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How do I create a keyboard combination that can be held down to treat the successive mouse moves as if they were three-finger-on-trackpad movements?

So I can hold down e.g. cmd and shift, then move the mouse, and it would be as if I were performing that movement with three fingers, to perform things like

  • change spaces
  • expose mission control
  • show application windows

There are of course already individual keyboard shortcuts for all of the three-finger trackpad actions.

However, these are (often) two-handed keyboard shortcuts.

I would like to configure a left-hand only "modifier", which will then treat my next mouse move as if it were performed with three fingers.

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    RE: "(which does things like change spaces, expose mission control, and show application windows)" -- There are already keyboard shortcuts for these actions.
    – user3439894
    Commented Sep 22, 2020 at 20:39
  • @user3439894 they are two-handed keyboard shortcuts, and I want a left-hand only "modifier", which will then treat my next mouse move as if it were performed with three fingers.
    – user150109
    Commented Nov 25, 2020 at 21:48
  • You can change the default shortcuts in [System Preferences] > [Keyboard] > [Shortcuts].
    – Jivan Pal
    Commented Nov 26, 2020 at 1:18
  • @JivanPal that doesn't help for this question
    – user150109
    Commented Nov 26, 2020 at 11:31

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I made Mac Mouse Fix.

It lets you do the things you can do with a three finger swipe on a Trackpad (Mission Control, App Exposé, and Switch between Spaces) by simply clicking and dragging in different directions.
It also feels super responsive and native.

(I works almost exacly like OP asked for, with the difference that you'll have to hold a Mouse Button - instead of Keyboard Modifiers - and then move the mouse to simulate Trackpad input.)

On top of that it's open source, easy to use, 100% free, and it also has a bunch of other cool features that make your mouse better!

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Thanks for your support - enjoy the app!

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    Great tool, thanks!
    – amsmath
    Commented Nov 20, 2023 at 14:03
  • Thanks, glad you appreciate it!
    – Noah Nuebling
    Commented May 10 at 22:09

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