PourInput
The facts below are what the maker publishes about PourInput, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
The facts
Each one read from PourInput's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Application profiles
- Users can create profiles for applications and have mappings change with the focused application.checked 12 Oct 2026
- App profiles
- Profiles can switch button mappings according to the focused application.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Linux status
- The project describes Linux as validation-only, with no Linux release listed.checked 12 Oct 2026
- macOS edition
- A separate macOS v1.3.4-macos.1 edition is available, and its build is unsigned and unnotarized.checked 12 Oct 2026
- macOS limits
- The separate macOS release is v1.3.4-macos.1 and does not include the Windows Reading Mode features; the macOS build is unsigned and unnotarized.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Macro support
- Nochecked 22 Sep 2026
- Per-app profiles
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Platform limitation
- Generic Mouse Mode is Windows-only, the Windows Reading Mode features are not included in the macOS release, and Linux is described as validation-only.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Windows download
- The published Windows v1.4.3 download is a ZIP containing an executable that requires no separate Python installation; the executable is unsigned and the release provides a SHA-256 checksum and update manifest.checked 12 Oct 2026
What it does
- Button actions
- Supported buttons can have separate click and long-press actions, including built-in commands and custom shortcuts.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Hardware limits
- Hardware feature availability varies by mouse model and firmware, and Generic Mouse Mode does not distinguish multiple standard mice or offer general left/right-button remapping.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The maker describes application-specific profiles and local TXT/EPUB import; it does not identify third-party service integrations on the project page.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker presents PourInput for people who want to customize supported mouse controls and use different mappings across applications.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License and maintenance
- The repository identifies PourInput as open source under the MIT license and says it is maintained by pour-soi.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Local data
- The project page says mouse mappings and reader data are kept in separate local stores.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Local settings
- Mouse mappings and reader data are kept in separate local stores.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Mouse support
- Generic Mouse Mode maps the standard middle button and two side buttons on Windows; device and firmware support for MX enhancements varies.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- PourInput customizes mouse buttons to run actions such as copy, paste, tab switching, screenshots, and keyboard shortcuts.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Reading limitations
- Suggested chapter titles may be incomplete or incorrect, require confirmation, and older book imports may need reimporting for accurate contents.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Reading Mode
- The Windows app can import local TXT or EPUB books into a floating panel with chapter navigation and adjustable automatic scrolling.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security and downloads
- The Windows executable is unsigned, and the release provides a SHA-256 checksum and update manifest.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Sensitivity controls
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Support
- Users can submit device support requests with device information exported from the mouse page.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported operating systems
- cross-platformchecked 22 Sep 2026
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