Lightweight trackpad gestures for macOS.

A small, joyful menu bar app. Tap, hold, or swipe on the diagonal to press a key, run a Shortcut, or open an app.

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Free. macOS 15 or later on Apple silicon.

⌥option

Talk

Tap three fingers to dictate.

Map it to ⌥ Option and your dictation app, like Parrot, starts listening. Your hands stay on the trackpad.

↩return

Send

Tap four to send.

Return, ⌘↩, or any shortcut you like. The prompt goes out without reaching for the keyboard.

Open Claude Terminal

Swipe

Swipe on the diagonal.

Up-left, up-right, down-left, or down-right. Press any key, run a Shortcut, or open an app or a link.

Tap short, still press
Swipe within 12°

Deliberate

Only what you meant.

Taps need a short, still press, so drags never count. Swipes must stay close to a true diagonal. Straight swipes and scrolling stay with macOS.

Tapestry is signed and notarized by Apple. It reads touches through a private macOS framework, so a future macOS update could break it. Claude is a trademark of Anthropic. Tapestry is not affiliated with or endorsed by Anthropic.