It would be great to be able to trigger actions using only modifier keys in various ways. For example: Pressing two modifier keys together (e.g., ⌘ + ⌥) as a shortcut. Pressing a single modifier key twice. Pressing two modifier keys twice in succession. Currently this can be achieved with key seq…

this is exactly what key sequences are for, I currently don't want to duplicate all of that functionality into the keyboard shortcuts UI. It should not be very tricky to create these as key sequence, if you are running into any issues there, please let me know.

@BinaryBlitz10 Maybe this will help? [image] The Power of BTT Configuration Help & General Discussion This is to show how BTT can trigger 5 different actions with only one modifier. Example with left opt (⌥). The actions show Huds. The Power of BTT.bttpreset …

I totally get it. I'm not running into any issues. I just thought of asking to bake it into a keyboard shortcut, but I totally understand your POV. Thanks!

Thanks, Frank. These are some really cool ideas that I never thought of implementing. Will have a look.

You're welcome. I just added a few more useful key sequences.

Add support for modifier‑only shortcuts with multiple variations

Feature Requests

Frank1 May 21, 2026, 8:09pm 3

@BinaryBlitz10 Maybe this will help?