Mac Mouse Fix
Shares rank 6 of 8 mouse utilities by recommenders
Lets Mac users program the buttons and scroll wheel of third-party mice, including Logitech models, and smooths scrolling. People recommend it as a free-standing alternative to vendor mouse software.
Lets Mac users program the buttons and scroll wheel of third-party mice, including Logitech models, and smooths scrolling. People recommend it as a free-standing alternative to vendor mouse software.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 88%
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: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not 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.
- 7 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
Programs buttons on Logitech mice
“it did let me programme all the buttons on my Logitech MX Vertical”
Comment from 13 Mar 2026 in “An open source alternative to Logi-Plus mouse software” Makes the scroll wheel usable
“without these, mouse scrollwheel is practically unusable”
Comment from 14 Mar 2026 in “Windows 11 after two decades of macOS: okay, but also awful” Avoids reaching for the touchpad
“That's pretty cool, I've been wanting something like this so I don't have to reach for the touchpad on my Mac all the time.”
Comment from 13 Mar 2026 in “An open source alternative to Logi-Plus mouse software” Quick to win people over
“it sold me within minutes. This truly is great!”
Comment from 13 Mar 2026 in “An open source alternative to Logi-Plus mouse software”
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 | — | — |
| Mac Mouse FixThis page | 7 | 1 | 88% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“License is not Open Source.”
“without these, mouse scrollwheel is practically unusable”
“it sold me within minutes. This truly is great!”
“it did let me programme all the buttons on my Logitech MX Vertical”
“That's pretty cool, I've been wanting something like this so I don't have to reach for the touchpad on my Mac all the time.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.