BetterMouse
Shares rank 4 of 8 mouse utilities by recommenders
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.
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.
13 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 11
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 85%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 11 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 5.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Works with Logitech mice
“Personally I've been using BetterMouse on macOS with my MX Master”
Comment from 19 Aug 2026 in “OpenLogi” “I use it with a Logitech mouse and it works very well.”
Comment from 19 Aug 2026 in “OpenLogi” “It supports my MX Master 4”
Comment from 13 Mar 2026 in “An open source alternative to Logi-Plus mouse software” Light and powerful, no bloatware
“ballooned to 1+ GB somehow, until I removed it entirely in favor of BetterMouse”
Comment from 13 Mar 2026 in “An open source alternative to Logi-Plus mouse software” “Light and powerful. No bloatware.”
Comment from 7 Jan 2026 in “My Logitech mouse became unusable, Logi Options+ can't validate certificate” Replaces Logi Options+
“ballooned to 1+ GB somehow, until I removed it entirely in favor of BetterMouse”
Comment from 13 Mar 2026 in “An open source alternative to Logi-Plus mouse software” “I replaced it with BetterMouse”
Comment from 7 Jan 2026 in “Logitech Options+ not working on macOS due to expired cert”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Mouse speed varies, changes with updates
“the mouse speed seems to be vary wildly across different applications”
Comment from 19 Aug 2026 in “OpenLogi” “Every single update changed something, mostly my cursor speed in some small, but sufficiently noticeable way”
Comment from 19 Aug 2026 in “OpenLogi” Controls feel complicated and overwhelming
“it does the job but the set of controls feels too complicated/overwhelming”
Comment from 19 Aug 2026 in “OpenLogi”
Other mouse utilities people recommend
The four most recommended other mouse utilities, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenLogi | 39 | 28 | 58% | 2 | — | — |
| SteerMouse | 14 | 0 | 100% | 4 | 25 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| Solaar | 13 | 1 | 93% | 3 | — | — |
| BetterMouseThis page | 11 | 2 | 85% | 3 | — | — |
| Logi Options+ | 11 | 68 | 14% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
12 of the 13 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the mouse speed seems to be vary wildly across different applications”
“it does the job but the set of controls feels too complicated/overwhelming”
“I've always been a fan of BetterMouse”
“Every single update changed something, mostly my cursor speed in some small, but sufficiently noticeable way”
“I use it with a Logitech mouse and it works very well.”
“Personally I've been using BetterMouse on macOS with my MX Master”
“they made the space switching worse in later versions”
“ballooned to 1+ GB somehow, until I removed it entirely in favor of BetterMouse”
“It supports my MX Master 4”
“BetterMouse will give you awesome power!”
“Light and powerful. No bloatware.”
“I replaced it with BetterMouse”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.