LinearMouse
Shares rank 6 of 8 mouse utilities by recommenders
Free Mac app that fixes mouse problems macOS causes, like acceleration and button actions. Critics say it is only a temporary fix and cannot match Windows.
Free Mac app that fixes mouse problems macOS causes, like acceleration and button actions. Critics say it is only a temporary fix and cannot match Windows.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 78%
Recommended in 5 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: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 3.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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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
Fixes macOS mouse problems broadly
“It lets you fix pretty much every problem that MacOS inflicts on mouse users”
Comment from 10 Jun 2026 in “I Hate (Most) Keyboard 'Fn' Keys” “I cant use mice without https://linearmouse.app to adjust acceleration.”
Comment from 12 Jan 2026 in “The struggle of resizing windows on macOS Tahoe” “The only way my Logitech MX Master mouse is remotely usable on macOS is with both linearmouse and mos”
Comment from 14 Mar 2026 in “An open source alternative to Logi-Plus mouse software” Well regarded Mac mouse app
“They should take mos and linearmouse as examples”
Comment from 17 Mar 2026 in “An open source alternative to Logi-Plus mouse software” “FLOSS is amazing. LinearMouse is the Mac app.”
Comment from 18 Jul 2026 in “LG monitors silently install software through Windows Update without consent” “LinearMouse on macos is also good.”
Comment from 13 Mar 2026 in “An open source alternative to Logi-Plus mouse software”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Temporary fix for basic buttons
“seems like a good temporary alternative for basic button actions”
Comment from 7 Jan 2026 in “My Logitech mouse became unusable, Logi Options+ can't validate certificate” Can't match Windows mouse behavior
“no 3rd party program could get it working the way it does on Windows”
Comment from 10 Jan 2026 in “I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great” “Even LinearMouse can't fix that shit.”
Comment from 22 Aug 2026 in “Stop Making TUIs”
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 | — | — |
| Logi Options+ | 11 | 68 | 14% | 4 | — | — |
| LinearMouseThis page | 7 | 2 | 78% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
10 of the 11 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“you need an external app (like LinearMouse) to use it”
“Even LinearMouse can't fix that shit.”
“FLOSS is amazing. LinearMouse is the Mac app.”
“It lets you fix pretty much every problem that MacOS inflicts on mouse users”
“They should take mos and linearmouse as examples”
“The only way my Logitech MX Master mouse is remotely usable on macOS is with both linearmouse and mos”
“LinearMouse on macos is also good.”
“I cant use mice without https://linearmouse.app to adjust acceleration.”
“no 3rd party program could get it working the way it does on Windows”
“seems like a good temporary alternative for basic button actions”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.