# Select the three-finger pinch gesture

Choose Three fingers under Pinch to open for a CubbyPad gesture separate from the thumb-and-three-fingers motion.

Last updated 26 October 2026

## Follow these steps

1. Open Settings › Opening.

1. Enable Pinch to open.

1. Set Fingers to Three fingers.

1. Draw three fingertips together to open the grid and spread them to close it.

## What to expect

The grid follows the configured pinch. Use three fingertips rather than adding a thumb when testing this choice; the two motions are different gesture settings.

A gesture is optional. You can keep F4, a shortcut or a corner available for a desk setup that does not use a trackpad. None of these choices changes the arrangement inside the grid.

## If the result is different

If another Apps view appears, inspect the chosen Fingers value and macOS Trackpad › More Gestures. Check the keyboard shortcut first to establish that CubbyPad itself opens. A gesture collision is different from an installation or activation failure.

For the broader walkthrough, read [choose how to open the app grid](https://cubbypad.com/guides/opening/).

## Related answers.

[### Use the thumb-and-three-fingers pinch

CubbyPad offers the familiar thumb-and-three-fingers pinch, but macOS may assign its own Apps view to the same movement.

Read answer ↗](https://cubbypad.com/help/four-finger-pinch/)[### Record a different CubbyPad opening shortcut

Record your own key combination in Settings › Opening if the automatic opening shortcut does not suit your workflow.

Read answer ↗](https://cubbypad.com/help/change-opening-shortcut/)[### Give Command–Space to CubbyPad

Disable Spotlight’s Command–Space shortcut in macOS before expecting CubbyPad’s automatic shortcut to use that combination.

Read answer ↗](https://cubbypad.com/help/use-command-space/)

Source: https://cubbypad.com/help/three-finger-pinch/