The best Magic Mouse tap-to-click apps for Mac
macOS has tap to click for the Magic Trackpad and not for the Magic Mouse. To get it on the mouse you need an app. Here is every one we found that actually does it.
Competitor details checked October 2026. We make MacFixes.
For tap to click alone, a small one-time app is the cheapest: TappitX ($2.99) or our MagicMouseTap ($0.99). For tap to click plus a lot more, MacFixes Pro ($0.99 a month) or BetterTouchTool ($15, one-time) — BetterTouchTool if you want to build your own gestures, MacFixes if you want it working the moment you switch it on.
MacFixes Pro
$0.99 a month or $9.99 a year, 14 days free when you sign in, no cardDoes: Tap to click, right click, double and triple tap, tap-to-drag, three-finger middle click, pinch to zoom, flat pointer, split scroll direction
Part of an app with 45 other fixes and the Pro apps. A subscription, so it costs more over years than a one-time app.
BetterTouchTool
$15 (2 years of updates) or $25 lifetime, one-time; 45-day trialDoes: Any tap mapped to left, right or middle click, plus thousands of other actions across every input device
Tap to click is not on by default: you build it from “1 Finger Tap” triggers. The most powerful option by far.
TappitX
$2.99 one-time; 14-day trialDoes: Tap and double tap to click, right click by zone or pressure, tap-to-drag, middle click
The most tap gestures for the least money. Magic Mouse only.
TapToClick
One-time, two tiers, price shown at checkout; 10-day trialDoes: Tap to click, right-click zone, three-finger middle click, drag; Pro maps swipes and pinches to actions
Licences are per device.
Magic Utilities
About $14.99 a yearDoes: Tap to click and a long list of settings for the Magic Mouse, Trackpad and Keyboard
Mature and broad. Sold as a yearly licence.
MagicMouseTap
$0.99 one-timeDoes: Tap to click, right click and drag
Ours, and the cheapest paid way to get just tap to click.
Disclosure
We make MacFixes, and also MagicMouseTap and Mando. We have tried to write the page we would want to read before buying: competitors’ strengths stated plainly, and facts checked against each vendor’s own site.
Often recommended, but they don’t do tap to click
Mac Mouse Fix, SteerMouse and SmoothScroll are excellent for ordinary mice with wheels and buttons; none of them makes a tap on the Magic Mouse click.
MiddleClick adds a middle click, not a one-finger tap to left click. MagicPrefs, the app many people remember, is 32-bit and has not run since macOS Catalina (2019).
Questions
Does macOS have tap to click for the Magic Mouse?
No. System Settings → Mouse offers secondary click, Smart Zoom and swipes, but tap to click is a trackpad-only setting.
Why are none of these in the Mac App Store?
Reading touches on the Magic Mouse needs access the App Store sandbox doesn’t allow, so every app here is a direct download.
Can I run two of them at once?
No. With two tap-to-click apps running every tap clicks twice. Quit one; MacFixes warns you if it sees another running.
Will tapping cause accidental clicks?
It is the most common complaint, because you rest your fingers on the mouse to move it. Pick an app that lets you tune it: MacFixes has a Tap sensitivity slider and a test pad that says why a tap did or didn’t count.