Omny Pad / Gesture guide

Every gesture, shown in motion.

Watch the hand, follow the motion path, and see what changes on the connected device. Every supported trackpad gesture is shown below.

Guide updated · August 29, 2026

Start with relaxed hands.

Let the phone support your palm and move only the fingers needed for the gesture. Orange contact marks show the exact fingertip positions.

One finger

Point, click, and drag.

Keep the movement light. You can lift your finger and reposition it at any time, just as you would on a physical trackpad.

Move the pointer: animated hand demonstration. Slide one finger in any direction. The pointer follows the same direction on the connected device. Pointer moves.
1 finger

Move the pointer

Slide one finger in any direction. The pointer follows the same direction on the connected device.

Click: animated hand demonstration. Tap once, then lift your finger without moving it sideways. Click registers.
1-finger tap

Click

Tap once, then lift your finger without moving it sideways.

Select and drag: animated hand demonstration. Press and hold, wait for the contact cue, then slide while keeping the same finger down. Item follows.
Hold + move

Select and drag

Press and hold, wait for the contact cue, then slide while keeping the same finger down.

Two fingers

Scroll, zoom, and navigate.

Place two fingertips side by side and move them together. Keeping the fingers parallel makes scrolling smoother and easier to control.

Right-click: animated hand demonstration. Tap two fingers together and lift them without sliding. Menu opens.
2-finger tap

Right-click

Tap two fingers together and lift them without sliding.

Scroll: animated hand demonstration. Rest two fingers side by side, then move both vertically as one natural motion. Page scrolls.
2-finger slide

Scroll

Rest two fingers side by side, then move both vertically as one natural motion.

Zoom: animated hand demonstration. Spread two fingers to zoom in. Bring them together to zoom out. Content zooms.
Pinch or spread

Zoom

Spread two fingers to zoom in. Bring them together to zoom out.

Back or forward: animated hand demonstration. Swipe two fingers horizontally with a short, deliberate flick. Page changes.
2-finger flick

Back or forward

Swipe two fingers horizontally with a short, deliberate flick.

The exact command follows the selected host OS.
Scroll while dragging: animated hand demonstration. Keep the first finger holding the item, add two more fingers, then move those two vertically together. Drag stays active.
Hold + 2-finger scroll

Scroll while dragging

Keep the first finger holding the item, add two more fingers, then move those two vertically together.

Three fingers

Reach host-level controls.

These gestures send the appropriate keyboard shortcut for the OS profile selected in Omny Pad. The result therefore differs by host.

Middle-click: animated hand demonstration. Tap three fingers together without sliding. Middle-click.
3-finger tap

Middle-click

Tap three fingers together without sliding.

The focused app decides the result—for example, opening a link in a new tab or enabling auto-scroll.
Switch app or workspace: animated hand demonstration. Move three fingers left or right in one continuous stroke. View switches.
3-finger swipe

Switch app or workspace

Move three fingers left or right in one continuous stroke.

Open the overview: animated hand demonstration. Move three fingers upward together, keeping their spacing steady. Overview opens.
3-finger swipe up

Open the overview

Move three fingers upward together, keeping their spacing steady.

Return to a host view: animated hand demonstration. Move three fingers downward together in a single controlled motion. Host view changes.
3-finger swipe down

Return to a host view

Move three fingers downward together in a single controlled motion.

Desktop, App Exposé, Search, or Home—depending on the selected OS.

Four fingers

Move between system spaces.

Use the flat pads of four fingers and keep them moving as one group. Windows also supports a four-finger tap for Quick Settings.

Switch desktop or app: animated hand demonstration. Swipe four fingers left or right while keeping them parallel. Space switches.
4-finger swipe

Switch desktop or app

Swipe four fingers left or right while keeping them parallel.

Open the overview: animated hand demonstration. Move four fingers upward together in one continuous stroke. Overview opens.
4-finger swipe up

Open the overview

Move four fingers upward together in one continuous stroke.

Return to a host view: animated hand demonstration. Move four fingers downward together without spreading them apart. Host view changes.
4-finger swipe down

Return to a host view

Move four fingers downward together without spreading them apart.

Open Windows Quick Settings: animated hand demonstration. On Windows, tap four fingers together and lift them without sliding. Quick Settings opens.
4-finger tap

Open Windows Quick Settings

On Windows, tap four fingers together and lift them without sliding.

Windows only. Omny Pad leaves this gesture unassigned on other OS profiles.

Host mapping

System gestures follow the selected OS.

Omny Pad sends standard Bluetooth HID mouse reports and keyboard shortcuts. It does not pretend to be an Apple Trackpad or Windows Precision Touchpad, so shortcuts and host settings can affect the result.

Three- and four-finger gesture mapping by host OS
GestureWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiPadOS / iOS
3 fingers left / rightAdjacent appPrevious / next SpacePrevious / next workspacePrevious / next appPrevious / next app
4 fingers left / rightPrevious / next virtual desktopPrevious / next SpacePrevious / next workspacePrevious / next appPrevious / next app
3 or 4 fingers upTask ViewMission ControlActivities overviewRecent appsNot assigned
3 or 4 fingers downShow desktopApp ExposéShow desktopSearchHome
4-finger tapQuick SettingsNot assignedNot assignedNot assignedNot assigned