https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/ Guides to Mac trackpad gestures, a Hyper Key and window snapping, and an honest look at BetterTouchTool for people who want something simpler. en https://everydaymactools.com/assets/apple-touch-icon.pnghttps://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/ https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/a-bettertouchtool-alternative-for-people-who-just-want-gestures.html https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/a-bettertouchtool-alternative-for-people-who-just-want-gestures.html Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 If BetterTouchTool feels like more than you need, Trill does trackpad gestures with six ready-made sets and a tick under your finger. Where each app fits best. https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/trill-vs-bettertouchtool-which-one-fits-how-you-work.html https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/trill-vs-bettertouchtool-which-one-fits-how-you-work.html Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Trill and BetterTouchTool side by side: devices, gestures, haptics, clashes with macOS, price and trial. Which fits depends on how much setup you want to do. https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/bettertouchtool-feels-too-complicated-start-with-ready-made-gesture-sets.html https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/bettertouchtool-feels-too-complicated-start-with-ready-made-gesture-sets.html Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 If BetterTouchTool feels like more than you need, start with a ready-made Gesture Set for the work you do, live with it, then add your own gestures one at a time. https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/moving-from-bettertouchtool-to-trill-your-gestures-in-minutes.html https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/moving-from-bettertouchtool-to-trill-your-gestures-in-minutes.html Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Trill cannot import a BetterTouchTool setup, but the move can be quick: list the gestures you use, switch on a Gesture Set that covers most, and record the rest. https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/what-bettertouchtool-costs-and-what-you-actually-need.html https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/what-bettertouchtool-costs-and-what-you-actually-need.html Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 BetterTouchTool is $15 or $25 at the time of writing, with a 45-day trial and all your personal Macs covered. What each licence buys, and when less is enough. https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/gestures-stopped-working-after-a-macos-update-what-to-check.html https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/gestures-stopped-working-after-a-macos-update-what-to-check.html Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Custom trackpad gestures gone quiet after a macOS update? Check the app's permissions, its version and the gestures macOS now answers itself, in that order. https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/bettertouchtool-presets-vs-ready-made-gesture-sets.html https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/bettertouchtool-presets-vs-ready-made-gesture-sets.html Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 A BetterTouchTool preset saves your whole setup in one file to restore or share. A Gesture Set is a few ready-made gestures. How they differ, and which to pick. https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/do-you-need-bettertouchtool-just-to-middle-click.html https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/do-you-need-bettertouchtool-just-to-middle-click.html Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 BetterTouchTool can give a Mac trackpad a middle click, but it is not the only way. The free keyboard route, two apps that do it, and the macOS clash to check. https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/how-to-middle-click-on-a-mac-trackpad.html https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/how-to-middle-click-on-a-mac-trackpad.html Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 A Mac trackpad has no middle click setting. How to get one with a three-finger tap, what it does in a browser, and the macOS Look Up gesture that gets in the way. https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/how-to-make-your-own-trackpad-gestures-on-a-mac.html https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/how-to-make-your-own-trackpad-gestures-on-a-mac.html Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 macOS lets you pick from Apple's own trackpad gestures but not invent new ones. What you can change in System Settings, and how to record a gesture of your own. https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/how-to-turn-caps-lock-into-a-hyper-key-on-a-mac.html https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/how-to-turn-caps-lock-into-a-hyper-key-on-a-mac.html Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 macOS can remap Caps Lock to one modifier, not four. How to make it a Hyper Key that presses Control, Option, Shift and Command at once, and what to put on it. https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/how-to-snap-windows-on-a-mac-by-dragging-them-to-an-edge.html https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/how-to-snap-windows-on-a-mac-by-dragging-them-to-an-edge.html Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 macOS 15 and later snaps a window to half the screen when you drag it to an edge. How to use that, where it stops, and how to add thirds, sixths and zones of your own. https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/close-reopen-and-switch-browser-tabs-with-trackpad-gestures.html https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/close-reopen-and-switch-browser-tabs-with-trackpad-gestures.html Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 macOS has no trackpad gesture to close or reopen a tab. How to close, reopen and switch tabs with a swipe or a TipTap in Safari, Chrome, Arc, Firefox and more. https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/tiptap-on-a-mac-tap-with-one-finger-while-another-rests.html https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/tiptap-on-a-mac-tap-with-one-finger-while-another-rests.html Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 A TipTap is a tap with one finger while another rests on the trackpad. macOS has no such gesture. How to do one, where it helps, and how to add it to your Mac. https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/change-volume-and-brightness-by-sliding-along-the-trackpad-edge.html https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/change-volume-and-brightness-by-sliding-along-the-trackpad-edge.html Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 macOS has no trackpad gesture for volume or brightness. The built-in ways, the finer steps, and how to slide one finger along the trackpad edge instead. https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/click-a-trackpad-corner-to-run-an-action-on-a-mac.html https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/click-a-trackpad-corner-to-run-an-action-on-a-mac.html Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 macOS uses a trackpad corner click only for right click. How to make a click in any corner lock the screen, open an app or press a shortcut, and which to pick. https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/feel-a-tick-when-a-gesture-works-haptics-for-mac-gestures.html https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/feel-a-tick-when-a-gesture-works-haptics-for-mac-gestures.html Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Trill taps back on a Force Touch trackpad the moment it recognises a gesture. What each feel means, where to set the strength, and which trackpads can tap back. https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/mouse-buttons-4-and-5-for-back-and-forward-on-a-mac.html https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/mouse-buttons-4-and-5-for-back-and-forward-on-a-mac.html Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 macOS has no setting that makes mouse buttons 4 and 5 go back and forward. What it does offer, and how Trill sets them up in seven browsers and Finder only. https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/when-a-trackpad-gesture-clashes-with-macos-and-how-to-fix-it.html https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/when-a-trackpad-gesture-clashes-with-macos-and-how-to-fix-it.html Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 If your gesture matches one macOS already uses, both fire. Which macOS gestures clash, how to fix it in System Settings, and how Trill sorts it out in one click. https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/see-every-gesture-and-shortcut-for-the-app-in-front.html https://everydaymactools.com/trill/blog/see-every-gesture-and-shortcut-for-the-app-in-front.html Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 A Mac app lists its own shortcuts in its menus. For gestures and shortcuts you added, hold the Hyper Key and Trill shows every one that works in the app in front.