# BetterMouse

11 Hacker News commenters recommended BetterMouse and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Light, powerful mouse customization for macOS that people use in place of Logi Options+. Critics say controls feel overwhelming and mouse speed varies by app.

## Why people recommend it

- Works with Logitech mice (3 comments): "Personally I've been using BetterMouse on macOS with my MX Master" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49356751)) "I use it with a Logitech mouse and it works very well." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49358439)) "It supports my MX Master 4" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47369969))
- Light and powerful, no bloatware (2 comments): "ballooned to 1+ GB somehow, until I removed it entirely in favor of BetterMouse" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47370678)) "Light and powerful. No bloatware." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46529103))
- Replaces Logi Options+ (2 comments): "ballooned to 1+ GB somehow, until I removed it entirely in favor of BetterMouse" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47370678)) "I replaced it with BetterMouse" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46524902))

## What people warn about

- Mouse speed varies, changes with updates (2 comments): "the mouse speed seems to be vary wildly across different applications" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49365540)) "Every single update changed something, mostly my cursor speed in some small, but sufficiently noticeable way" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49358589))
- Controls feel complicated and overwhelming (1 comments): "it does the job but the set of controls feels too complicated/overwhelming" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49365483))

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "BetterMouse", https://hackerapproved.com/p/bettermouse/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).