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Alfred (https://www.alfredapp.com/ https://www.alfredapp.com/) and BetterTouchTool (https://folivora.ai/ https://folivora.ai/) really are two of the must-haves

Alfred (https://www.alfredapp.com/ https://www.alfredapp.com/) and BetterTouchTool (https://folivora.ai/ https://folivora.ai/) really are two of the must-haves for every mac.

skohan 4y ago
> BetterTouchTool Physical function keys are a must-have for every mac imo
- btgeekboy 4y ago
  BTT does work with the TouchBar, but the "Touch" in the name comes from "touchpad" since it originally was used to add various macros/gestures to the touchpad and mouse. TouchBar support was added later. Most new Macs come with full-size function keys, including a massive escape key the same size as the tab key. (At least on the en-US layout; can't speak to others.)
- ThePowerOfFuet 4y ago
  > > BetterTouchTool > Physical function keys are a must-have for every mac imo While it wasn't the case for a while, they all do now.
dzhiurgis 4y ago
TipTap mapped to ctrl+tab oh lordy
- ris58h 4y ago
  Interesting. What other gestures do you use? I've tried to setup BTT to emulate cmd+tab with swipe right or left but it wasn't a smooth experience so I've made Touch-Tab https://github.com/ris58h/Touch-Tab https://github.com/ris58h/Touch-Tab
  - dzhiurgis 4y ago
    Made a mistake, I use TipTap for ctrl+tab aka switching tabs in browsers and IDE's. Also four finger press for cmd+`
8fingerlouie 4y ago
I have a lifetime/powerpack Alfred license, and i don't use it much, if at all. I have it installed, but in my experience Spotlight has gotten a lot better in recent years, at least to the point where i just use that. My only excuse for using Alfred is Dash (https://kapeli.com/dash https://kapeli.com/dash), which integrates with Alfred, but these days so does just about every editor i use (including Vim, Emacs and Sublime Text), so i very rarely find myself using Alfred for it anymore. One tool i do use at lot though is Hook (https://hookproductivity.com/ https://hookproductivity.com/).

Alfred (https://www.alfredapp.com/ https://www.alfredapp.com/) and BetterTouchTool (https://folivora.ai/ https://folivora.ai/) really are two of the must-haves for every mac.

skohan 4y ago

> BetterTouchTool Physical function keys are a must-have for every mac imo

btgeekboy 4y ago
BTT does work with the TouchBar, but the "Touch" in the name comes from "touchpad" since it originally was used to add various macros/gestures to the touchpad and mouse. TouchBar support was added later. Most new Macs come with full-size function keys, including a massive escape key the same size as the tab key. (At least on the en-US layout; can't speak to others.)
ThePowerOfFuet 4y ago
> > BetterTouchTool > Physical function keys are a must-have for every mac imo While it wasn't the case for a while, they all do now.

dzhiurgis 4y ago

TipTap mapped to ctrl+tab oh lordy

ris58h 4y ago
Interesting. What other gestures do you use? I've tried to setup BTT to emulate cmd+tab with swipe right or left but it wasn't a smooth experience so I've made Touch-Tab https://github.com/ris58h/Touch-Tab https://github.com/ris58h/Touch-Tab
- dzhiurgis 4y ago
  Made a mistake, I use TipTap for ctrl+tab aka switching tabs in browsers and IDE's. Also four finger press for cmd+`

8fingerlouie 4y ago

I have a lifetime/powerpack Alfred license, and i don't use it much, if at all. I have it installed, but in my experience Spotlight has gotten a lot better in recent years, at least to the point where i just use that. My only excuse for using Alfred is Dash (https://kapeli.com/dash https://kapeli.com/dash), which integrates with Alfred, but these days so does just about every editor i use (including Vim, Emacs and Sublime Text), so i very rarely find myself using Alfred for it anymore. One tool i do use at lot though is Hook (https://hookproductivity.com/ https://hookproductivity.com/).