The .dmg installs cleanly, the trial is generous (45 days), and the upgrade pricing is fair. If you’re the kind of person who remaps Caps Lock to Escape and a Hyper Key, you’ll wonder how you ever lived without BTT.
If you just want two-finger swipe back/forward, save yourself. BTT is for people who think, “I wish I could…” and then make it happen. BetterTouchTool-4.010.dmg
You’ll need to grant Accessibility, Input Monitoring, Screen Recording (for some features), and Automation permissions. On macOS Ventura/Sonoma, that’s 4+ trips to System Settings. Not BTT’s fault, but a real friction point. BTT is for people who think, “I wish
If you have a MacBook Pro with a Touch Bar, BTT 4.010 makes Apple’s abandoned strip actually useful: custom sliders, real-time system stats, app-specific buttons, even your own menu bar replacement. Not BTT’s fault, but a real friction point
The community preset library is huge. You can download a “Photoshop Magic Mouse preset” or “YouTube gesture control” in seconds. Downsides & Warnings ⚠️ Steep learning curve This is not a set-and-forget app. The UI is dense – dozens of tabs, nested triggers, conditionals, action groups. Expect to spend an hour just understanding the logic.
(minus half a star for the daunting UI) Final tip after installing 4.010: Go to Advanced > Replay last action – map it to a three-finger tap. You’ll thank me later.
Version reviewed: 4.010 Type: System Utility / Input Remapper Price: Free trial (45 days), then €11 one-time (v3 license) or ~€21 for v4 lifetime Best for: Power users, streamers, video editors, Magic Mouse/Trackpad fans, Touch Bar holdouts Overview BetterTouchTool (BTT) has been the quiet powerhouse of macOS customization for over a decade. Version 4.010 continues that legacy, not as a flashy rewrite, but as a mature, deep, and occasionally overwhelming tool that turns your Mac's input devices into programmable supercomputers.