Trackpad & Mouse preset
This preset ships inside InputConfig, free on the Mac App Store. You don't have to make an account, there are no subscriptions, and nothing is locked. Optimized for Apple silicon.
Trackpad & Mouse turns the Mac's own trackpad or mouse into an input. The two side buttons go back and forward, the middle click opens Mission Control, and a force click on the trackpad opens Launchpad. No controller is needed.
The Mac's pointer: the two side buttons, the middle click, and the trackpad's force click.
Where it is in the app
It ships in the Desktop & Productivity folder of the sidebar. Activate it, or press Edit to see every row. The file below is the same preset, inactive and ungrouped.
Every binding
| Input | Sends | Options | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mouse button 4 | Command [ | Side button 4: back | |
| Mouse button 5 | Command ] | Side button 5: forward | |
| Mouse button 3 | Mission Control | Middle click: Mission Control | |
| Force Click | Launchpad | Force click: Launchpad |
4 rows. Button names are the Xbox / PlayStation pair the editor shows; a Switch Pro Controller fires by position. Options are the row settings that differ from the defaults.
Notes
- No double back. The side buttons send Command [ and Command ], and their rows stop the buttons' own Back and Forward, so a browser does not jump two pages.
- Force click. It is read only while InputConfig is the front window, because macOS gives trackpad force to the front app alone. The buttons work from any app.
Expect force click to work only with InputConfig in front. That is macOS, not a setting.
Download
- Trackpad & Mouse presetSide buttons, middle click, and force click (4 KB)
To add one, drop the file on InputConfig's Dock icon, or see importing a preset. It arrives inactive, and any launch target in it is cleared.
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