COMPATIBILITY CHECKER

BoardHand outputs standard HID multi-touch data. Select your operating system to see which gestures are supported natively versus which require macro mapping.

macOS 10.15+ Native Support

Absolute Positioning: Native support via tablet APIs.
Pinch to Zoom: Native support.
Two-finger Scroll: Native support.
Mission Control (3 fingers up): Native support.

Windows 10/11 Precision Touchpad

Absolute Positioning: Requires switching BoardHand to "Digitizer" mode via config.
Pinch to Zoom: Native support.
Two-finger Scroll: Native support.
Task View (3 fingers up): Native support.

Linux (libinput / Wayland)

Absolute Positioning: Supported via evdev ABS_X/ABS_Y events.
Pinch to Zoom: Native support in most GTK4/Qt6 apps.
Two-finger Scroll: Native support via libinput.
Workspace Switching: Dependent on desktop environment (GNOME/Sway supported).

OS Support Summary

BoardHand outputs standard USB HID multitouch and digitizer packets. It requires zero drivers on macOS (10.15+), Windows (10+), and Linux (kernel 5.0+ with libinput). All standard OS gestures (scroll, pinch, swipe) are mapped natively.