I’ve been plagued with this issue for months (across many versions of BTT) and can’t seem to solve it. It’s not a deal breaker, but it’s very annoying.
The behavior:
- When I switch to Firefox, my BTT triggers usually don’t work right away.
- I have to briefly bring the BTT app to the foreground to “wake it up.” Doing this fixes the issue 100% of the time.
- After that, everything works for a while — but after a few minutes, Firefox stops responding to BTT again until I repeat the “wake-up” step.
What I’ve tried:
- Removed/re-added BTT under Accessibility.
- Added BTT to Input Monitoring.
- Installed the Process Priority Helper Tool (active).
Other notes:
- I have the BTT menubar always running, but hidden by the "Ice" menubar organizer.
- The wake step involves opening BTT from my dock (where I normally keep it closed). Leaving BTT open in the dock doesn’t prevent the issue — after a few minutes my Firefox triggers stop working again, and I have to tap the BTT dock icon once more.
This only seems to affect Firefox. Other apps stay stable.
Has anyone else seen this? Is there a known workaround, or something specific about Firefox that causes BTT to lose its event tap?
Thanks — I really love BTT, but this Firefox quirk has been driving me nuts.
Device information:
- Apple M2 Max MacBook Pro 16" (2023)
- macOS version: 15.6.1 (24G90)
- BetterTouchTool version: 5.593