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SaneSideButtons for Mac

Menu bar app that enables system-wide navigation using side mouse buttons

Quick answer: SaneSideButtons is a system utility for macOS. Install it with brew install --cask sanesidebuttons. Homebrew links this app to a GitHub repository. It has 122 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What SaneSideButtons is

SaneSideButtons is a system utility for macOS: menu bar app that enables system-wide navigation using side mouse buttons.

It is distributed as a Homebrew cask, which installs a .app bundle into your Applications folder. The project is open source and lives at https://janhuelsmann.com/sanesidebuttons.

How to install SaneSideButtons

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install --cask sanesidebuttons.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install SaneSideButtons on Mac?

Run brew install --cask sanesidebuttons in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is SaneSideButtons open source?

Homebrew links this app to a GitHub repository (thealpa/SaneSideButtons), which is strong evidence the project is open source. Check the project for the current licence.

Does SaneSideButtons run on Apple silicon?

Yes, as a universal binary.

How popular is SaneSideButtons?

It was installed 122 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #3142 in this catalogue.

What version of SaneSideButtons is current?

The latest packaged version is 1.4.1.