---
name: "mate-mouse-properties"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mate-control-center"
version: "1.28.2-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mate-mouse-properties"
---

# mate-mouse-properties(1)

configure MATE mouse preferences

## NAME

**mate-mouse-properties** - configure MATE mouse preferences

## SYNOPSIS

**mate-mouse-properties** \[--get-legacy\]

## DESCRIPTION

This executable is part of the package 'mate-control-center': The MATE Control Center.

The MATE  mouse  preference  tool  enables you to configure your mouse for right-hand or left-hand use. It is also used to specify the speed and sensitivity of mouse movement and mouse button press events.

## OPTIONS

The following options are supported:

- **--get-legacy**

  Retrieve and store legacy settings

This program also accepts the standard MATE and GTK options.

## AUTHORS

This manual page has been adopted for MATE by Vangelis Mouhtsis \<vangelis@gnugr.org\>.

## SEE ALSO

Latest version of the MATE Desktop User Guide for your platform.

[**mate-control-center**(1)](/mate-control-center/1.md), [**gtk-options**(7)](/gtk-options/7.md)