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GestureCraft

Custom gestures for your Mac

GestureCraft lets you assign Mac actions to gestures, mouse buttons, and keyboard shortcuts. It suits you if you want quicker ways to arrange windows, open apps, or run automations.

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Helps you Automate with shortcuts & gestures 31 Launch apps & commands faster 23 Manage windows & spaces 17

What you get

You can turn familiar gestures into shortcuts for everyday Mac tasks.

You can move a window into half your screen, launch an app, or run an Apple Shortcut with a gesture you choose. GestureCraft lets you connect trackpad taps and swipes, mouse buttons, or keyboard shortcuts to the actions you repeat, so you spend less time reaching for menus.

You can give unused mouse buttons a job, assign different actions to different drag directions, or hold a button and move your mouse to scroll. Your rules can apply everywhere or only in one app, so the same swipe can do different things in your browser and editor. You can also paste text, trigger a sequence of keystrokes, or run a shell script.

You keep your setup on your Mac without creating an account. When you aren't using it, the app stays idle with near-zero CPU use.

  • Arrange windows with a swipe

    You can snap windows to halves or quarters, or move them to the next display using your chosen gesture.

  • Open what you need

    You can assign an app, file, or link to a tap, mouse button, or keyboard shortcut.

  • Use overlooked mouse buttons

    You can turn extra buttons and directional drags into actions, or scroll by holding a button and moving your mouse.

  • Adapt controls to each app

    You can give the same gesture different jobs in different apps instead of using one rule everywhere.

  • Trigger your existing automations

    You can run Apple Shortcuts, shell scripts, or keystroke sequences from the input you choose.

Best for

  • You arrange windows frequently while working
  • You want useful assignments for extra mouse buttons
  • You run Shortcuts or scripts throughout the day

Skip it if

You probably don't need it if standard Mac gestures and your apps' built-in shortcuts already cover your daily tasks.

From the developer

GestureCraft is a custom gesture app for Mac. Pick a trackpad gesture, a keyboard shortcut or a mouse button, then pick what it does: snap a window, open an app, press keys, or run a Shortcut or script. Every rule reads like a sentence, so setting one up takes seconds.
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