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name: Mac Mouse Fix
subtitle: Trackpad gestures, mapped onto a third-party mouse
date: 2026-05-03
category: input
tags: [macos, mouse, input, open-source, gestures]
description: "An open-source mouse customization tool that brings trackpad-style gestures, smooth scroll, and configurable buttons to any external mouse."
link: https://macmousefix.com/
---

![Mac Mouse Fix's preferences mapping mouse buttons to trackpad gestures](../../assets/reviews/mac-mouse-fix/studio-display.png)

*Buttons and the wheel become configurable triggers for Mission Control, desktop switching, and smart zoom.*

> Open-source mouse customization that maps trackpad-style gestures (Mission Control, desktop switching, smart zoom) onto a third-party mouse's buttons and wheel. Pairs with LinearMouse — that one tunes the *cursor*, this one tunes the *gestures*.

The middle button can summon Mission Control, side buttons can switch desktops, modifier-plus-wheel can zoom or page-navigate. Smooth scrolling is reimplemented to match the trackpad's momentum, so wheel scrolling stops feeling jagged compared to two-finger swipes.

A single menu-bar app, no kernel extension, no helper services. Free, donation-supported. macOS 11+.
