Your first gesture, step by step
Start with one shortcut in an app you use every day. You can try all actions on the Free plan before deciding whether you need more app profiles.
macOS 26 or later · Apple silicon and Intel Macs
1. Install and open Kiseki
Open the downloaded DMG, drag Kiseki into Applications, then open it from Applications. If you use Homebrew, the official command is shown below.
Keep Kiseki running while using gestures. You can return to its window from the menu bar.
brew install --cask naviapps/tap/kiseki2. Allow Accessibility
Follow Quick Start to open Accessibility settings, then enable Kiseki in System Settings > Privacy & Security > Accessibility. Return to Kiseki afterward.
Accessibility is required to recognize gestures. Other permissions depend on the actions you choose; grant them when the app explains why they are needed.
3. Practice without running an action
Select Finder or Safari in the sidebar and open a gesture in the editor. Choose Record, hold the right mouse button, draw a simple pattern, then release. The trail clears and the pattern appears in the editor.
Recording only captures the pattern; it does not run the gesture’s actions. Choose Record again to try another pattern. To leave without saving, cancel recording first if it is active, then choose Cancel in the editor.
4. Give the gesture a useful action
Assign a keyboard shortcut you already use. For example, Command-T opens a new tab in Safari. Save the gesture, switch to Safari, draw the saved pattern while holding the right mouse button, and release to run it.
Check the pattern and action in the app’s gesture list before trying it. If you have configured required modifier keys, hold those keys as well.
5. Choose global or app-specific rules
Global gestures apply across apps, including apps you have not registered. An enabled app-specific rule takes precedence over a global rule with the same pattern. Disabling an app’s profile also disables global gestures in that app.
Free includes all actions, preset import/export, global gestures, and three registered app profiles. Finder and Safari count toward those three. Pro removes the profile limit.
Optional: activate Pro
After purchasing, keep your Lemon Squeezy receipt. Open Kiseki > Settings > License, paste the license key from the receipt, and choose Activate. No license is needed for Free.
Pro works on up to five Macs. To move a seat, deactivate the license on the old Mac first, then activate it on the new Mac. Use the receipt’s Manage Subscription link to cancel a yearly renewal; deactivating a Mac does not cancel the subscription.
If a gesture does not work
Check that recognition is enabled, Accessibility is allowed, and the app profile and gesture are enabled. Check any required modifier keys. If the pattern records correctly but its action fails, check the selected action and any permission it requests.
You can reopen Quick Start from Settings > Support. For a bug report, copy Settings > Support > Copy version info and include what you expected, what happened, and the steps to reproduce it. Keep license keys, payment details, and personal information out of public issues.