findmory · February 12, 2026 10:53 · armarell · Mar 31, 2021 · thibaut2hd · Sep 17, 2021
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 ## Problem: *Controlling a remote Mac desktop using a tool like Barrier or Synergy doesn't allow for trackpad gestures to be sent to the client machine.*

 ## Solution: Use [Better Touch Tool](https://folivora.ai/)  on host machine to handle the gestures and send a remote command to the client machine.



 ### Steps to setup:
 [1] On the CLIENT machine in BTT setup these **Named triggers**:
 ```
 Name: “mission”
 Action: “Mission Control”
 ```

 ```
 Name: “right”
 Action: “Move Right a Space”
 ```

 ```
 Name: “left”
 Action: “Move Left a space”
 ```
 ![Client Actions](https://www.dropbox.com/s/7ktny7wbf11ui2d/client_actions.png?raw=1)


 [2] On client - enable BetterTouchTool Webserver
 ![Client Webserver Settings](https://www.dropbox.com/s/j08oiywzj8a8qs4/webserver.png?raw=1)


 [3] On the HOST, disable *Swipe Better full-screen apps” and “mission control” from the Trackpad preferences (you are going to control all these gestures using BTT)
 ![Host Trackpad Settings](https://www.dropbox.com/s/uasy0tcvwijh1mz/host_trackpad.png?raw=1)

 [4] In Trackpad items in BTT on host create an action for “3 Finger Swipe up”, another for “3 Finger Swipe Right”, etc

 Each one should execute the terminal command to send the curl command which calls the named action on your client. 

 For example when you 3 finger swipe left, you call this:
 `curl http://169.254.100.150:12345/trigger_named/?trigger_name=left`

 ![BTT host actions](https://www.dropbox.com/s/t5xgcps8ucfd043/host_settings.png?raw=1)

 I like to do a modifier key for the remote machine (here I’m using ctrl) so the action doesn’t trigger on the host.  And then your host actions are also setup as you can see in the screenshot above.

	## Problem: Controlling a remote Mac desktop using a tool like Barrier or Synergy doesn't allow for trackpad gestures to be sent to the client machine.

	## Solution: Use [Better Touch Tool](https://folivora.ai/) on host machine to handle the gestures and send a remote command to the client machine.



	### Steps to setup:
	[1] On the CLIENT machine in BTT setup these Named triggers:
	```
	Name: “mission”
	Action: “Mission Control”
	```

	```
	Name: “right”
	Action: “Move Right a Space”
	```

	```
	Name: “left”
	Action: “Move Left a space”
	```
	![Client Actions](https://www.dropbox.com/s/7ktny7wbf11ui2d/client_actions.png?raw=1)


	[2] On client - enable BetterTouchTool Webserver
	![Client Webserver Settings](https://www.dropbox.com/s/j08oiywzj8a8qs4/webserver.png?raw=1)


	[3] On the HOST, disable *Swipe Better full-screen apps” and “mission control” from the Trackpad preferences (you are going to control all these gestures using BTT)
	![Host Trackpad Settings](https://www.dropbox.com/s/uasy0tcvwijh1mz/host_trackpad.png?raw=1)

	[4] In Trackpad items in BTT on host create an action for “3 Finger Swipe up”, another for “3 Finger Swipe Right”, etc

	Each one should execute the terminal command to send the curl command which calls the named action on your client.

	For example when you 3 finger swipe left, you call this:
	`curl http://169.254.100.150:12345/trigger_named/?trigger_name=left`

	![BTT host actions](https://www.dropbox.com/s/t5xgcps8ucfd043/host_settings.png?raw=1)

	I like to do a modifier key for the remote machine (here I’m using ctrl) so the action doesn’t trigger on the host. And then your host actions are also setup as you can see in the screenshot above.
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