How to customize the Apple Pencil Pro Squeeze Gesture

The Apple Pencil Pro introduced several new features, and we’re excited to support them in Astropad Studio. One of the standout additions is the Squeeze Gesture, which is simple to set up and customize.

How to Customize the Squeeze Gesture

Open the Astropad Studio Sidebar

Launch Astropad Studio and connect your devices. With your art program open, tap the red circle on your iPad to open the sidebar.

Access Magic Gestures

There are two ways to access Magic Gestures:

1. Tap Magic Gestures under Per App Settings in the sidebar.

2. Tap the red Workspace button at the top of the sidebar, then tap Edit Workspace. Scroll to the bottom of the list and select Magic Gestures.

Edit the Squeeze Gesture

Scroll to the Apple Pencil Gestures section and tap on Squeeze.

The Squeeze Gesture can be mapped to a mouse button or any custom keyboard shortcut. A common use is setting it to the Right Mouse Button. You can also tap on Shortcuts to assign a keystroke, such as the Paint Bucket tool (G).

That’s it! With a few taps, you can turn the Squeeze Gesture into a custom shortcut that works exactly the way you want.