linearmouse/linearmouse
Linearmouse
LinearMouse is a macOS system utility that overrides default pointer acceleration and scrolling behaviors for mice and trackpads. It provides tools to remove cursor acceleration for linear movement and decouple scroll directions for individual devices.
The project features an input device profiler that allows for unique cursor and scroll configurations based on the connected hardware. It also includes an input remapper to assign mouse buttons and scroll gestures to keyboard shortcuts and system media controls.
The utility covers pointer precision adjustment, scroll behavior customization, and device-specific profile management. It can monitor active window identifiers to swap input behaviors based on the focused software.
Features
- Linear Pointer Transformations - Removes cursor acceleration curves to provide predictable, linear mouse movement through constant multipliers.
- Mouse Utilities - Provides a suite of utilities for applying unique cursor and scrolling configurations to different mice and trackpads.
- Per-Device Scroll Configurators - Decouples and reverses scroll directions for individual mice and trackpads independently on macOS.
- Device Profile Configurations - Manages behavioral settings for individual devices to maintain consistent input behavior across environments.
- Input Customization - Remaps mouse buttons and scroll gestures to system shortcuts and media controls on macOS.
- Cursor Acceleration Controllers - Removes acceleration from the macOS cursor to provide predictable and linear mouse movement.
- Pointer Precision Settings - Adjusts pointer speed and acceleration on macOS to achieve high-precision, linear cursor movement.
- Input Event Interception - Intercepts low-level HID events using system-level event taps to modify pointer and scroll data.
- Independent Scroll Direction Management - Configures independent scroll directions for mice and trackpads to avoid shared macOS system settings.
- Input Behavior Overrides - Overrides default macOS pointer acceleration and scrolling behaviors for mice and trackpads.
- Input Remappers - Intercepts hardware input events to trigger custom system actions and media controls on macOS.
- Scroll Direction Configurations - Provides the ability to decouple and reverse scroll directions for mice and trackpads independently on macOS.
- Device-Specific Input Rules - Implements custom input transformation logic that applies specifically to different connected hardware devices via their identifiers.
- Hardware Scroll Customizations - Reverses scroll direction for individual devices and tunes sensitivity to match user preferences.
- Input Device Filtering - Filters incoming input streams by vendor and product IDs to isolate settings between mice and trackpads.
- Mouse Button Reconfigurations - Customizes mouse button assignments to keyboard shortcuts or system functions for productivity workflows.
- Virtual Input Emulators - Simulates keyboard presses and system shortcuts by posting synthetic events to the macOS event queue.
- Application Focus Monitors - Provides the ability to detect the active application and swap input configurations automatically based on the focused software.
- Gesture-to-Action Controllers - Maps peripheral scroll gestures and mouse buttons to specific operating system commands and workflow actions.
- Input And Peripheral Control - Provides granular control over mouse acceleration and scrolling behavior.
- Productivity Tools - Listed in the “Productivity Tools” section of the Awesome Mac awesome list.
