A little more Mac. In every mouse.

Trackpad gestures for your mouse

Your favorite mouse. The gestures you miss. Open Mission Control, move between Spaces, and make scrolling feel natural with one small menu bar app.

Free & open source macOS 15+ Apple Silicon

Illustration of the menu bar panel v3.2.0
Built around the mouse you already love.Native macOS. MIT licensed.

Four gestures. Everyday ease.

A familiar feeling.
A better flow.

Keep what feels right. Each gesture has its own toggle, so your mouse works your way.

01Middle click

All your windows. One click.

Press the scroll wheel to open Mission Control and find the window you need.

A clear view of your workspace
02Middle drag

A change of Space.

Hold the scroll wheel and drag horizontally to switch desktops. Set your drag distance from 50–250 px and invert the direction if you prefer.

Your distance. Your direction.
03Control + scroll

Get a little closer.

Hold Control and turn the wheel to zoom in or out in apps that support it.

Small details, comfortably in view
04Invert scroll

Scroll the way you think.

Reverse your mouse wheel direction for natural scrolling, without changing the macOS scrolling preference.

Make the wheel feel familiar

Three simple steps

Set it up.
Settle into your flow.

A small app with a simple start. No account, subscription, or extra hardware.

  1. Download & drop in.

    Open the signed, notarized DMG from GitHub Releases. Drag BuenMouse into Applications and open it.

  2. Give your mouse permission.

    Enable BuenMouse in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility. Allow Apple Events when prompted for Mission Control.

  3. Make it your own.

    Choose your gestures from the menu bar. Adjust the Spaces drag distance and enable launch at login in Settings.

Small app. Right at home.

Feels like it belongs.
Because it does.

Native by nature

Built with SwiftUI and AppKit for macOS. A familiar panel, right in your menu bar.

Ready when you are

Event-driven gesture handling responds to mouse input. Enable launch at login in Settings.

Made for Apple Silicon

For M1 and newer Macs running macOS 15 or later. No extra hardware required.

Your mouse. Your Mac. Your business.

Your gestures
stay with you.

No account. No analytics. No tracking. BuenMouse processes gesture input locally on your Mac.

Open source, open to inspection

Only the permissions it needs.

Accessibility lets BuenMouse handle mouse input. Apple Events lets it open Mission Control. No camera, microphone, or Full Disk Access.

Updates are your choice.

An optional daily Sparkle check contacts GitHub for releases. You can disable checks in Settings, and choose when to install a signed update.

Free to use. Free to explore.

BuenMouse is MIT licensed. Read the source, report an issue, or make it your own.

Good mouse. Better moves.

Keep your mouse.
Find your flow.

Free, open source, and ready for your menu bar.

Download v3.2.0macOS 15.0+ · Apple Silicon (M1+)Release notes