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Multitouch Changelog

What's new in Multitouch 1.27.31

May 15, 2024
  • Restricting gestures to apps made by the Shortcuts app was showing a non-unique name in the dropdown. This is now fixed.
  • Restricting new gestures to Fusion 360 was no longer working due to a Fusion 360 name change. This is now fixed.
  • Updated the payment/licensing library

New in Multitouch 1.27.30 (May 10, 2024)

  • Updated the updater library

New in Multitouch 1.27.29 (Apr 30, 2024)

  • Fixed a bug where iCloud synced gestures could prevent a new install of Multitouch from running

New in Multitouch 1.27.28 (Apr 18, 2024)

  • Fixed a bug where hyper key remapping was not working
  • Fixed a bug where some keyboard shortcut actions were not properly configured and persisted.
  • Adjusted supported browsers

New in Multitouch 1.27.26 (Feb 8, 2024)

  • Fix for a regression introduced by the previous release that broke certain key remapping

New in Multitouch 1.27.25 (Feb 7, 2024)

  • Minor bug fixes for key remapping robustness and some browsers not being recognized

New in Multitouch 1.27.24 (Jan 8, 2024)

  • Minor bug fixes

New in Multitouch 1.27.23 (Dec 6, 2023)

  • Now in-app updating should be working properly again
  • Under the hood maintenance and cleaning

New in Multitouch 1.27.22 (Nov 27, 2023)

  • Minor bug fixes

New in Multitouch 1.27.21 (Oct 9, 2023)

  • Added next/prev space window management keyboard shortcuts
  • Minor bug fixes

New in Multitouch 1.27.20 (Oct 9, 2023)

  • Added triple click action
  • Added next/prev space macOS keys & shortcuts actions
  • Added next/prev space window management actions

New in Multitouch 1.27.19 (Sep 27, 2023)

  • Drag windows by snapping now works properly again with notifications present in the Notification Center

New in Multitouch 1.27.17 (Sep 18, 2023)

  • Under the hood window management updates to more closely align with Rectangle

New in Multitouch 1.27.16 (Jul 20, 2023)

  • Updated the Arc browser support to properly switch tabs instead of spaces.
  • Added zoom keyboard shortcuts to macOS keys and shortcuts.
  • Allowing all keyboard shortcuts in the shortcut recorder for generic keyboard shortcuts.

New in Multitouch 1.27.14 (Jun 6, 2023)

  • The snap windows by dragging setting was decreasing input responsiveness in Catalyst apps. This is now fixed.

New in Multitouch 1.27.11 (Jan 5, 2023)

  • Updated third party libraries
  • Now you can remove your oldest activation from the settings tab of the preferences window if you are activating a license, and you ran out of available activations.

New in Multitouch 1.27.9 (Jan 5, 2023)

  • Removed a potential application crash
  • Physical mouse button remapping used to not work unless gestures were also configured. This is now fixed.

New in Multitouch 1.27.7 (Oct 10, 2022)

  • Fixed bug where bash command actions were executed multiple times by force touch gestures
  • Allow remapping the Section sign key (non US)
  • Minor UI updates
  • Added initial Arc browser support
  • Updated third party libraries

New in Multitouch 1.27.6 (Aug 5, 2022)

  • Further adjusted the wake from sleep behavior
  • When using the move windows action, snap windows by dragging behavior will take effect when enabled and the cursor reaches the edge of the display

New in Multitouch 1.27.4 (Mar 29, 2022)

  • Adjusted the wake from sleep behavior. If you still have issues with Multitouch not running after wake, ensure that the MultitouchHelper process is not running, and this should now be fixed.
  • Adjusted rest one swipe one so that it is not as easily triggered when scrolling with two touches
  • Two finger tap to click right click using Multitouch's tap to click should not trigger so easily when scrolling

New in Multitouch 1.27.3 (Mar 16, 2022)

  • Added an initial implementation of tap-to-click that can be enabled in the settings tab. Using this instead of the macOS tap-to-click will reduce conflicting behavior with tap gestures in the app, and lead to less unnecessarily blocked clicks by the app in Monterey. (Drag and drag lock behavior will be coming in a future release)
  • Adjusted the wake from sleep behavior
  • Readjusted rest one tap one to be more strict again

New in Multitouch 1.27.2 (Mar 15, 2022)

  • Fixes a bug where the app could inadvertently trigger a drag on mouse move

New in Multitouch 1.27.1 (Mar 15, 2022)

  • Fixes a bug where the prefs window would open upon wake

New in Multitouch 1.27 (Mar 15, 2022)

  • Added gestures: rest three, four, or five touches and remove all but one
  • Added gestures: rest three or four touches, remove all but one and move in a direction
  • Added initial key remapping capability
  • Added mouse button remap capability
  • Adjusted rest one swipe one and rest one swipe two sensitivity, and tied them better to the swipe & precision settings in the Settings tab
  • Adjusted rest one tap one precision

New in Multitouch 1.26.4 (Feb 20, 2022)

  • Bug fix for breaking changes on minimize under cursor and close under cursor from last release's window under cursor optimizations

New in Multitouch 1.26.3 (Feb 20, 2022)

  • Optimized window snapping performance
  • Minor bug fixes

New in Multitouch 1.26.1 (Feb 20, 2022)

  • Bug fix for drag windows to screen edge snap causing problems with gestures
  • Moved the drag windows to screen edge snap setting into the window management tab

New in Multitouch 1.26 (Feb 4, 2022)

  • Brought the look and feel of Rectangle Pro to Multitouch, along with some other aesthetic changes
  • Also pulled in the keyboard shortcuts configuration from Rectangle Pro
  • Added a new trackpad gesture: rest five touches, remove all but one and slide it in a direction
  • Added a preconfigured set with some sample configurations for each of the four directions of that new gesture
  • Added a checkbox to focus a window under the cursor for certain actions, like apps with tabs, browsers, and keyboard shortcuts

New in Multitouch 1.25.1 (Nov 15, 2021)

  • Bug fix for three finger drag issues affecting users on macOS 12+ using tap to click, three finger drag, and certain two finger tap gestures.

New in Multitouch 1.25 (Nov 8, 2021)

  • Under the hood updates for macOS 12+
  • Adjusting the way relaunching the app on wake works, to avoid a scenario where the app fails to relaunch itself
  • The last tab action for Safari has been changed to prevent a potential crash, and can only to go to a maximum of tab 9 now
  • Restricting a gesture to Fusion 360 now works
  • Tap to click rejection has been adjusted for macOS 12+
  • Tab can now be recorded in the shortcut recorder

New in Multitouch 1.24.13 (Jun 18, 2021)

  • Added cmd + double click action, which can be used to open finder folders in new tabs

New in Multitouch 1.24.11 (May 17, 2021)

  • Bug fix for Hookshot action not working properly when configured using force touch in conjunction with certain other gestures.

New in Multitouch 1.24.10 (May 17, 2021)

  • Added Shift + middle click action for use with apps like Fusion 360

New in Multitouch 1.24.9 (Apr 23, 2021)

  • Bug fix for Multitouch potentially not receiving touch data after wake when the menu bar icon is hidden.

New in Multitouch 1.24.8 (Apr 16, 2021)

  • Bug fix for potential scenario where Multitouch could prevent clicks from registering in certain apps and parts of the OS.

New in Multitouch 1.24.5 (Mar 28, 2021)

  • Bug fix for extra tap gesture executions with certain configurations that contained a different tap gesture with double tap configured.
  • Bug fix for three finger tap potentially being executed after a rest two swipe one gesture execution.

New in Multitouch 1.24.4 (Mar 28, 2021)

  • Added Brave Beta to browser actions

New in Multitouch 1.24.3 (Mar 4, 2021)

  • UI bug fixes

New in Multitouch 1.24.1 (Feb 28, 2021)

  • Added "Lock Screen" action in MacOS Keys & Shortcuts

New in Multitouch 1.24 (Feb 23, 2021)

  • Added first cut of "Multiple Window" actions from Hookshot:
  • Cascade all windows
  • Cascade app windows
  • Tile top windows in a 2x2 grid
  • Tile top windows in a 2x3 grid
  • Move all windows of an app to next/previous display
  • Move all windows of an app to left/right half
  • Reveal the right edge of the desktop

New in Multitouch 1.23 (Jan 27, 2021)

  • Added "Hookshot" action in "Window Management" category. This action is just the basic configuration of one feature from my other app, Hookshot. It allows a number of window actions that stem from just one gesture.
  • Added "Launch Application" action in the "Execute" category

New in Multitouch 1.22.1 (Jan 12, 2021)

  • Added "Copy new UUID to clipboard" action in the "Execute" category
  • Updated images for lower resolution displays

New in Multitouch 1.22 (Jan 4, 2021)

  • Updated algorithms for Move and resize window under cursor actions
  • Improved application stability for older versions of macOS

New in Multitouch 1.21.2 (Dec 28, 2020)

  • Updated list of "Apps with tabs" with Mail & Maps
  • From 1.21.1: Added cmd+click & pan action

New in Multitouch 1.21 (Dec 13, 2020)

  • First cut at "Rest one tap one near" gestures for trackpad and Magic Mouse. Combine these with the existing "Rest one tap one" gestures to get near/far
  • From 1.20.5: Bug fix for "Rest one swipe two" not cancelling window move/resize actions when all touches are removed

New in Multitouch 1.20.4 (Dec 11, 2020)

  • Bug fix for Magic Mouse middle click not properly dragging in certain applications
  • Bug fix for window management where certain scenarios would cause window snap actions to appear smooth with incorrect resulting sizes/locations

New in Multitouch 1.20.2 (Dec 6, 2020)

  • Bug fix for breaking changes on rest one swipe two with no dominant hand configured

New in Multitouch 1.20.1 (Dec 4, 2020)

  • Bug fix for breaking changes on rest one tap one gestures for the Magic Mouse from v1.20

New in Multitouch 1.20 (Dec 4, 2020)

  • First cut at dominant hand selection. This will rotate the axis for determining right and left touches in applicable gestures.
  • Added Launchpad action to macOS Shortcuts & Keys

New in Multitouch 1.19.7 (Nov 27, 2020)

  • Added Microsoft Edge support to 'Browsers' and 'Apps with Tabs' actions

New in Multitouch 1.19.6 (Nov 27, 2020)

  • Updated icon
  • Fixed a bug where middle clicking with tap to click enabled could cause an additional left click to be executed
  • Brushed up some areas under the hood

New in Multitouch 1.19.5 (Nov 10, 2020)

  • Added checkbox in the settings tab for middle clicking using fn + left click

New in Multitouch 1.19.4 (Oct 27, 2020)

  • Bug fix for installed applications not showing in the application dropdown for certain localizations
  • Additional minor bug fixes

New in Multitouch 1.19 (Oct 9, 2020)

  • Bug fix for click actions not always being executed in the correct location when macOS is zoomed in
  • Rolled in additional window actions and capabilities from Rectangle, such as "repeated" window actions

New in Multitouch 1.18.7 (Sep 23, 2020)

  • Minor bug fixes and more robustness
  • Officially adding a touch viewer for increased debugging capability, initially from v1.18.6

New in Multitouch 1.18.5 (Sep 14, 2020)

  • Relaunching the app while it is running will now open the preferences window instead of the menu
  • Keyboard shortcuts for window actions will now operate on the frontmost window, even if the box is checked for performing window actions on the window under the cursor
  • Added "Middle Click and Pan" action for using the trackpad to pan in applications where middle click dragging pans

New in Multitouch 1.18.4 (Sep 7, 2020)

  • Updated resting thumb rejection on the bottom edge of the trackpad and for three finger trackpad tap with the default app settings (Avoid private framework checked)

New in Multitouch 1.18.3 (Aug 11, 2020)

  • Bug fix for frontmost application not being properly realized by Multitouch upon launch

New in Multitouch 1.18.2 (Jul 28, 2020)

  • Gestures can now be configured per frontmost application
  • Fix for application crashing in v1.8 and 1.18.1 for Apps with tabs configurations

New in Multitouch 1.18.1 (Jul 27, 2020)

  • Continued work on selecting applications for gestures

New in Multitouch 1.17.16 (Jun 16, 2020)

  • Small updates for tap-to-click rejection
  • Updating retroactive click behavior for clicks blocked by the app

New in Multitouch 1.17.15 (Jun 16, 2020)

  • Small updates for tap-to-click rejection

New in Multitouch 1.17.14 (Jun 12, 2020)

  • Added log viewing internal to the app

New in Multitouch 1.17.13 (May 24, 2020)

  • Bug fix for macOS three finger drag being affected by Multitouch
  • Note that tap gestures using three fingers will not prevent the click from tap to click if you have three finger drag enabled

New in Multitouch 1.17.11 (May 12, 2020)

  • Added Dissenter browser

New in Multitouch 1.17.10 (May 12, 2020)

  • Bug fix for tap to click not being prevented on tap gestures. You can skip this update if you don't have tap to click enabled for your trackpad.

New in Multitouch 1.17.9 (May 6, 2020)

  • Added text paste action that's similar to the keystroke recorder but executes a paste instead of keystrokes
  • Small additional restart on wake changes from 1.17.8

New in Multitouch 1.17.7 (Apr 23, 2020)

  • Bug fix for restart on wake setting not always starting the app again after closing it

New in Multitouch 1.17.4 (Apr 23, 2020)

  • Bug fix for double tap only working once until app restart in certain situations

New in Multitouch 1.17.3 (Apr 23, 2020)

  • Added minimize window under cursor action
  • Fixed snap window under cursor setting not working

New in Multitouch 1.16.13 (Feb 2, 2020)

  • Added "Deactivate License" button to about window. This can be used to deactivate a license before wiping your machine and reinstalling
  • Moved keyboard shortcut recorder action to be more prominent in the UI
  • Bug fix for glitchy window behavior in window management actions

New in Multitouch 1.16.12 (Jan 22, 2020)

  • [1.16.12] Minor UI and stability updates
  • [1.16.10] Added Duplicate tab action for browsers
  • [1.16.9] More robust launch on login setting persistence
  • [1.16.9] Added a few more apps to "Apps with tabs"
  • [1.16.8] Added Chromium and Chrome Canary support
  • [1.16.7] More updates to auto relaunch on wake for Catalina
  • [1.16.7] Update for disabling the app when switching users in macOS

New in Multitouch 1.16.3 (Jan 22, 2020)

  • Minor update for less annoying macOS popup questions on new installs on Catalina

New in Multitouch 1.16.2 (Jan 22, 2020)

  • Added Magic Mouse two finger click
  • Added put to sleep action
  • Added alt tab action
  • If you only have browser actions configured, gesture processing only occurs when browsers are frontmost
  • The Left Mouse Click action now takes into account any modifier keys that are held down
  • Wrist rejection areas on the right and left sides of the trackpad are slightly smaller
  • Added better accidental execution prevention to rest one tap one on the Magic Mouse [from 1.16.1]

New in Multitouch 1.16 (Jan 22, 2020)

  • Global keyboard shortcuts can now be configured to execute actions
  • Added ability to execute bash commmands from gestures or keyboard shortcuts
  • Added more window management actions
  • Assorted bug fixes
  • Remapped swipe sensitivity for the rest one swipe two gestures [from 1.15.3 Beta]

New in Multitouch 1.2.23 (Apr 15, 2018)

  • Fixed UI bug where slider background was not transparent
  • Removed unnecessary assets

New in Multitouch 1.2.22 (Dec 30, 2017)

  • Fix for sporadic application crash introduced in version 1.2.21.

New in Multitouch 1.2.21 (Nov 29, 2017)

  • Improved robustness of gesture execution to prevent potential application crash
  • Trackpad gestures are now less likely to be accidentally executed
  • Minor UI bug fixes

New in Multitouch 1.2.19 (Nov 16, 2017)

  • Re-enabled support for Magic Mouse in 10.13.2
  • Modified browser tab switching actions to be more robust.
  • Gesture preferences view is now resizeable.

New in Multitouch 1.2.18 (Nov 13, 2017)

  • Added back in copy, paste, select all, and hide window keyboard shortcuts that were unavailable in the keyboard shortcut recorder. Removed support for Magic Mouse in macOS 10.13.2 due to Apple removing necessary API.

New in Multitouch 1.2.17 (Nov 13, 2017)

  • Fixed bug from version 1.2.16 that may have restarted TouchOven unnecessarily.

New in Multitouch 1.2.16 (Nov 11, 2017)

  • Fixed bug where certain macs still had gestures stop working after wake from standby.

New in Multitouch 1.2.15 (Oct 28, 2017)

  • Bug fixes and performance improvements.

New in Multitouch 1.2.14 (Oct 16, 2017)

  • Fixed High Sierra bug where gestures stopped working after wake from sleep. Also added minor visual updates.

New in Multitouch 1.2.13 (Aug 7, 2017)

  • Updated the UI to prepare for the addition of more gestures to come in future releases.

New in Multitouch 1.2.12 (Jun 20, 2017)

  • Backing out the trackpad gesture recognition changes made in 1.2.11. This addresses lagging gesture recognition seen by some users.

New in Multitouch 1.2.11 (Jun 19, 2017)

  • Improved trackpad gesture recognition.

New in Multitouch 1.2.10 (Jun 13, 2017)

  • Added initial magic mouse support.
  • Updated gesture images.

New in Multitouch 1.2.9 (May 10, 2017)

  • Added option for providing haptic feedback when a gesture is performed.
  • Added Application Switcher actions to perform cmd + tab app switching displaying the UI.

New in Multitouch 1.2.8 (May 8, 2017)

  • Bug fix for app-crashing bug introduced in v1.2.7