Hi!

I’m looking for an inexpensive MMO mouse (that’s a mouse with way more that five buttons) that’s fully supported by Linux.

That also means there’s some kind of tool that lets me configure what all the extra buttons do.
For example I want to map Ctrl+C & Ctrl+V and virtual desktop switching to the mouse buttons.

But honestly it’s difficult to find any such mouse.
I stumbled upon this link and there are several mouses listed. The first place isn’t on sale anymore. It was also way to expensive. The second place has this rubber coating that dissolves in disgusting black paint after a year or two. The article also mentioned 8 programmable buttons but the mouse only has 6 and 7 button variants. The third one doesn’t have enough buttons. And so on.

Is there a site/place where I can search and compare mouses with lots of buttons that has a configuration/mapping tool running on Linux?

I first thought to reach out to a mouse/periphery/hardware community but chose not to do it. Most people do not use Linux so answers from them won’t be as helpful as yours.

Thank you for your time!

  • Vahenir@lemmy.world
    2·
    11 hours ago

    Logitech, razer and corsair has all worked for me. Of those the razer trinity was probably the best and the logitech g600 i use now is good as well. Input-remapper can remap them no problem. The G600 has a weird issue with piper DPI settings being a bit weird at random on reboot in that the vertical dpi tends to get set way higher than the horizontal and you have to reload the settings in piper for it to work properly. When it comes to the software the corsair one i had was the best as ckb-next could handle everything including the keybinds. The hardware on that mouse was crap though and the scroll wheel died after like 5 months.

  • robolemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    20·
    2 days ago

    As far as I know, input-remapper will handle any mouse, regardless of how many buttons it has, since they just show up as human interface devices.

    I use, and really like, the razer naga v2 hyperspeed mmo mouse, but it’s about $100 USD. I’ve never tried them, but the Redragon mice are inexpensive and generally get good reviews.

    All of them should work just fine with Linux, though any rgb bullshit might not be adjustable with anything that isn’t razer.

    • terraborra@lemmy.nz
      5·
      2 days ago

      Piper is a godsend. It’s better than Logitech G Hub and much more like Logitech’s old simple software that let you quickly remap buttons.

  • TechLauren@lemmy.world
    4·
    2 days ago

    I use razer mmo mouse and the left hand keypad all mapped with input remapper with openrgb for lighting. Super happy with it! Have razer keyboard too but no special mapping just p&p.

  • ADKSilence@kbin.earth
    4·
    2 days ago

    There really isn’t any decent Linux support for anything beyond the basic 5 button mouse without use of 3rd party apps. Even the “name brands” suffer from mass market shitty build quality that negates any “linux compatible” bonus points.

    Then there’s the issue of the mouse hardware itself. Good luck finding an “MMO Mouse” that correctly reports every button as it’s own input. Which makes the whole “Just remap it, it’s an HID” aspect annoying. Redragon seems especially guilty in this area.

  • Arkhive (they/she)@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    5·
    2 days ago

    I’ve had good luck with logitech mice. Have an MX Master, g502 “Lightspeed” (or whatever nonsense), and a wired MMO one with 12 thumb buttons. I really only use the g502, but I keep the others around and they are all very compatible and usable. I currently use solaar as my software, but I’m finding remapping to be a bit more fiddly than I’d like. I liked Piper but it wasn’t working with the wireless g502 after I spilled water on my previous wired one. Maybe it’s been updated and works again. Going to check out input-remapper that another user mentioned.

  • Semperverus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    2 days ago

    The corsair scimitar is very supported on Linux and has some software called ckb-next you can install that lets you do most remappings you could possibly want. I had one for a while until it finally gave up the ghost. I have a Logitech G600 now, and there are some apps for it but none like the corsair one. Since it has onboard memory for bindings, I just edited it on a windows machine with their really old app and saved it to hardware.

    • Nednarb44@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 days ago

      Worth noting that the wired version is fully supported with ckb next, the wireless one is only experimentally supported. I can’t get it to work with my wireless one, but it at least as onboard memory so I can set binds/rbg with a different computer as needed

  • Suprabiscuit@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    3·
    2 days ago

    I programmed my roccat/turtle beach kone xp air on Windows and have been using it standalone on Linux since.

    It has four side buttons, two buttons to switch dpi and plus a fifth at the bottom, all can be freely reassigned. Profiles can be switched at any time and are also stored on the mouse itself. I use the rgb to differentiate between them (I only have two)

    You can connect it with its very smooth cable, wireless dongle or Bluetooth with no issues

    Only downside is the price when buying new, I got a mint one from a collector (didn’t know those existed) for about 70 bucks. The wired version might be more affordable.

  • m4m4m4m4@lemmy.world
    1·
    2 days ago

    I got a Logitech MX Mouse Master 3s. Not sure if it can fit into what you want or need because I’m no gamer (like, not even minesweeper) but it has more than 5 buttons.

    I set it up with logiops so you could customize its buttons - for example I set up one of its buttons to open KDE Plasma’s overview.

    Good mouse overall though the bottom cavity where the wheel resides can get dirty so I have to open it like every couple of months to clean it.