syngestures is a utility providing multi-gesture support for various Linux touchpad/trackpad drivers implementing the Linux Multi-Touch Protocol, such as xf86-input-synaptics. syngestures is a daemon (background application) that listens for input events generated by your touchpad or trackpad and detects when multi-touch gestures are performed. It can be configured (globally or on a per-user level) to carry out user-defined actions when specific gestures are recognized (with support for unique configurations per-device if you have multiple touchpads installed). It may be used alone or, more commonly, in conjunction with desktop environment/display server integration/driver - we recommend using it with xf86-input-synaptics` under X11 for the most responsive and "natural" cursor movement and acceleration.