Coming from BetterTouchTool

BetterTouchTool can do almost anything. Clavimo focuses on the input part, keys, buttons, gestures and scrolling, and keeps it free, open source and offline.

What you get with Clavimo

• Free and MIT licensed, with no account, license or subscription.
• No network connections at all: no sync, telemetry or update checks.
• A live trackpad preview that shows which gesture is recognized before you rely on it.
• Keyboard tap-hold keys, layers and home row modifiers next to the gestures.

What BetterTouchTool does that Clavimo does not (yet)

• Pinch, force click and drawn gestures. Pinch and force click are planned for 1.4.
• Window snapping, floating menus, Stream Deck and Touch Bar support. Window actions are planned for 1.5.
• Scripting and automation actions. Shortcuts and AppleScript actions are planned for 1.5.

How to switch

1. Download Clavimo and open it; the first-launch guide asks for the two permissions it needs.
2. Recreate your most-used rules from the templates in Rules, Keyboard and Trackpad. Most take a click.
3. Quit BetterTouchTool or turn off the overlapping parts, so input is not changed twice. Clavimo warns when it notices it running.

An importer for BetterTouchTool settings is planned for version 1.6.

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BetterTouchTool is a trademark of its owner. Clavimo is an independent project and is not affiliated with it. Comparison as of November 2026; corrections are welcome on GitHub.