If you can hold the control key and click to get a right click, is there another modifier key you can hold to get a middle mouse button click. I don't think there is, so is there a way to create one?

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One option would be to use KeyRemap4MacBook:

You can add custom settings in private.xml. See the source for the key and button constants and predefined settings.

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Command key+click will normally act as a middle mouse click. For example, Command+click a link in a web browser like Safari will act like a middle mouse click.

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I often use MagicPrefs when I need to change anything with my mice for Mac OS X.

It allows to you set all sorts of bindings for the Magic Mouse, Magic Track Pad, or Mac Book Track Pad.

I used Option + Command + click (note: this was using the Acme editor so there could have been some internal mapping)

Middle allows you to hold the fn key and left click for a middle click. It is a single-purpose app for adding the middle click to macOS for Magic Mouse and Apple trackpads. You can also pick from a few gestures for each device. (I'm the developer, and the app is not free)

I use MiddleClick and it works well for me: (from github)

Emulate a middleclick with triple tap on MacBook trackpad and Magic Mouse. Use private osx api for using the macbook multitouch trackpad code and some middleclick code.

Not maintained anymore

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