Logitech wants to make setting up and customizing your keyboard and mouse as simple and intuitive as possible, so the peripherals company has redesigned the existing Options app and relaunched it as Options+.
Available as an open beta for Windows 10 and macOS, the emphasis is clearly on offering a visual experience (see the video below). Logitech includes predefined settings for the most popular apps, including Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Safari, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams, but it’s easy to add more app configurations. Customizing your buttons and keys, as well as adjusting pointer and scrolling experiences is also really simple, and Logitech includes support for time-saving gestures.
Options+ also includes a feature called Flow, which allows you to seamlessly switch to another computer “by simply moving your cursor to the edge of the screen.” There’s also the option to transfer text, images, or files between computers using copy and paste thanks to Flow. An Easy Switch key allows for one tap switching between your difference devices, meaning quick pairing between your keyboard and mouse and a desktop, laptop, or even a smartphone is possible.
Compatibility is, as you’d expected, limited to Logitech’s own peripherals. In beta form, Options+ is compatible with the MX Master 3 and MX Anywhere 3 mice for Windows and Mac, as well as the MX Keys keyboard for both platforms. There’s also the option of light or dark themes, and English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish language options.
Logitech says Options+ is set to “become the single stop to help you create and communicate more effectively with your Logitech mice and keyboards.” It’s also apparently “just the beginning” and we should expect “new features and experiences not possible before.”
