# Sensible Side Buttons (open-source desktop utility)

> Sensible Side Buttons is a free, open-source desktop utility for macOS. A macOS menu bar app that enables system-wide navigation functionality for the side buttons on third-party mice. It has 2,119 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-2.0 license.

macOS mostly ignores the M4/M5 mouse buttons, commonly used for navigation. Third-party apps can bind them to ⌘+[ and ⌘+], but this only works in a small number of apps and feels janky. With this tool, your side buttons will simulate 3-finger swipes, allowing you to navigate almost any window with a history. As seen in the Logitech MX Master!

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/archagon/sensible-side-buttons |
| Platforms | macOS |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 2,119 |
| License | GPL-2.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Objective-C |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | Archivers, cleaners & system utilities |
| Latest release | 1.0.7 (Sep 13, 2026) |
| Last commit | Sep 19, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/archagon/sensible-side-buttons/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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