linearmouse vs PopClip-Extensions

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linearmouse		PopClip-Extensions
	Project
52	Mentions	10
3,248	Stars	1,866
3.7%	Growth	0.4%
8.7	Activity	8.0
20 days ago	Latest Commit	11 days ago
Swift	Language	JavaScript
MIT License	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 or later

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Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.

linearmouse

Posts with mentions or reviews of linearmouse. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-01.

10 Mac Apps I Regret Not Using Sooner
2 projects | dev.to | 1 Mar 2024

8. Linear Mouse
Dynamouse: Mouse driver for big Mac studios
6 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 30 Jan 2024

I haven't been using it for this purpose, but Linear Mouse should be able to do the trick:
https://linearmouse.app/
MacOS tools to make your life easier
14 projects | /r/MacOS | 7 Dec 2023

to add to the mouse/input apps mentioned, i'll add https://github.com/thealpa/SaneSideButtons and https://linearmouse.app/, the "avoid installing steelseriesengine or logi options" stack
Mac Mouse Fix: Do the things you do on a trackpad. Without a trackpad
6 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 30 Jul 2023

- Settings are different per input device, scrolling can be per app
[0]: https://linearmouse.app/
A collection of useful Mac Apps
32 projects | /r/macapps | 13 Jul 2023

LinearMouse - Price: Free Mouse acceleration manager for macOS that allows you to customize your mouse acceleration curve.
M2 MacBook Air suitable for an old game like league of legends?
1 project | /r/macbookair | 5 Jul 2023
How capable is the M2 Macbook Pro 14 (12/19c) for gaming?
1 project | /r/macgaming | 5 Jul 2023

Try linearmouse, the app is amazing, free, and also gets rid of mouse acceleration. https://linearmouse.app
What is your favorite mac app that you just discover in first half of 2023?
4 projects | /r/macapps | 1 Jul 2023

LinearMouse
Steer Mouse vs Better Mouse vs Logitech Options
1 project | /r/macapps | 30 Jun 2023

I used to use steer mouse and it was good, just the settings panel was loading very slow. Now I use linearmouse and it's much simpler to setup and even works with magic mouse (which steer mouse didn't do).
FLaNK Stack Weekly on 26 June 2023
12 projects | dev.to | 25 Jun 2023

PopClip-Extensions

Posts with mentions or reviews of PopClip-Extensions. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-29.

Insert Line Break After Each Period?
2 projects | /r/Alfred | 29 May 2023

Its menu appears appears when you double click text. You can download other people’s extensions &/or adapt them https://pilotmoon.com/popclip/extensions/
[IDEA] Popclip integration
1 project | /r/CraftDocs | 5 May 2023
Beginner Programmer - App Ideas?
5 projects | /r/macapps | 27 Mar 2023
One more way to search SearXNG on the Macintosh
1 project | /r/Searx | 10 Dec 2022

Popclip is a very popular application among macOS users that allows us to install small addons that are activated by selecting a text. It has plugins for the main search engines, but it is easy to create one personal for SearXNG. After downloading Popclip on the Mac we install PopMaker. Filling in the data is trivial.
Finally got the M1 MacBook Pro 13, any tips for a Windows to macOS user?
4 projects | /r/macbookpro | 10 May 2022
Finally Made the Switch to Mac after 15 years of using Windows. Tips and Suggestions are Welcome
10 projects | /r/MacOS | 16 Mar 2022

It’s essentially a customizable pop up menu that appears near your cursor. Options range from copy/paste to translate. Here is a list of available extensions.
Double click to copy, middle click to paste
2 projects | /r/MacOS | 13 Dec 2021

List of extensions - https://pilotmoon.com/popclip/extensions/

1 project | /r/macapps | 13 Dec 2021

This doesn't replicate your exact request, but I use PopClip (https://pilotmoon.com/popclip) to handle a similar mouse-based copy/paste usecase, plus a number of others via extensions (https://pilotmoon.com/popclip/extensions). I recently switched upgraded my mac and it was one of the first things I installed.
TrackerZapper Mac app silently removes tracking parameters from links you copy
8 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 18 Sep 2021
What if we got quick actions whenever text is selected?
1 project | /r/Windows11 | 4 Jul 2021

Similar to PopClip on macOS. Like the contextual menu on iOS and Android but in this case, you can add extensions allowing you to do everything from the simple copy/paste to formatting text/list, send the text to OneNote, translation etc:

What are some alternatives?

When comparing linearmouse and PopClip-Extensions you can also consider the following projects:

Mos - 一个用于在 macOS 上平滑你的鼠标滚动效果或单独设置滚动方向的小工具, 让你的滚轮爽如触控板 | A lightweight tool used to smooth scrolling and set scroll direction independently for your mouse on macOS

opendrop - An open Apple AirDrop implementation written in Python

UnnaturalScrollWheels - Invert scroll direction for physical scroll wheels while maintaining "Natural" scrolling for trackpads on MacOS

macOS-Security-and-Privacy-Guide - Guide to securing and improving privacy on macOS

Scroll-Reverser - Per-device scrolling prefs on macOS.

kivy - Open source UI framework written in Python, running on Windows, Linux, macOS, Android and iOS

Thor - Switch the right application ASAP.

TrackerZapper - Menubar app to remove link tracking parameters automatically

open-source-mac-os-apps - 🚀 Awesome list of open source applications for macOS. https://t.me/s/opensourcemacosapps

jumpcut - Minimalist clipboard management for macOS

Nightfall - A menu bar utility for toggling dark mode in macOS, written in Swift.

OSX-KVM - Run macOS on QEMU/KVM. With OpenCore + Monterey + Ventura + Sonoma support now! Only commercial (paid) support is available now to avoid spammy issues. No Mac system is required.