01BUTTONS
Four Buttons, Your Way
Assign a click and a long-press to each of the four physical buttons, for up to eight actions in total.
Combox More freedom for your trackball.
Combox is a menu bar app for macOS that gets the most out of your Combox trackball. It goes beyond the stock software, offering fine-grained customization tuned to the way you work.
YOUR HAND. YOUR RULES.
Turn one device into a tool that is truly yours.
Combox is a menu bar app for macOS that gets the most out of your Combox trackball.
CONTROL CENTER
Features
Combox's key features
02COMBOS
Expand with Combos
Register simultaneous button presses (combos) to trigger even more actions from the four buttons.
03POINTER
Fine Pointer Control
Tune speed, acceleration, per-modifier settings, axis lock, and axis inversion to your liking.
04SCROLL
Scroll, Freely
Adjust speed, inertia, direction, and mode, and trigger display zoom with Cmd + scroll.
05PROFILES
Per-App Profiles
When the frontmost app changes, button assignments and pointer settings switch automatically.
06CURSOR
Dialog Cursor Snap
When a dialog appears, the cursor automatically moves to the default button.
07BACKUP
Backup & Restore
Export and import your settings as a JSON file. Handy for migrating setups or sharing configs.
08DIAGNOSTICS
Diagnostics Export
Export diagnostic information to help with troubleshooting. Verbose logging can be toggled on or off.
09LANGUAGE
Multilingual
Supports Japanese and English, and follows the system language automatically. Manual switching is also available.
WHY COMBOX
Why Combox
Beyond the stock software
- 01
A true alternative to the stock software
More flexible, more capable customization.
- 02
Lives in the menu bar
A lightweight design that never gets in your way.
- 03
No external dependencies
Runs entirely on Apple’s native frameworks.
- 04
Intuitive settings
A sidebar layout that gets you to the right setting fast.
READY TO RUN
Requirements
The environment and system permissions needed to use Combox.
- OS
- macOS 13.0 or later READY
- Device
- Combox trackball READY
- Accessibility permission
- Required to monitor and simulate input events. READY
- Input Monitoring permission
- Required to capture raw input from the trackball. READY
MAKE IT YOURS
Get the most out of Combox
From installation to every feature, the user guide walks you through it in detail.
View User Guide