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BetterMouse

Lightweight Mac utility for smooth scrolling, cursor control and button mapping on third-party mice.

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About BetterMouse

BetterMouse is a macOS menu bar app for people who use a non-Apple mouse on a Mac. It adds smooth, configurable scrolling, separate control of cursor speed and acceleration (including turning acceleration off), drag-to-pan scrolling, and mapping of every button, drag, hold and gesture to keyboard shortcuts or actions such as switching Spaces. Per-app settings let you change behaviour in specific programs. For supported Logitech mice and keyboards it can also change hardware settings such as DPI, onboard profiles, the thumbwheel and backlight, and it includes a receiver pairing tool, so it is often used in place of Logitech Options+. It is built as a regular app without drivers, extensions or background agents and makes no network connections of its own. BetterMouse is paid software: a one-time licence covers several Macs and there is a full-featured free trial. It needs a recent macOS version.

Best for: Mac users with Logitech or other third-party mice who want a light Options+ replacement.

Pros and cons

What works

  • One-time purchase that covers several Macs
  • No drivers, extensions or background agents to install
  • Hardware settings for supported Logitech mice and keyboards
  • Per-app scrolling and button settings

Why people leave

  • Paid, unlike free tools such as Mos and LinearMouse
  • Can conflict with Logitech's own apps, which need removing
  • Mac only

Top BetterMouse alternatives

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  1. 1Mos logo
    Mos

    Free and open source if smooth scrolling and scroll direction are all you need.

    68.8
  2. 2LinearMouse logo
    LinearMouse

    Free, open-source option for disabling acceleration and remapping buttons.

    64.8
  3. 3St
    SteerMouse

    Long-running paid utility with deep button, chording and cursor settings.

    59.6
  4. 4BetterTouchTool logo
    BetterTouchTool

    Broader paid tool covering mice, trackpads, keyboards and automation.

    59.4

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BetterMouse: common questions

Is BetterMouse free?

No, BetterMouse is a paid product. Price: $7.99 one-time (checked on BetterMouse's own site).

Is BetterMouse open source?

No, BetterMouse is not open source. Open-source alternatives include LinearMouse.

What platforms does BetterMouse run on?

BetterMouse is available for macOS.

What are the best alternatives to BetterMouse?

The highest-ranked BetterMouse alternatives right now are Mos, LinearMouse and SteerMouse. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.

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