sensible-side-buttons
A macOS menu bar app that enables system-wide navigation functionality for the side buttons on third-party mice. (by archagon)
Rectangle
Move and resize windows on macOS with keyboard shortcuts and snap areas (by rxhanson)
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| sensible-side-buttons | Rectangle | |
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| 29 | 723 | |
| 1,829 | 24,403 | |
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| 0.0 | 8.2 | |
| 2 months ago | 4 days ago | |
| C | Swift | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | 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.
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sensible-side-buttons
Posts with mentions or reviews of sensible-side-buttons.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-07.
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MacOS tools to make your life easier
Sensible Side Buttons
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Mac Mouse Fix: Do the things you do on a trackpad. Without a trackpad
Looks like it's Open Source too (GPL2): https://github.com/archagon/sensible-side-buttons
Hasn't had a commit in 6 years though. :/
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Side mouse buttons stopped working in Slack app on Mac
There's a reported issue at sensible-side-buttons/issues/76.
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I Use My Mouse
On macOS, I use SensibleSideButtons to map my Logitech mouse side buttons to Swipe Right and Swipe Left. This works as a generic Forwards/Back in lots of places: Safari, Firefox, Finder, iTerm2.
Unfortunately the app appears to be abandoned (no Apple Silicon builds), but if there's interest I will resurrect it.
https://sensible-side-buttons.archagon.net
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Multi-device mouse for Mac Mini & PC
Also, the side buttons can be managed by this -> Sensible Side Buttons so I don't care if their software is not compatible with macOS.
- Questions re button signals with Gameball
- Help with workspace switching on macos
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Mac Users: Aside from Abobe, what software and utilities do you find essential?
Sensible Side Buttons turns the side buttons on a normal mouse into forward/back page buttons.
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Switching to MacOS from Windows?
SensibleSideButtons — If you use a mouse with side buttons
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About to set up my 16" MBP as my main computer! Any suggested applications/tools/settings to make the most out of the general use of the MBP? Mainly, I’ll be editing 4K video for serious usage. This computer is a dream come true! I can finally improve my workflow from an older (2017) Windows desktop
SensibleSideButtons (free) — again if you have a mouse with side buttons this will hook them up to back/forward
Rectangle
Posts with mentions or reviews of Rectangle.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-02-24.
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How I stay (more) focused with ADHD
Tip: I use Rectangle app to set up keyboard shortcuts to resize windows (I only have three shortcuts there: left/right half of the screen and full screen).
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Ideal Monitor Rotation for Programmers
But Raycast also has some functionality in that direction.
[1] - https://rectangleapp.com/
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Little macOS Apps That Make a Big Difference in 2024
Two more little utilities that I cannot live without on Mac:
A tiling window manager like https://rectangleapp.com/
Muzzle, which automatically silences desktop notifs when you're screensharing https://muzzleapp.com/
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Macbook M3 Max new MacOS user
I suggest using Rectangle instead of Magnet; it has the same features but is free. I don't know what other Windows features you want to have.
- Newb: ONE tip you can share that would make my Mac OS experience better?
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Found this on Facebook and I've started questioning my life choices...
I’ve used this app forever. Adds in all the window snapping features.
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Recommend apps for learning Macbook hotkeys and shortcuts coming from a Windows background.
third-party window management apps like Magnet and Rectangle
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MacOS tools to make your life easier
Rectangle Mac - Move and resize windows in macOS using keyboard shortcuts or snap areas, similar to Windows.
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Everything I install and set up on a new MacBook as a web developer
I was a Spectacle user for years, but I recently switched to using Rectangle for window management. Rectangle has a few more options than Spectacle; I’m still getting used to it but I have no strong feelings either way.
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Yabai – A tiling window manager for macOS
Why would you pay for magnet when you can use rectangle, which is the same but open source? https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle
What are some alternatives?
When comparing sensible-side-buttons and Rectangle 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
Amethyst - Automatic tiling window manager for macOS à la xmonad.
git - A fork of Git containing Windows-specific patches.
yabai - A tiling window manager for macOS based on binary space partitioning
AppPolice - MacOS app for quickly limiting CPU usage by running applications
alt-tab-macos - Windows alt-tab on macOS
PlayCover - PlayCover is a project that allows you to sideload iOS apps on macOS (currently arm, Intel support will be tested)
OpenEmu - 🕹 Retro video game emulation for macOS
linux
skhd - Simple hotkey daemon for macOS
i3 - A tiling window manager for X11
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Rectangle vs PlayCover
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Rectangle vs linux
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