# \#floating-menu **URL:** https://community.folivora.ai/tag/floating-menu/328.md [Latest](https://community.folivora.ai/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.folivora.ai/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.folivora.ai/tags.md) --- ## [Swish-Style Window Management for BetterTouchTool](https://community.folivora.ai/t/swish-style-window-management-for-bettertouchtool/46437)
**Author:** [@mp\_b](https://community.folivora.ai/u/mp_b)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 9:29am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/swish-style-window-management-for-bettertouchtool/46437 "2026-10-17T09:29:42Z")
I love the idea of managing and tiling windows using only trackpad gestures. Swish is obviously amazing in this particular department, but I often missed the kind of deep customization you can only get with BTT. This led… --- ## [AI chat scrolling stops over black message areas, resumes over gray margin](https://community.folivora.ai/t/ai-chat-scrolling-stops-over-black-message-areas-resumes-over-gray-margin/48030)
**Author:** [@Kyle\_Riker](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Kyle_Riker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 6:41pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/ai-chat-scrolling-stops-over-black-message-areas-resumes-over-gray-margin/48030 "2026-10-15T18:41:46Z")
Note: Before bug reporting, please make sure you have tried the latest (alpha) version of BetterTouchTool and that you have already tried to restart your system :-). If you encounter a crash, please attach a crash log f… --- ## [Stuck Trying to Update Standard Item Appearance](https://community.folivora.ai/t/stuck-trying-to-update-standard-item-appearance/47876)
**Author:** [@83652886](https://community.folivora.ai/u/83652886)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2026, 2:05am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/stuck-trying-to-update-standard-item-appearance/47876 "2026-09-27T02:05:43Z")
I'm trying to run this script to update the look of a standard item in a floating menu. async function getStatus() { try { const response = await fetch('http://localhost:3491/v1/status', { method: 'GET' }); … --- ## [I still cannot get my status item floating menu to show](https://community.folivora.ai/t/i-still-cannot-get-my-status-item-floating-menu-to-show/47878)
**Author:** [@nicf](https://community.folivora.ai/u/nicf)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 10:28am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/i-still-cannot-get-my-status-item-floating-menu-to-show/47878 "2026-09-26T10:28:29Z")
Sorry for creating a new post - I have searched and read most related posts, but still to no avail. After upgrading to Golden Gate I can no longer show my floating menubar icons floating menu. I was affected by the Full… --- ## [Is there a way to create a floating menu that shows the last 5 recent clipboard history Items?](https://community.folivora.ai/t/is-there-a-way-to-create-a-floating-menu-that-shows-the-last-5-recent-clipboard-history-items/47863)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Younes](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Sam_Younes)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/is-there-a-way-to-create-a-floating-menu-that-shows-the-last-5-recent-clipboard-history-items/47863 "2026-09-25T16:24:04Z")
Was wondering if there was a way to create a floating menu that would show the last five recent clipboard items and preview them within the boxes or if there is a completely different solution that would work better. Th… --- ## [Benefit of Floating Menus Over Stream Deck Triggers?](https://community.folivora.ai/t/benefit-of-floating-menus-over-stream-deck-triggers/47848)
**Author:** [@83652886](https://community.folivora.ai/u/83652886)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 6:09pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/benefit-of-floating-menus-over-stream-deck-triggers/47848 "2026-09-23T18:09:49Z")
Is there a benefit of using floating menus over stream deck triggers? Or is it two ways of doing the same thing? --- ## [Floating Menu not working on Mobile](https://community.folivora.ai/t/floating-menu-not-working-on-mobile/47839)
**Author:** [@Mal\_Turner](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Mal_Turner)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 3:17pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/floating-menu-not-working-on-mobile/47839 "2026-09-21T15:17:17Z")
Floating menu will not work reliably on Mobile iOS app, works fine on my mac except the back button item always goes back to the "homepage" if you will. On mobile it keeps attempting to reconnect and slows my macbook pro… --- ## [Mouse pointer stutters over larger floating menus — BTT 6.754](https://community.folivora.ai/t/mouse-pointer-stutters-over-larger-floating-menus-btt-6-754/47733)
**Author:** [@HAI\_DA](https://community.folivora.ai/u/HAI_DA)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/mouse-pointer-stutters-over-larger-floating-menus-btt-6-754/47733 "2026-09-10T14:39:30Z")
Hi Andreas, I’m using BTT 6.754. Showing and hiding my floating menu is instant. However, once it’s visible, moving the mouse pointer over it makes the pointer itself feel sluggish and choppy. I tested different menu s… --- ## [Floating Menu almost never appears anymore, often requires BTT restart to appear once](https://community.folivora.ai/t/floating-menu-almost-never-appears-anymore-often-requires-btt-restart-to-appear-once/47726)
**Author:** [@yllekz](https://community.folivora.ai/u/yllekz)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/floating-menu-almost-never-appears-anymore-often-requires-btt-restart-to-appear-once/47726 "2026-09-10T14:22:13Z")
Describe the bug I configure per-app floating menus, but as of the past few months, they have become unreliable. They almost never appear, unless I force BTT to fully restart, and even then, after the per-app floating m… --- ## [Floating Menu: slight mouse movement turns a long press into a single click](https://community.folivora.ai/t/floating-menu-slight-mouse-movement-turns-a-long-press-into-a-single-click/47720)
**Author:** [@HAI\_DA](https://community.folivora.ai/u/HAI_DA)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 4:04am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/floating-menu-slight-mouse-movement-turns-a-long-press-into-a-single-click/47720 "2026-09-09T04:04:26Z")
Hi Andreas, When I press and hold the left mouse button on a floating menu item, even a slight movement of the mouse during the hold makes the long-press action fail. The normal single-click action fires instead. This … --- ## [Saving Item Name as a Variable](https://community.folivora.ai/t/saving-item-name-as-a-variable/47653)
**Author:** [@irl](https://community.folivora.ai/u/irl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/saving-item-name-as-a-variable/47653 "2026-08-27T20:41:23Z")
Hi all, I'd like to make it so that as I make new buttons for my floating menu, when I click that button, the name is passed on as a variable to the action script. For example if I have a button trigger named Apple, an… --- ## [Can't change background & icon of floating menu](https://community.folivora.ai/t/cant-change-background-icon-of-floating-menu/47603)
**Author:** [@Kyo](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Kyo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 5:18am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/cant-change-background-icon-of-floating-menu/47603 "2026-08-20T05:18:10Z")
I can't change the background color or the icon I'm using BTT 6.735 and IOS 27 beta 4 --- ## [Has anyone built a Codex Controller Floating Menu preset yet?](https://community.folivora.ai/t/has-anyone-built-a-codex-controller-floating-menu-preset-yet/47550)
**Author:** [@born.folds\_0e](https://community.folivora.ai/u/born.folds_0e)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 12:40am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/has-anyone-built-a-codex-controller-floating-menu-preset-yet/47550 "2026-08-12T00:40:10Z")
Hello everyone, I’m excited about BetterTouchTool’s new work-in-progress Codex Controller and would love to try it. A Floating Menu or macro-pad dashboard for viewing recent Codex tasks, monitoring their status, and acc… --- ## [Floating menu Shortcut bug](https://community.folivora.ai/t/floating-menu-shortcut-bug/47515)
**Author:** [@Joseki](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Joseki)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 6:51am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/floating-menu-shortcut-bug/47515 "2026-08-04T06:51:47Z")
Just bought your great app, impressed by your commitment to development and awesome responsiveness to user feedback. Trying to set-up keyboard shortcuts for floating menus. It's almost working but... Describe the bug … --- ## [Stream Deck configuration using the new Floating Menu / Macro Pad components](https://community.folivora.ai/t/stream-deck-configuration-using-the-new-floating-menu-macro-pad-components/47495)
**Author:** [@telephant](https://community.folivora.ai/u/telephant)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 5:34am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/stream-deck-configuration-using-the-new-floating-menu-macro-pad-components/47495 "2026-08-04T05:34:24Z")
I'm experimenting with the new Floating Menu support for Stream Decks. (currently on version 6.681) First, this is really cool, and I'm certain it will be an improvement over the old way of doing things. The sample te… --- ## [New to BTT? Let me share my most used presets (Paste Stack, Finder Context Menu, Media Converter, Text Conversion, etc.)](https://community.folivora.ai/t/new-to-btt-let-me-share-my-most-used-presets-paste-stack-finder-context-menu-media-converter-text-conversion-etc/47314)
**Author:** [@mp\_b](https://community.folivora.ai/u/mp_b)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2026, 2:17am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/new-to-btt-let-me-share-my-most-used-presets-paste-stack-finder-context-menu-media-converter-text-conversion-etc/47314 "2026-06-25T02:17:45Z")
I really love BetterTouchTool for its endless features and constant updates. The only downside I see is that it can feel overwhelming at first. To help with that, I want to share some of my most used presets that I think… --- ## [Floating menu like a native widget](https://community.folivora.ai/t/floating-menu-like-a-native-widget/46426)
**Author:** [@MStankiewiczOfficial](https://community.folivora.ai/u/MStankiewiczOfficial)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2026, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/floating-menu-like-a-native-widget/46426 "2026-06-20T19:53:31Z")
Hi, I would like to nicely customize the appearance of my floating menu to one that resembles more the native macOS style. The difference, as you can see, is in the background blur, the glass effect, and so on. Are t… --- ## [Icons are not working for dark mode in Floating menus](https://community.folivora.ai/t/icons-are-not-working-for-dark-mode-in-floating-menus/47142)
**Author:** [@Abhishek](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Abhishek)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2026, 2:12pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/icons-are-not-working-for-dark-mode-in-floating-menus/47142 "2026-06-07T14:12:54Z")
Describe the bug I added the icon for floating menu in dark mode but it does not show any icon even though macbook is running dark mode too. \*\* I dont get any icon in floating menu\*\* Device information: Typ… --- ## [Problem with CORS in WebView](https://community.folivora.ai/t/problem-with-cors-in-webview/47045)
**Author:** [@MStankiewiczOfficial](https://community.folivora.ai/u/MStankiewiczOfficial)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2026, 11:03am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/problem-with-cors-in-webview/47045 "2026-05-17T11:03:58Z")
Hi! I want to create a floating menu with a WebView that uses AI. Unfortunately, OpenAI has a CORS block that prevents this, and an error appears in the console. Origin presetfile://ai\_search.html is not allowed by Acc… --- ## [UI is sluggish and unresponsive - Floating Menu Configuration](https://community.folivora.ai/t/ui-is-sluggish-and-unresponsive-floating-menu-configuration/46975)
**Author:** [@sambtt](https://community.folivora.ai/u/sambtt)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/ui-is-sluggish-and-unresponsive-floating-menu-configuration/46975 "2026-05-07T15:51:10Z")
Hello, This is the first time I'm working with floating menu configuration so I don't know if this is a known bug/unexpected behaviour or not. I'm experiencing severe performance issues with any floating menu configura… --- ## [Ability to set floating menu background to video](https://community.folivora.ai/t/ability-to-set-floating-menu-background-to-video/46780)
**Author:** [@73CHN0](https://community.folivora.ai/u/73CHN0)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/ability-to-set-floating-menu-background-to-video/46780 "2026-04-23T13:04:27Z")
This can be used to make anything from custom animations to live wallpapers. This would expand the customizability of floating menus. There should also be a disclaimer that it may have high CPU usage. --- ## [Idea for videos as background](https://community.folivora.ai/t/idea-for-videos-as-background/46801)
**Author:** [@73CHN0](https://community.folivora.ai/u/73CHN0)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 1:13pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/idea-for-videos-as-background/46801 "2026-04-20T13:13:27Z")
Currently, only images are supported. Videos can be used to make anything from custom animations to entire live wallpapers on the first layer of finder. This would expand the customizability of floating menus. There shou… --- ## [Floating menu double items](https://community.folivora.ai/t/floating-menu-double-items/46712)
**Author:** [@agentwolf](https://community.folivora.ai/u/agentwolf)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/floating-menu-double-items/46712 "2026-04-10T20:04:23Z")
I try to create a floating menu in notchbar. When i set the item position to “absolute position” then i have two items. Why? --- ## [Floating menu on lock screen](https://community.folivora.ai/t/floating-menu-on-lock-screen/46613)
**Author:** [@xidiot](https://community.folivora.ai/u/xidiot)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2026, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/floating-menu-on-lock-screen/46613 "2026-04-02T20:42:53Z")
Question about the Lock Screen floating menu. The "Ask AI" assistant created a floating menu for me, which should be visible on the lock screen, but it isn't. I've checked and the option is enabled, you can see also her… --- ## [Circular floating menu is not circular](https://community.folivora.ai/t/circular-floating-menu-is-not-circular/46647)
**Author:** [@carvedblock](https://community.folivora.ai/u/carvedblock)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2026, 12:39pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/circular-floating-menu-is-not-circular/46647 "2026-04-02T12:39:08Z")
I have the latest alpha installed that would be version 6.334 and I have restarted the computer. I create a new floating menu. I haven't even set up any details; I just added placeholder menu items and gave them icons, … --- ## [Floating menus no longer appear](https://community.folivora.ai/t/floating-menus-no-longer-appear/46465)
**Author:** [@hospitalcorners](https://community.folivora.ai/u/hospitalcorners)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2026, 11:00am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/floating-menus-no-longer-appear/46465 "2026-03-29T11:00:55Z")
Describe the bug Floating menus no longer appear when triggered. Verified the trigger is still detected by adding temporarily enabling HUD Overlay when gesture is triggered. Clicking on the Toggle Visibility button in … --- ## [Floating Menu does not track window's size](https://community.folivora.ai/t/floating-menu-does-not-track-windows-size/46458)
**Author:** [@yzan](https://community.folivora.ai/u/yzan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/floating-menu-does-not-track-windows-size/46458 "2026-03-12T21:32:35Z")
Floating Menu does not change its position when I resize the window with one of BTT’s actions like Maximize Window. Expected behavior: When I manually resize the window with mouse, Floating Menu’s position correctly tra… --- ## [How to cycle through menu items using keyboard up/down or left/right arrows?](https://community.folivora.ai/t/how-to-cycle-through-menu-items-using-keyboard-up-down-or-left-right-arrows/46425)
**Author:** [@nikhil.komakula](https://community.folivora.ai/u/nikhil.komakula)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2026, 1:49pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/how-to-cycle-through-menu-items-using-keyboard-up-down-or-left-right-arrows/46425 "2026-03-09T13:49:56Z")
Hello Team, Could someone help me understand how to cycle through the menu items in the floating menu? When I use a keyboard shortcut to launch the floating menu, I would prefer using left/right keyboard keys to cycle … --- ## [How to dynamically change a floating menu size and position on every call?](https://community.folivora.ai/t/how-to-dynamically-change-a-floating-menu-size-and-position-on-every-call/46357)
**Author:** [@mp\_b](https://community.folivora.ai/u/mp_b)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2026, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/how-to-dynamically-change-a-floating-menu-size-and-position-on-every-call/46357 "2026-02-24T18:13:42Z")
Hi Andreas and the BTT community! This is my first post on here, but I’ve been following along the forum for a while now. My main goal is to recreate some of the features of apps like Swish and Multitouch directly with… --- ## [Flicker in Circle Floating Menu every first time in app focus](https://community.folivora.ai/t/flicker-in-circle-floating-menu-every-first-time-in-app-focus/46271)
**Author:** [@studiobischof](https://community.folivora.ai/u/studiobischof)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 11:53am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/flicker-in-circle-floating-menu-every-first-time-in-app-focus/46271 "2026-02-13T11:53:49Z")
Hi Andreas, I want to use your fabulous floating menus with my new graphic tablet in specified apps and started to use your circular action menu template. It works really fine but every first time I trigger it in the s… [Next page](https://community.folivora.ai/tag/floating-menu/328.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=floating-menu)