MacGesture

MacGesture lets macOS users define custom global mouse gestures that trigger keyboard shortcuts or other actions. It runs in the background, recognizing patterns such as directional drags, wheel scrolls, and left‑button clicks, and can apply them selectively based on application bundle identifiers, with support for wildcard matching and exclusion rules.

The utility is aimed at power users who want to augment their workflow with mouse‑driven shortcuts, especially in web browsers or any app where repetitive keyboard commands are common. Gestures can be configured to fire once per drag or continuously while the mouse is moved, and the configuration can be exported or imported via the preferences panel or command‑line defaults.

Installation is available through Homebrew casks or manual download from GitHub, and the app checks for updates automatically. Known limitations include conflicts with some system‑wide shortcuts and occasional incompatibility with Java applications, for which work‑arounds are documented.