Modify and enhance the functioning of a mouse on Windows.
X-Mouse Button Control is a handy little application that allows its users to configure and modify the buttons on a mouse.
The main interface of the program includes a lot of different options, most of which many users would probably not use but all of which extend and improve the capability of a mouse connected to the system.
You can configure the application to assign a number of different functions and features to your mouse, some of which can include media playback, workspace enhancements and more.
For example, if you're currently browsing the web, you can configure X-Mouse Button Control to control which buttons do what including "Enter", "Back", "Forward", "Refresh" among others. From the settings, you can also control mouse speed, disable scroll window, enable axis locking modifier keys, etc.
Accessing X-Mouse Button Control is easy: It sits quietly in the system tray from where you can also activate layers. The application can also run using different profiles.
Features of X-Mouse Button Control
- Acceleration: Adjust mouse acceleration.
- Browser: Assign buttons to web browser actions.
- Customization: Create custom profiles and button assignments.
- Gaming: Create profiles for gaming.
- Hotkeys: Assign key combinations to buttons.
- Macro: Create macro commands and keystrokes.
- Media: Play, pause, skip media with buttons.
- Mouse Profiles: Switch profiles with keyboard shortcut.
- Multiple Monitors: Map buttons to multiple monitors.
- Programmable: Program buttons to launch applications.
- Remapping: Remap mouse buttons to various functions.
- Screensavers: Disable screensavers with mouse button.
- Volume Control: Adjust volume with mouse button.
- Wheel: Customize the functions of the mouse wheel.
Compatibility and License
X-Mouse Button Control is provided under a freeware license on Windows from desktop enhancement software with no restrictions on usage. Download and installation of this PC software is free and 2.20.5 is the latest version last time we checked.
Highresolution Enterprises accepts donations for the continued development of this free software.
What version of Windows can X-Mouse Button Control run on?
X-Mouse Button Control can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit downloads.
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