# Mac trackpad for Desktop to match Web app **URL:** \ **Category:** SketchUp\ **Created:** [April 5, 2021, 5:59pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/mac-trackpad-for-desktop-to-match-web-app/159555 "2021-04-05T17:59:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![elliottcal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/0ea827/32.png) [@elliottcal](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/elliottcal)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2021, 5:59pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/mac-trackpad-for-desktop-to-match-web-app/159555/1 "2021-04-05T17:59:44Z")
Hi, I started using Sketchup Web free version and really liked the way the pan/zoom/orbit tools worked with my Mac trackpad on my air and mini. I’ve since switched to the Desktop version (2021) because I’ve started using Vray and other plugins and I don’t seem to be able to use the same gestures (pinch zoom, 2-finger orbit, shift-2-finger pan). Very frustrating and seems clunky on the desktop version. Any ideas? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![slbaumgartner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/slbaumgartner/32/7302_2.png) [@slbaumgartner](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/slbaumgartner)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2021, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/mac-trackpad-for-desktop-to-match-web-app/159555/2 "2021-04-05T18:59:21Z")
There is some mention of the desktop vs web in the topic [A new SketchUp Labs project: Trackpad Navigation](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/a-new-sketchup-labs-project-trackpad-navigation/154878). Uniform handling of trackpads across web and desktop seems to be a goal, but it’s not there yet. ---
**Author:** ![monospaced](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/monospaced/32/53363_2.png) [@monospaced](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/monospaced)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2021, 11:24pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/mac-trackpad-for-desktop-to-match-web-app/159555/3 "2021-04-05T23:24:37Z")
In macOS accessibility settings you can enable three finger drag, which should get you closer to what you want (if you haven’t already). You could then use two fingers to zoom in and out (up and down) and shift to pan when using orbit to navigate with three fingers. Not ideal but kinda works. I still recommend a mouse of course. ---
**Author:** ![larrymoser67](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f0a364/32.png) [@larrymoser67](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/larrymoser67)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 12:34am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/mac-trackpad-for-desktop-to-match-web-app/159555/4 "2021-04-30T00:34:41Z")
I agree 100%!!! I love the trackpad navigation on the web version. Plus, no risk of carpal tunnel syndrome caused by a mouse or even having to carry a mouse. ---
**Author:** ![brumby0890](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@brumby0890](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/brumby0890)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/mac-trackpad-for-desktop-to-match-web-app/159555/5 "2023-10-18T16:47:14Z")
Agreed. We truly need a well-optimized trackpad navigation system for SketchUp Pro. It’s a shame that the SketchUp developers haven’t implemented it yet, especially considering it’s almost 2024!" ---
**Author:** ![m.dovey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d07c76/32.png) [@m.dovey](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/m.dovey)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/mac-trackpad-for-desktop-to-match-web-app/159555/6 "2024-06-26T19:42:11Z")
And now we’re half way into 2024… ---
**Author:** ![gswatson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/58956e/32.png) [@gswatson](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/gswatson)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 7:14pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/mac-trackpad-for-desktop-to-match-web-app/159555/7 "2024-11-11T19:14:58Z")
Just came here to voice the same concern - I was using Free, started my Pro trial, and it seems really clunky on the trackpad compared to web.I hardly work at a desk, so trackpad is my preferred input, and it seemed so much more fluid in Web/Free.