Capture with your thumb
A Logitech MX mouse has buttons and gestures you probably do not use. Give them to Frayo. No plugin needed.
You reach for the keyboard to take a screenshot. Your other hand is already on the mouse, with a thumb button that does nothing.
What you need
Logitech's Logi Options+ app can turn a button, a gesture or a Creative Console key into a keystroke. It can also run a Smart Action that opens a link. Frayo listens for both. You do not install anything new.
Option one: a keystroke
In Logi Options+, pick the button and choose Keystroke assignment. Press the keys of a Frayo shortcut, such as ⌥⇧4 for Area. Save.
The first time, macOS asks you to allow Logi Options+ under Accessibility. Say yes.
Option two: a link
Make a Smart Action with an Open URL step, like frayo://capture-area. Give the action to a button.
A link never clashes with other shortcuts, and it does not change if you rename a shortcut in Frayo. Every capture mode has one. If your version of Options+ has no Open URL step, use a keystroke.
A layout to start from
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Thumb or gesture button | Area |
| Gesture up | Scrolling capture |
| Gesture down | Full screen |
| Gesture left | Window |
| Gesture right | Copy Text |
| Top button | Record |
Press the Record button again to stop a recording.
Good to know
- Frayo needs Screen Recording permission, as always. The mouse does not change that.
- Change a shortcut in Settings → Shortcuts, and you must change the keystroke on the button to match. Links do not have this problem.
- The Creative Console works the same way. A key can open the Library.
The steps are in the Logitech guide.