and window management; TrackStudio for the visual trackpad surface; and an edge app only if you do not want the edges in TrackStudio. Two apps fighting over the same edge or swipe will feel unreliable.

The bottom line

BetterTouchTool is still the most capable automation platform. That does not make it the right first purchase for everyone. If you want a visual surface, a simple rule, a drawn gesture, a guided set, or a cheaper edge app, one of the alternatives above is the better fit. If you want one app to automate every input device and you are willing to learn it, stay with BetterTouchTool.