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LinearMouse for Mac

Advanced scroll settings.

Free
In English
Version 0.10.1
4.8
Based on 4 user rates

LinearMouse overview

With LinearMouse you can customize scrolling direction, scrolling acceleration, cursor acceleration, cursor sensitivity. Also, make the back and forward buttons universal.

Features
  • Reverse scrolling - LinearMouse will reverse the scrolling direction for mice but keep the direction for trackpads. This is useful if you use both mice and trackpads.
  • Linear scrolling - LinearMouse will disable the scrolling acceleration and provide a linear and discrete scrolling experience, just like in Windows.
  • If your mouse doesn't have a smooth wheel, you'll like this feature.
  • Universal back & forward - Side buttons on mice do not always work well in macOS, for example, in Safari and Xcode. LinearMouse translates side button clicks to swipe gestures so that most apps can recognize back & forward actions correctly.
  • Cursor acceleration & sensitivity - macOS only provides the ability to configure cursor acceleration which is called tracking speed in System Preferences. Regardless of how you adjust the tracking speed, the speed curve of cursor movement may still appear strange.
  • LinearMouse allows you to customize both cursor acceleration and sensitivity, or even completely disable cursor acceleration and sensitivity.
  • Modifier keys functionality - You may empower your modifier keys with additional functionality, such as modifying the scrolling speed or altering the scrolling oriention.

What’s new in version 0.10.1

  • New JSON sorting & config improvements: Added sorting of JSON keys in the configuration file for cleaner diffs and preserved symlinks when writing configs.
  • Enhanced navigation controls: Switch per‑app settings to the app under the cursor; added debounce support for back/forward buttons; mouse move events now forward to the scroll wheel.
  • UI & input enhancements: Introduced a “Show in Dock” option in General settings and added numpad key support in button‑mapping actions.
  • Keybug fixes: Enabled non‑Latin characters in keyboard shortcuts; fixed pinch‑zoom in Firefox; restored “Repeat on hold” functionality when dragging buttons.
  • Performance optimization: Reduced CPU usage during rapid pointer movements.
  • Documentation updates: Listed SwiftFormat as a dependency and added dependency setup instructions in CONTRIBUTING.md.
  • Translation refresh: Updated or added translations across numerous languages (Chinese, Czech, French, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Burmese, Catalan, Dutch, Serbian).

LinearMouse for Mac

Free
In English
Version 0.10.1
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LinearMouse qualities

Value
5.0
Ease of use
5.0
Features
5.0
Reliability
5.0
Customer support
5.0

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4.8

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Douglas-2
Douglas-2
Feb 9 2022
0.4.2
4.0
Feb 9 2022
4.0
Version: 0.4.2
Logitech quit supporting my blue tooth mouse. Glad to find LinearMouse, all functions are now back and working.
paveltrojak
paveltrojak
Sep 16 2023
0.9.4
5.0
Sep 16 2023
5.0
Version: 0.9.4
makareim
makareim
May 20 2023
0.9.1
5.0
May 20 2023
5.0
Version: 0.9.1
Ervins Strauhmanis
Ervins Strauhmanis
Apr 14 2023
0.5.3
5.0
Apr 14 2023
5.0
Version: 0.5.3
Douglas-2
Douglas-2
Feb 9 2022
0.4.2
4.0
Feb 9 2022
4.0
Version: 0.4.2