Mos
Ranked 8 of 8 mouse utilities by recommenders
Free open-source macOS utility that makes mouse scrolling smooth and consistent across apps, often installed first on new Macs. No critics recorded.
Free open-source macOS utility that makes mouse scrolling smooth and consistent across apps, often installed first on new Macs. No critics recorded.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not 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: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not 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
Default first app on new Mac
“which i've been using for 6 years I think. This is the first app I install on a fresh MacOS”
Comment from 31 Mar 2026 in “Cherri – programming language that compiles directly to a Apple Shortuct” “I gave up and went back to Mos within 20 minutes”
Comment from 19 Aug 2026 in “OpenLogi” Fixes mouse scrolling on macOS
“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” “smooth scrolling works the same in every app (speed, acceleration etc)”
Comment from 10 May 2026 in “Zed Editor Theme-Builder” Praised alongside LinearMouse
“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” “They should take mos and linearmouse as examples”
Comment from 17 Mar 2026 in “An open source alternative to Logi-Plus mouse software”
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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 | — | — |
| MosThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I gave up and went back to Mos within 20 minutes”
“smooth scrolling works the same in every app (speed, acceleration etc)”
“which i've been using for 6 years I think. This is the first app I install on a fresh MacOS”
“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”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.