But there’s no option to do so in MiddleClick itself: you need to do it manually from macOS’ settings. If you want MiddleClick to start everytime you boot up your Mac, you can do that. Step Three: Set MiddeClick to Run at Login Once you uncheck this, you’re ready to start middle-clicking! Tap any link with three fingers and it will open the background.

It’s unfortunate that we can’t use MiddleClick alongside this feature, but being able to open tabs in the background is worth it. There used to be an option to re-map this to a four-finger tap, but that seems to be gone. Head to System Preferences, then “Trackpad.”ĭisable the “Look up and data detectors” functionality. MiddleClick can’t work while this gesture is enabled, so we’re going to have to turn that off. If you know how to use your Macbook’s gestures, you might recall that the three finger tap gesture triggers your Mac’s “Look up” feature. Step Two: Disable Your Mac’s “Look Up” Gesture Unless, of course, something else is monopolizing the three finger tap. Tapping the trackpad with three fingers is now universally recognized as a middle click on your Mac. There isn’t much in the way of options, but there doesn’t need to be.