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Prefer it or not, the Apple Magic Mouse is the mouse that every one others must sq. as much as within the battle to search out the perfect mouse for Mac customers. Unchanged since 2015 (except for an replace to USB-C from Lightning in 2024) and in actuality little modified since 2009, the Magic Mouse is what Apple ships with each iMac (in seven accented colours) and Mac Professional (black) and considered one of solely two mice you should purchase as a separate on the Apple Retailer (in black or white).

The Magic Mouse is smooth and stylish, the best way an Apple product must be. There are not any old school buttons or scroll-wheels to spoil the mouse’s streamlined design, as your entire high multi-touch floor panel acts like a small, touch-sensitive trackpad. It really works rather well and cleverly combines the fluidity of a trackpad with the physicality of a mouse.

Some mice have scroll wheels that may be noisy, however the Apple Magic Mouse’s trackpad high is silent in that regard.

The low-profile design gained’t swimsuit individuals with bigger palms, however the contact controls do work very properly, permitting you to scroll each horizontally and vertically just by flicking your finger within the required path.

You possibly can arrange a secondary button, relatively than accept the all-over click on, on both aspect throughout the Mouse tab in your Mac’s System Settings.

The place the Magic Mouse stands out of the nest of Mac mice, is gestures. You possibly can management gestures, akin to zooming and switching between functions and pages, by utilizing the Mouse Preferences panel on the Mac. Double-tap with two fingers to launch the Mac’s Mission Management. In Settings you may as well activate Pointer Acceleration for quicker or extra exact mouse actions.

The button-free design additionally implies that the Magic Mouse is appropriate for each left- and right-handed customers—in contrast to the Logitech MX Grasp 3S mouse reviewed beneath.

The rechargeable battery lasts for under a few month at a time—which might be nice if it weren’t for one factor… Apple did lastly get round to switching the Lightning connector to a USB-C connector for charging the interior battery, however it’s nonetheless on the bottom of the mouse, which suggests that you may’t use the mouse whereas it’s charging, as you must flip it over on to its aspect with a purpose to insert the cable.

Apple additionally sells a black model of the Magic Mouse for an additional $20/£20, which is a bit cheeky as no different mouse producer fees extra for shade decisions.

Apple’s Magic Mouse is what iMac customers get within the field with their new pc. It’s a nice mouse however is relatively restricted with simply two buttons. Logitech’s MX Grasp 4 mouse has eight buttons. The newest 2025 model updates 2022’s MX Grasp 3S in refined methods, with new haptic suggestions know-how (only for Adobe customers proper now), an Motion Ring, and longer battery life.

Observe that there’s the “Logitech MX Grasp 4” and a model referred to as the “MX Grasp 4 For Mac”. Both works simply nice with the Mac. The Mac model is priced the identical however doesn’t include the USB-C Bolt receiver that’s bundled with the plain model. Some favor utilizing the longer-range and safer USB receiver—which is aimed toward busy workplace environments the place there could also be numerous Bluetooth gadgets in use all collectively—so purchase the usual relatively than “For Mac” model if this suits your scenario. The USB dongle is now fortunately USB-C relatively than legacy USB-A however it’s going to take up a Thunderbolt port in your Mac or docking station.

Its easily curved floor suits the palm of the (proper) hand very properly, together with a thumb-rest for additional consolation. It has the same old left/proper buttons and a scroll wheel on the high. The scroll-wheel works in two totally different modes, with a function referred to as SmartShift that routinely switches the scroll wheel from line-by-line scrolling to super-fast scrolling when it senses you need to scroll a lot quicker.

There’s additionally a second scroll wheel on the aspect, which lets you scroll horizontally—which is nice for photo-editing and graphics work plus very lengthy spreadsheets—and three extra buttons that may be programmed utilizing the superb Choices+ app.

The MX Grasp 4 has the identical 8,000dpi sensor and high-speed scrolling wheel as its predecessor, however features a new processor and an antenna contained in the mouse that present a extra dependable wi-fi connection. The outer casing of the mouse makes use of a extra sturdy, stain-resistant coating, and the thumb relaxation is bigger to accommodate the brand new haptic suggestions options.

The “For Mac” model comes two otherwise named though startlingly related colours—Area Black and White Silver—to the plain MX Grasp 4’s Graphite and Pale Grey.

Whereas some individuals by no means get the hold of a MacBook’s trackpad and like to make use of a mouse, others need the wonders of a trackpad when controlling their desktop Mac. It’s fairly costly, however Apple’s Magic Trackpad avoids the errors that it tends to make with its mice.

The design works properly, with a big floor space that measures 160mm large and 115mm deep, so you might have loads of room to comfortably management your on-screen cursor and to make use of the varied ‘gestures’ which might be the Magic Trackpad’s best power.

In addition to the same old left and proper mouse clicks, the Magic Trackpad permits you to use two fingers to scroll up/down or left/proper, which is nice for photo-editing and different kinds of graphics work.

You can too zoom in or out on pictures or net pages by ‘pinching’ in or out with two fingers, or transfer again/forwards via a collection of net pages by flicking left/proper with two fingers. And, in addition to being touch-sensitive, the Magic Trackpad can also be pressure-sensitive, so you possibly can ‘force-click’ by urgent and holding on paperwork to activate the Mac’s Fast Look previews, and even to search for phrases in a dictionary.

The low-profile design might not swimsuit everybody, however the versatility of the Magic Trackpad makes it an important various to a standard mouse, particularly for left-handed customers.

The rechargeable battery lasts for a few month at a time–and, in contrast to Apple’s Magic Mouse, the charging port (now USB-C relatively than Lightning) is on the again fringe of the trackpad, which suggests that you may really cost it up and proceed to make use of it on the identical time.

Simply because it does with its Magic Mouse, Apple additionally sells a black model of the Magic Trackpad for an additional $20/£20.

Satechi’s USB-C aluminum M1 Bluetooth Wi-fi Mouse comes with an old school scroll wheel, which the corporate claims will provide quicker and extra correct scrolling and monitoring.

The cursor pretty flies across the display screen as I transfer the M1—a lot quicker than my Apple mouse, and virtually disconcertingly at first. It feels prefer it floats throughout my desk, and permits for extra correct scrolling than Apple’s.

Because it can be a Home windows mouse, it has a proper button—helpful for the additional controls that you just’d normally have to press Ctrl to entry utilizing Apple’s one-button gadget.

The M1 mouse has a pleasingly curved ergonomic design, making it nice for each left- and right-handed customers. Its aluminum physique is offered in silver, one thing just like Apple’s Area Gray, Gold, and Rose Gold colours so can attractively match your Mac or MacBook.

There are not any detachable batteries, so that you recharge through USB-C (cable included), which is best positioned than the Magic Mouse 2’s irritating equal.

It makes use of Bluetooth 4.0 so has a variety of 32 toes.

We like the selection of 5 colours—Area Grey, Silver, Blue, Gold and Rose Gold—and its low value makes it an ideal second mouse for journey or for these instances your different mouse loses energy or goes lacking.

Logitech’s transportable MX Anyplace 3 was already on our listing of finest mice for the Mac, and the brand new MX Anyplace 3S really manages to enhance on that profitable method. Look out for the particular “For Mac” mannequin.

The design of the mouse has been fine-tuned somewhat, with a extra streamlined form, whereas the 2 aspect buttons appear to be somewhat additional again and nearer to my thumb, making it simpler and extra comfy to make use of. This compact little mouse nonetheless manages to search out room for 4 buttons, all of which could be programmed utilizing Logitech’s Choices app.

The scrolling wheel additionally works in two modes, with a high-speed mode that allows you to rapidly zoom via lengthy paperwork, or a slower, extra exact mode that works properly for graphics and photo-editing.

It doesn’t have the second scroll wheel discovered on the bigger MX Grasp 4, reviewed above, which lets you scroll horizontally as properly. However, for those who press and maintain one of many aspect buttons whereas scrolling, you’ll discover that the principle scrolling wheel quickly switches to horizontal scrolling as properly—though this method is much less intuitive than a separate horizontal scroll wheel and barely uncomfortable.

Battery life is round 70 days–twice that of Apple’s Magic Mouse–and its quick-charge mode gives you three hours of use after only one minute of charging time, which is nice whenever you’re travelling together with your MacBook.

It’s out there in a alternative of two colours, Area Grey (which is basically black) and Pale Grey. The generic model consists of each Bluetooth and a separate USB wi-fi transmitter, whereas the precise Mac model is Bluetooth solely.

Razer is thought for its gaming gear, and the Professional Click on V2 is festooned with the gratuitous glowing lights and high-precision sensor that you just’d count on from a gaming mouse. Other than the lighting results, the Professional Click on V2 really appears pretty typical, however it’s neatly designed and solidly constructed.

The highest panel has a contoured floor that matches comfortably into the palm of your hand, and a clean matte end that allows you to transfer your fingers simply across the numerous buttons and controls. There are many choices right here too, with the usual Left and Proper mouse buttons on the highest, together with a scrolling wheel that may additionally tilt to the perimeters to permit each Up/Down and Left/Proper scrolling when viewing paperwork or pictures. There’s additionally a Scroll Mode button that permits you to swap the scroll wheel between high-speed, free-scrolling mode, and a extra exact, tactile mode that clicks as you scroll from web page to web page. There are additionally two thumb buttons on the left aspect of the mouse, with a small thumb relaxation slightly below for additional consolation.

A brand new Mac model of Razer’s not very intuitive Synapse app can be utilized to reprogram the varied mouse buttons and to regulate different settings, such because the glowing lighting results and the sensitivity of the mouse sensor. Synapse does embrace extra highly effective options akin to the power to file ‘macro’ instructions that may automate and pace up many repetitive duties. It’s additionally attainable to create profiles to be used with particular apps, akin to utilizing the scroll wheel to manage the Presenter View in a PowerPoint presentation.

There’s additionally an ergonomic model of the mouse referred to as the Professional Click on Vertical, which tilts the floor of the mouse to supply higher assist on your wrist and fore-arm, priced at $119.99/£119.99. Sadly, although, each fashions are solely out there for right-handed customers.

Logitech’s POP Icon keyboard has an identical POP mouse which might be out there as a combo set or individually (we evaluate the Logitech POP Icon Combo set right here). The keyboard is engaging and colourful, the mouse, in distinction, is relatively plain and small. It’s not for giant palms or individuals who complain of wrist ache throughout extended use. 

From the opposite perspective although, the truth that the mouse is small might be a profit if you’ll want to carry it round, and though small, it’s spherical, flat form is comfy within the palm.

The SmartWheel wheel ensures exact navigation and permits quick scrolling, whereas the mouse sensor additionally reacts rapidly and easily to actions.

The mouse has two motion buttons that can be utilized to simply set particular instructions. For instance, you possibly can open a number of functions by clicking on the mouse wheel, which could be significantly helpful when beginning work. Or you possibly can outline utterly totally different Good Actions which might be incessantly utilized in on a regular basis life, for instance, to attenuate all functions.

It’s appropriate with a number of working programs and gadgets, and could be related to as much as three gadgets concurrently. This implies you possibly can swap between totally different laptops with a single click on.

The mouse makes use of customary batteries relatively than being recharged through USB and a battery ought to last as long as 24 months.

It’s out there in eight enjoyable colours: Cosmos, Daydream Mint, Graphite, Heartbreaker Rose, Lilac, Mist, Off White and (presumably much less heartbreaking) Rose.

Strictly talking, the Aerox 3 from SteelSeries may be very a lot designed as a gaming mouse. Nevertheless its smooth, light-weight design is so comfy to make use of that we will advocate it as an excellent all-round mouse for different duties too. It contains a, look forward to it, “Radiant 3-zone PrismSync RGB” meaning the mouse can shine in 16.8 million configurable colours.

Except for the loopy coloured lighting, it wins as a gaming mouse as it’s tremendous correct 8000dpi sensor that’s much more exact than the Logitech MX Grasp 3S reviewed above. It additionally options PTFE Glide Skates to supply the smoothest swipes and enhanced management

Accessible in Onyx or Snow—aka black or white—the Aerox has a perforated shell that retains its weight down to simply 59g, in comparison with 99g for Apple’s Magic Mouse, in order that players can reply rapidly with simply gentle actions of their fingers. I principally play RPGs as of late, which don’t actually require lightning quick reflexes, however I nonetheless discovered the light-weight Aerox actually comfy to make use of, each for gaming and normal workplace work too.

The mouse doesn’t compromise to realize that low weight although, offering an IP54 ranking for resistance to water, mud and some other nastiness that may gum up the works, and a sturdy, braided USB cable.

Like a standard mouse, the Aerox consists of customary Left and Proper mouse buttons, together with a scrolling wheel, and there’s a 3rd button on high of the mouse that can be utilized to regulate the pace of the mouse cursor because it strikes across the display screen. There are additionally two buttons on the aspect of the mouse that you may management together with your thumb—though that is the place issues get somewhat difficult.

We had been happy to search out that the SteelSeries GG app does run on Macs from Catalina onwards and permits you to file ‘macro’ instructions for all of the buttons on the mouse (though you’ll want to examine this FAQ for Mac-specific set up directions). The app isn’t straightforward to make use of although, and is primarily aimed toward hardcore players for high-speed motion video games, so SteelSeries may do a bit extra to make this neatly designed mouse extra accessible for the remainder of us.

The highest floor of Logitech’s Elevate mouse tilts by 570 into an upright handshake place that helps to cut back pressure on the wrist. Together with the usual left and proper mouse buttons and scrolling wheel, the Elevate has two further buttons that sit simply by your thumb. By default, these additional buttons are set as much as work as Again/Ahead buttons on your net browser, however you should use Logitech’s Choices+ app to customise all of the buttons if you’ll want to. And, fortunately, the most recent model of the Choices+ app—for macOS 10.15 or later—is much more Mac-friendly than it was once, so getting all these buttons arrange the best way you want is now very simple.

Each fashions price $69.99/£69.99, however whereas the Mac and common variations of the Elevate look nearly an identical, the common model really has a few further options that make it higher worth for cash. The Elevate For Mac simply makes use of Bluetooth, however the common model additionally features a Bolt USB adaptor that gives an alternate kind of wi-fi connection that’s extra dependable and safer than Bluetooth. The common mannequin can also be out there with a left-handed model, whereas the Mac model is simply right-handed solely. You will get the usual Elevate from Amazon U.S. or Amazon U.Okay.

Our solely grievance is that the Elevate is designed for small to medium palms, so if—like me—you discover it somewhat small, then you definitely may want to take a look at the bigger, and dearer, MX Vertical ergonomic mouse as a substitute.

Extra adjustable than the Logitech Elevate however perhaps too radical for some customers, the Contour Design Unimouse contains a extremely adjustable design in an ergonomic form that reduces the pressure in your palms and wrists.

Its patented articulated hinge could be adjusted to any angled place from 35 to 70 levels. As well as, the adjustable thumb assist could be moved in all instructions, tilted and rotated till you’re pleased with the place that most closely fits your hand and utilization. In comparison with conventional mice, this degree of adjustability can cut back grip ache and strain on the bottom joint of the thumb.

Though it feels somewhat odd at first use, it’s much more like a normal mouse than a trackball favored by some for much more ergonomic pressure aid. It’s been a bestseller for a number of years for good cause.

There are 6 programmable buttons, together with a neat up and down scroll wheel, though I’d have most well-liked if the Unimouse additionally boasted a sideways scroll wheel just like the Logitech MX Grasp 3S For Mac, reviewed above.

With a contact of the button close to the entrance of the bottom, you possibly can rapidly change DPI settings—between 800 and 2800dpi. As you modify the settings the inexperienced to purple LEDs gentle up. These LEDs additionally present remaining battery life with one other faucet on the DPI button as soon as.

For rather less and for those who don’t prefer to cost your mouse, there’s a Unimouse Wired mannequin that’s usually somewhat cheaper.

Keychron’s wi-fi mouse, the M3, is a high-performing various to Apple’s Magic Mouse. It was made with PC gaming in thoughts, however it may be used on a Mac with none main operational points.

There’s an non-obligatory RGB gentle that shines via cutouts alongside the M3’s edges and the scroll wheel. This gentle can change colours whereas in use, or toggle between totally different lighting modes through a button beneath the scroll wheel. That is the type of aesthetic that’s common within the gaming group, however it properly enhances the colourful iMacs.

There’s a PAW3395DM optical sensor, which helps 26,000dpi decision–an enormous increase over the Magic Mouse with its 1,300dpi decision. The upper the decision, the extra delicate the mouse is at hand motion, that is one other bonus for players. Monitoring can also be tremendous quick, rated at 650 inches per second. If that’s too quick, the M3’s monitoring pace is adjustable. It additionally presents one other gaming-focused function–an adjustable polling fee.

We discovered the upper profile to be extra comfy within the hand than the Magic Mouse. The built-in battery is rated at 70 hours and fees via a USB-C slot on the highest finish of the mouse (adapter included).

Additionally from Contour Design is the much more radical ergonomic Rollermouse Pink, a centered static mouse with its personal wrist relaxation and a built-in slidable rollerbar that you just maneuver the cursor with—therefore the identify Rollermouse. It’s not a mouse as we count on, however it does the identical job with out forcing your shoulder, arm and wrist into damaging repetitive actions.

The Rollermouse is designed to advertise a extra symmetrical, impartial place in entrance of the keyboard. As a substitute of being to the appropriate or left of the keyboard the static mouse sits in entrance of it.

As with all good mouse, there are reprogrammable buttons (six in complete) with Copy and Paste being two of the preloaded actions. The graceful scroll wheel is clickable and essentially the most like what you’ll be used to with a conventional mouse.

Cursor pace is as much as 2800dpi, however motion precision isn’t sufficient for customers akin to designers who want pinpoint accuracy of their mouse motion.

The detachable leatherette on reminiscence foam wrist relaxation is comfy, and is available in two sizes, with a Plus dimension for bigger palms. There are two risers to boost your keyboard to an identical top if required.

If you’ll want to defend your shoulders from pointless repetitive actions be ready for a steep studying curve with the Rollermouse Pink. Getting used to working one thing that makes quite a lot of sense however which bucks a long time of ingrained non-symmetrical, shoulder-busting utilization goes to take time—however your higher physique might thanks in the long run.

Trackballs have actually gone out of vogue lately, however they’re an excellent possibility for many individuals as you possibly can management the trackball with simply small actions of your fingers, which helps to cut back the pressure in your wrists and forearms. That may be a lifesaver for individuals who endure from RSI or tendonitis, or might have issues gripping a standard mouse. Kensington is among the few corporations that also makes trackballs, and it really has fairly a variety in numerous sizes and styles, however I like the massive buttons and trackball mechanism on its Skilled Mouse, which could be helpful for each adults and kids who might discover the tiny little buttons on some mice somewhat too fiddly.

The Skilled Mouse can use Bluetooth for fast and simple pairing, however Kensington additionally features a USB wi-fi receiver that gives larger vary and reliability than Bluetooth (though the receiver has a USB-A interface, so some individuals may have an adaptor if their Mac has solely USB-C).

The trackball is surrounded by 4 massive buttons, two of which act like customary Left/Proper mouse buttons, whereas the opposite two could be programmed with customized instructions utilizing the KensingtonWorks app. There’s additionally a scrolling ring that runs across the trackball itself, which acts just like the scrolling wheel on a standard mouse.

Our solely grievance is that the Kensington app is usually a bit fiddly to make use of, and it took us a short time to determine easy methods to assign the instructions we wished to the varied buttons. The Skilled Mouse doesn’t have a chargeable battery both, though Kensington features a pair of disposable AA batteries, which ought to final for a full 12 months earlier than being changed. There’s additionally a wired model of the Skilled mouse out there as properly, which is round $20/£20 cheaper.

Ever stroll away from the assembly room or café with out your mouse? With the ESR MagMouse that downside is likely to be solved as you possibly can merely clamp it to the entrance of your MacBook and carry it again to your desk or wherever you’re going with out utilizing up a hand to hold it.

That’s its massive trick and it really works properly, though you’ll want to stick a detachable 0.48cm magnetic base to the laptop computer first. Except you knock it fairly arduous it’s going to stick with that base whilst you transfer round. There are two little pins to again up the magnetic connection.

There are 5 non-cutomizable buttons in complete, together with the scroll wheel however the two side-mounted Ahead and Again buttons sadly don’t work with a Mac. Nonetheless, three buttons are two greater than Mac customers are accustomed to if they’ve used solely Apple’s Magic Mouse up until now.

There’s no USB port. As a substitute, the MagMouse has its personal built-in quick USB-C cable you possibly can hook up with a wall charger.

The low-cost Echelon Wi-fi Mouse from Alogic is tremendous light-weight and makes for an important journey mouse.

It’s fairly a bare-bones mouse, as you may count on at this value. For instance, there’s no software program for altering the performance of its keys.

Whereas the mouse’s two buttons (left and proper click on) function quietly, we discovered the scroll wheel noticeably noisier than others examined right here.

It provides away its Home windows origins with its 2.4Ghz USB-A dongle tucked away beneath. Such wi-fi adapters are most well-liked by some as safer and responsive, however it connects to a pc through USB-A, and, properly, Macs don’t have USB-A ports any extra. This doesn’t matter because it connects simply as properly through Bluetooth like all the opposite mice reviewed right here.

It ships with the nicest braided USB-C charging cable we received in any of the Mac mice containers.

It’s out there solely in white however there’s a black model as a part of a Home windows-only Echelon Wi-fi Keyboard Mouse set, so perhaps a darker model will in the future be out there individually.

In addition to being Mac-compatible, the HP 715 Multi-Gadget Mouse is properly designed, versatile and gives good worth for cash.

The HP 715 mouse is sort of compact, so you possibly can simply carry it round with a laptop computer. I discovered it somewhat small in comparison with the chunky Logitech mouse that I usually use, however that’s a matter of private style. And, regardless of the compact design, the HP 715 manages to search out room for many helpful options, together with left/proper mouse buttons, and two thumb buttons on the left-hand aspect of the mouse (which appear principally appropriate for right-handed individuals).

We reviewed this mouse alongside the HP 975 Keyboard right here: HP 975 Keyboard and 715 Mouse evaluate, each of which work with the HPAC app (HP Accent Centre). It’s good to see HP extending its assist for the Mac, together with full Mac-compatibility for its HPAC app.

Just like the HP 975 keyboard, the mouse could be paired with two gadgets utilizing Bluetooth, and a 3rd gadget utilizing the USB-A dongle included with the mouse (you could want an adaptor). 

There’s a clickable scroll wheel that may scroll each horizontally and vertically. You need to use the HPAC app to reprogram the buttons and scrolling wheel features – though you’ll have to do a little bit of experimenting to profit from the mouse’s many options.

The mouse ought to final for round three months when absolutely charged, and HP says {that a} fast one-minute cost gives you as much as three hours of battery life.