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For a while now BetterTouchTool [0] supports Logitech mice [1]. It's paid, but it's absolutely worth its price. It's super powerful and you can do all kinds of funky stuff with it, not only mouse related. I would suggest looking into it if you want more advanced features, I've been a very happy user for many years now.

[0] https://folivora.ai

[1] https://docs.folivora.ai/docs/normal-mouse/logitech



There's also SteerMouse, which I use to configure my MX Master settings. One of the benefits is it's not something that needs to run continuously in your menu bar: you can set options and close it. In the end, it's just a basic peripheral...

https://plentycom.jp/en/steermouse/


There's also BetterMouse for macOS. I use it with a Logitech mouse and it works very well. https://better-mouse.com/

I'm curious if OpenLogi might be better. Despite the vibecoding accusations here, it has 55 contributors, is open source and seems well designed.


I used to use it (better mouse) before BTT added Logitech support - but wasn't really happy with it. Every single update changed something, mostly my cursor speed in some small, but sufficiently noticeable way and I had to adjust it every time, which was super annoying.

At some point my settings kept getting lost every time my mac went to sleep, and I had to restart the app all the time. I messaged the developer, but never received any response or acknowledgement and I just dropped it. It's a pity, because I did like it for a period of time while I was initially using it.


BetterTouchTool is on my list of things to look into for a long time.

Was not aware it is even possible to replace the shitty logitech surveillance software. thanks for the tip!

Can you give maybe an example of a `funky stuff` for the mouse, like those touchpad gestures? i cant think of any, just to get an idea


The one thing I use the most, and how I found it in the first place is that it allows me to combine key presses with mouse gestures/movements. In particular it allows me to move/resize the windows under the cursor just by pressing a key combination and moving my mouse. Many many years ago I used to use AutoHotkey on Windows for this functionality and was missing it when I switched to Mac.

Another thing I've configured is scrolling through a key press and dragging the mouse. Or opening a floating menu by using the thumb button on my MX Master3.

And that's only mouse functions, I have a bunch of other shortcuts/remappings/automations, many of which run only for specific apps.

Have a look in the forum - it's a gold mine and a lot of people have shared their presets.


I've had a paid licence for it for many years but I have ended up shying away from using it because the UI is just so cumbersome. An incredibly powerful piece of software though.


I haven't tried the LLM approach recommended in the sibling comment, and I agree that the UI is quite cumbersome. Yet, once it clicks, it's still not super straightforward, but it allows for quickly implementing whatever one needs. I guess the UI complexity comes with its extremely powerful capabilities.


Get an LLM to generate a preset for what you want - it's ultimately driven by a json config. There are quite a few presets in the forum as well for various functions


The latest builds also allow you to enable a MCP server with skills that make it easy for LLMs to configure BTT: https://community.folivora.ai/t/can-we-make-btt-easier-for-a...

Previously this only worked with the built in AI assistant.


I'm still quite often amazed by BTT's capabilities, for example right now by the fact that they bothered to implement Logitech's HID++ protocol.


What kind of stuff do you do? I mean I wouldn't even know what to do with all this. Can someone clue me in?




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