Scripting BTT
BetterTouchTool supports a generic scripting interface (see below), which can be accessed via different means, depending on your use case.
- Via JavaScript (Recommended as of BTT 3.333)
- Via Apple Script
- Via the custom btt:// URL Scheme
- Via an integrated webserver
Floating WebView/ HTML Menu: Additionally if you use BetterTouchTool's Floating Web View, you can easily access the scripting interface right from the HTML/JavaScript: Trigger from Floating Web View
These are the available scripting interfaces: (please go to the appropriate scripting sub-section to see examples)
- trigger_named
- update_touch_bar_widget
- update_stream_deck_widget
- trigger_action
- execute_assigned_actions_for_trigger
- refresh_widget
- get_trigger
- get_triggers
- update_trigger (to create or if exists update a trigger)
- add_new_trigger
- delete_trigger
- delete_triggers
- trigger_named
- trigger_named_async_without_response
- cancel_delayed_named_trigger_execution
- get_dock_badge_for
- get_active_touch_bar_group
- is_true_tone_enabled
- get_location
- set_persistent_string_variable
- set_string_variable
- set_persistent_number_variable
- set_number_variable
- get_number_variable
- get_string_variable
- export_preset
- display_notification
Floating Menus:
- update_menu_item
- get_menu_item_value
- set_menu_item_value
- webview_menu_item_load_html_url_js
Note: There are some built-in variables, which can also be quite helpful: