Logitech Control Center (LCC) is designed to support Mac OS X and allows you to take full advantage of your Logitech keyboard, mouse or trackball. With the LCC you can:
Browse the Internet using dedicated keys that provide one-touch access to your favorite sites.
Launch your email application by pressing a button.
Play music and control the system speaker using built-in buttons.
Open frequently used items, such as documents, folders and applications, with a single keystroke.
What's New
Version 3.5.1:
Provides support for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and offers a new Mission Control action
Fixes issues with the Solar Wireless Keyboard K750 for Mac - Fn Key Inversion feature, and support for the EU layout
I've never had problems with LCC, but that may have been luck, and I've had it installed most of the time over the years..
I installed this new version of LCC to fix/restore functionality to my "F" keys on my new Solar keyboard...did what it was supposed to do.
LCC behaves like a virus. It should be avoided like a virus.
If you need to get PC based peripherals to work on your Mac, there are many good options out there such as: Controllermate, SteerMouse, BetterTouchTool (yes BTT can actually map regular mouse buttons too), Keyboard Maestro, etc.
I really think that MacUpdate needs to screen software before making it accessible to their members and potentially reeking havoc on their systems.
Since my favourite Gaming Mouse G700 was not supported with my Macs (MBP & MacPro), I looked for an alternative software and came to SteerMouse. I really can recommend this, because it lets me define several profiles for different applications where I can define button behaviour as I like.
Honestly I am a Logitech product fan, but my experiences with the drivers are bad.
LCC 3.3.0 works fine on my G4 with an LX8 cordless mouse. I haven't tried any newer versions since my wife now uses the G4 and I have an Apple mouse on my iMac. But LCC always worked for me.
DO NOT DOWNLOAD this if you are using VX Revolution.
The new version appears to not be supported by 3.4.0 as I cannot customize any of the buttons on my mouse after upgrading. None of them are recognized.
Uninstalled 3.4.0 and reinstalled 3.3.0 and things once again work fine.
Just to make sure it wasn't a fluke I rebooted my iMac and tried it again. Once again none of the mouse buttons were recognized. Went back to 3.3.0 again. I guess seeing the VX is 5 years old Logitech removed support for it in the latest update.
Today I bought Logitech Anywhere MX mouse. Scrolling jumps like crazy - up and down a few pixels, on any document - without touching wheel. I try various settings in LCC and Mouse control panel. Nothing helps. I was thinking - mouse is broken! No... Mouse is OK.
All I have to do - is some "hand job" to remove LCC 3.4.0 software (all those little daemons). Now, after reboot, everything works fine. I have to use 4 & 5 button with Expose (not pg-up, pg-down), but I can live with that. I can fine-tune mouse speed using Terminal (or MacPilot)... And mouse seems to be more "accurate and fast" without LCC daemon in background...
(sorry 4 bad english / I hate Logitech drivers so much - I forced myself to write this opinion).
I upgraded to Mac Lion and LCC is now a ghost. I uninstall and reinstalled, but all I get is "No Logitech Device Found."
My mouse and keyboard are still somewhat functional. I cannot scroll with the track wheel or use the up/down arrows to control the volume. This is why I chose Logitech over Mac for the keyboard. Control does not work on the keyboard anymore.
I am going to have to break down and buy a mac keyboard.
The worst is that Logitech is like Chicken little when it comes to Macs ... we don't support. Get real.
I had been having trouble with the release version of Skitch freezing my entire system about 1 second after quitting. Then Delicious Library did the same. I thought I had tracked it down, but then Skype 5 also caused the same freeze after Quit, so I did a clean OS X install. One of the first re-installs was LCC, as I don't like the feel of native mouse tracking. I was launching Skitch after every installation, and Quit, and... freeze. Remove LCC 3.3, no more freeze.
I just paid for SteerMouse. Not only does it work perfectly (Mac Pro 3,1 running OS X 10.6.6 and a Logitech MX1000), but the developer replied to an email question within a couple of hours.
Bye bye, LCC. I thought version 3 was a fresh start. I was wrong.
I get ripples in Firefox and also Camino when using this software. How do I overcome this issue? Webkit browsers such as Safari, Chrome and OmniWeb are fine btw. Is it the Logitech driver or is it Firefox and Camino that needs fixing?
I just purchased a Logitech Revolution Wireless Mouse (the one from a couple years ago that has better reviews than the newer models). But at Amazon, the consensus is that the drivers stink and to just run USB Overdrive, instead. (a shame, as I already own SteerMouse).
Reviews here are so overwhelmingly negative that I'm actually AFRAID to install the Logitech Control Center on my system! Isn't that CRAZY? These guys are the big leagues. I'd have thought they could at least sub-contract the work out to generate some solid code to run their (admittedly awesome) hardware.
This control panel totally freaks out the mouse. I have to use it without any Logtiech control panel. It's a pitty because then you cant configure the different buttons.
Bought the diNovo Mac edition about two weeks ago. Still cannot get the computer to recognize the keyboard (No Logitech Device Found.) I updated to 2.7, tried reinstalling and removing and reinstalling, repaired permissions, ran Disk Warrior, cleaned cache files, eliminated haxies-did everything imaginable, but nothing has worked. My G-5 has never been restarted so much! Oddly enough, I can find the Logitech device fine-it's right in front of me! Anyway, back and forth with Logitech and they have no ideas. It's a nice enough keyboard, but $100 for a functionless device? I don't think so.
Bought the diNovo Mac edition about two weeks ago. Still cannot get the computer to recognize the keyboard (No Logitech Device Found.) I updated to 2.7, tried reinstalling and removing and reinstalling, repaired permissions, ran Disk Warrior, cleaned cache files, eliminated haxies-did everything imaginable, but nothing has worked. My G-5 has never been restarted so much! Oddly enough, I can find the Logitech device fine-it's right in front of me! Anyway, back and forth with Logitech and they have no ideas. It's a nice enough keyboard, but $100 for a functionless device? I don't think so.
I have a Intel Imac with Leopard. Everything worked fine until I updated my computer to OSX 10.5.5. Since that day, the driver does no longer recognize my MX Revolution. This new version of Control Center does not address my issue at all.
The scrolling wheel behavior becomes erratic when I use Logitech's driver. Seems like if I change the acceleration or speed from the default settings (which are way too slow), the scrolling jumps up and down at any touch of the wheel. Anyone else know what's going on?
For a $80 mouse (MX1100) this is totally unacceptable. Thumbs down to Logitech's software division.
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Logitech Control Center (LCC) is designed to support Mac OS X and allows you to take full advantage of your Logitech keyboard, mouse or trackball. With the LCC you can:
Browse the Internet using dedicated keys that provide one-touch access to your favorite sites.
Launch your email application by pressing a button.
Play music and control the system speaker using built-in buttons.
Open frequently used items, such as documents, folders and applications, with a single keystroke.
Scroll in windows of applications built for MacOS X. You can scroll up and down with a single keystroke or wheel movement.
Switch between open applications.
Show contextual menus with a single mouse click.
Simulate keystrokes to provide shortcuts to commands you use regularly.
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I installed this new version of LCC to fix/restore functionality to my "F" keys on my new Solar keyboard...did what it was supposed to do.
I agree with others, BTT is INCREDIBLE software!
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A lot of other things appear to have problems too.
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LCC behaves like a virus. It should be avoided like a virus.
If you need to get PC based peripherals to work on your Mac, there are many good options out there such as: Controllermate, SteerMouse, BetterTouchTool (yes BTT can actually map regular mouse buttons too), Keyboard Maestro, etc.
I really think that MacUpdate needs to screen software before making it accessible to their members and potentially reeking havoc on their systems.
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garex reviewed on 10 Nov 2011
Honestly I am a Logitech product fan, but my experiences with the drivers are bad.
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SteerMouse has been our salvation with all our mice. Can't recommend it enough.
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W_h_k reviewed on 10 Nov 2011
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Philosopherdog reviewed on 24 Sep 2011
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P.D. reviewed on 03 Sep 2011
The new version appears to not be supported by 3.4.0 as I cannot customize any of the buttons on my mouse after upgrading. None of them are recognized.
Uninstalled 3.4.0 and reinstalled 3.3.0 and things once again work fine.
Just to make sure it wasn't a fluke I rebooted my iMac and tried it again. Once again none of the mouse buttons were recognized. Went back to 3.3.0 again. I guess seeing the VX is 5 years old Logitech removed support for it in the latest update.
Slavek reviewed on 19 Aug 2011
All I have to do - is some "hand job" to remove LCC 3.4.0 software (all those little daemons). Now, after reboot, everything works fine. I have to use 4 & 5 button with Expose (not pg-up, pg-down), but I can live with that. I can fine-tune mouse speed using Terminal (or MacPilot)... And mouse seems to be more "accurate and fast" without LCC daemon in background...
(sorry 4 bad english / I hate Logitech drivers so much - I forced myself to write this opinion).
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Ronkoller reviewed on 10 Aug 2011
My mouse and keyboard are still somewhat functional. I cannot scroll with the track wheel or use the up/down arrows to control the volume. This is why I chose Logitech over Mac for the keyboard. Control does not work on the keyboard anymore.
I am going to have to break down and buy a mac keyboard.
The worst is that Logitech is like Chicken little when it comes to Macs ... we don't support. Get real.
and in less than 2 days, my mouse VX Nano, which had 50% of battery, have 0% now !
i can't understand...
thanks in advance.
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I just paid for SteerMouse. Not only does it work perfectly (Mac Pro 3,1 running OS X 10.6.6 and a Logitech MX1000), but the developer replied to an email question within a couple of hours.
Bye bye, LCC. I thought version 3 was a fresh start. I was wrong.
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Pretty sure it's the browsers.
Read somewhere that you need to turn scrolling with inertia off if using Magic Mouse/Trackpad, not sure with LCC.
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Reviews here are so overwhelmingly negative that I'm actually AFRAID to install the Logitech Control Center on my system! Isn't that CRAZY? These guys are the big leagues. I'd have thought they could at least sub-contract the work out to generate some solid code to run their (admittedly awesome) hardware.
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For a $80 mouse (MX1100) this is totally unacceptable. Thumbs down to Logitech's software division.
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