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mysides vs Sensible Side Buttons

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

mysides

5.0
Utilities

Sensible Side Buttons

6.0
Utilities

Utilise mouse side navigation buttons

Metric mysides Sensible Side Buttons
Category Utilities Utilities
AI Score 5.0 6.0
30-day Installs 114 54
90-day Installs 418 163
365-day Installs 1.2K 798
Version 1.0.1 1.0.6
Auto-updates No No
Deprecated Yes No
GitHub Stars 244 2.1K
GitHub Forks 35 141
Open Issues 23 53
License MIT GPL-2.0
Language Objective-C C
Last GitHub Commit 2y ago 2y ago
First Seen Mar 30, 2019 Jul 20, 2017

Reviews

mysides

Mysides is a command-line tool for managing macOS Finder sidebar favorites, offering a niche solution for users seeking CLI-based customization of their Finder setup.

Mysides is a command-line application for managing OS X Finder sidebar favorites.

Pros

  • + Command-line interface for automation and scripting
  • + Open-source with MIT license
  • + Lightweight and resource-efficient

Cons

  • - No updates since 2024
  • - Compatibility issues with newer macOS versions

Sensible Side Buttons

Sensible Side Buttons is a macOS app that enables system-wide navigation functionality for the side buttons on third-party mice, making it a must-have for users with such hardware.

Enables side buttons on third-party mice for navigation across macOS.

Pros

  • + Fills a niche for users with third-party mice lacking native support.
  • + System-wide functionality enhances navigation.
  • + Customizable button mappings offer flexibility.

Cons

  • - No auto-update feature.
  • - Compatibility issues with newer macOS versions.