I've been using this program for gaming for years, and its the only mouse control software I currently have installed.
I have licenses to other like software, as well as access to the name brand software for my mouses, but I still prefer this.
it works, and it's easy to use.
About the only thing it doesn't do is offer control of the color changing LEDs on my devices, but I can't even down rate it for that as its such a specialized thing.
The software works great for both gaming as well as working. Worth every penny.
The update has crippled SteerMouse in Catalina. Nothing works. Cannot even go back to previous version. Really depressing because I need this app.
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Version 5.4
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Vitalii@macudate.com
08 October 2019
You can boot your Mac into a safe mode and remove or disable the application. How to do so you can find here: https://www.howtogeek.com/189104/troubleshoot-your-mac-with-these-hidden-startup-options/
SteerMouse is a major tool for all advanced Mac users – I have it on all my Macs since years, always making work with the Mac much more efficient and fun – thanks to the very active developer!
I've been using this program for gaming for years, and its the only mouse control software I currently have installed.
I have licenses to other like software, as well as access to the name brand software for my mouses, but I still prefer this.
it works, and it's easy to use.
About the only thing it doesn't do is offer control of the color changing LEDs on my devices, but I can't even down rate it for that as its such a specialized thing.
The software works great for both gaming as well as working. Worth every penny.
I think the latest Steer Mouse app is interfering with my Wacom Intuos Tablet function. I can't get it to draw a bush stroke with it on, but when it's off, brush strokes return.
I'm using Steermouse with three input devices: a Logitech MX Ergo, a Logitech Marble Mouse, and an Apple Magic Trackpad. It works fine with all three of them.
Setting it up was a little confusing because some of the up/down scrolling options went in the opposite direction from what I expected - but once I got those configured correctly, it has been problem-free. I like it *much* better than Logitech's driver software.
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Version 5.2.3
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Kobalt
18 December 2018
Interesting you should mention that you have it working for your Apple Magic Trackpad, seeing the dev specifically mentions that 'It does not support the Apple Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad'.
What's your secret? And does it work for your Magic Mouse as well?
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Dana_Nau
25 December 2018
To Kobalt: You're right - my trackpad configuration is in Apple's built-in preference pane, not in Steermouse. Sorry for the error.
SteerMouse is a must addition to my professional Mac software setup since years. Couldn't work without it so fast. Thanks so much to the developer for updating it constantly.
If you're using a Logitech MX Ergo mouse this supposed update is NOT compatible regardless of what the release notes say.
It completely borked the settings for my older mouse (which was working fine) and the MX Ergo (which was working okay with the assistance of Logitech Options software).
After a lot of mucking around with it I finally uninstalled this garbage and reverted to v5.2.
I suspect the dev. doesn't actually own an MX Ergo but was attempting to release an update anyway without having any way to test the changes made to Steermouse.
And the dev. doesn't respond to emails so don't bother trying. WHY post a contact address if you don't care enough to reply?!
I wonder if he'd care enough if I said I'd been trying to buy this app and had money to send him.
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Version 5.2.1
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Big Johnson
21 December 2017
It's a Xmas miracle!
Shortly after posting that comment I received a reply to one of my emails. Maybe he reads MU?
Although I provided a list of problems with the new version, he only sent one short comment. His English seems good enough (located in Japan), so maybe just impatient?
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Dana_Nau
11 July 2018
FWIW, I've been using Steermouse with a Logitech MX Ergo since the beginning of January, and it has been working fine for me. I'm *much* happier with it than with Logitech's driver software.
Happy days are here again! Ever since Lazy Mouse ceased development I have been searching for the default auto snap feature. SteerMouse to the rescue for my Apple Magic Mouse 2, and even works with High Sierra; the snap to feature works flawlessly. I'm getting my license asap. A godsend!
Doesn't work with Apple's Magic Mouse. Only snap to default button works & works badly. It's overly sensitive & jumps to Finder window tool bar & auto-clicks a button. I'm sticking with SteerMouse 4 which does work.
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Version 5.0.5
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Amergin
06 March 2017
This app is being slated for not supporting apple devices - maybe this is in apple's hands?
Does not recognize the thumbwheel on my Logitech MX Master (Steer Mouse 5.0.4 on Sierra 10.12.3). Really need my thumbwheel in Pro Tools 12.
Anyone been able to assign anything to the thumbwheel?
I've been using this for a couple of years with my Logitech M500 USB mouse and thought a review might be in order. They've recently switched to a full Preference Pane rather than the previous App version which is a bit simpler. It's a mouse driver and once you set it up you just forget about it. It's worked flawlessly for over two years and continues to work with the new version. It's a bummer it doesn't work with Apple's devices but I really think that Apple are probably at fault for this given their recent track record - I'm sure the developer would have supported the devices if possible. Bizarre how bad Apple have become in the past few years - I wouldn't have thought any company could out-microsoft microsoft.
I relied upon SteerMouse as one of my most reliable tools. There are only a few developers - Ed Hamrick (VueScan), for example - who are able to keep up with Apple's shift from the professional to the "hands-off" obviously profitable consumer level.
I remember when Apple catered to a specialized market of graphic and photographic professionals. I suppose there's not enough profit in supporting them compared to using the Apple Watch as a Central Control for the balance of their product line.
Deciding to abandon content creators in lieu of content watchers will be profitable for them, but very difficult for those of us who are part of the group who made Apple what it was (and not what it is becoming).
With the merging of IOS and MacOS, there's no need of a mouse, nor a concern for a compatibility with external product software. They are going to live in their own expansive world.
It's a shame that others have been abandoned, as is the case here.
I gave a one-star rating with great sorrow.
This has always been a wonderful, inexpensive and vital tool; but how can one earn a living on so little income when Apple doesn't care anymore? And SteerMouse is functionally unique.
But with so few ports on last year's MacBook Pro, I'm forced to rely on bluetooth devices and conflicts are guaranteed.
Where do I go next? NEXT doesn't exist anymore, and I'm a little too old to start from scratch again.
Maybe a variant of Linux will be commercially available in an affordable machine; I'd hate to return to Windows!
So, in fairness, I'll change my rating for SteerMouse to 5 stars - even though it doesn't work as needed - and minus 128 to Apple for their planned disregard for their original customer base.
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Version 5.0.2
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Just-Annutha-Dewd
13 October 2017
What exactly does SteerMouse not do that you think it can't do?
none of apple's tools work with this product not: apple magic keyboard, magic mouse and internal keyboard.
This was a great product I've used for years, but these restrictions are unacceptable.
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Version 5.0
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star-affinity
30 November 2016
Does that mean the software deserves one star for what it actually does? I think not!
"It does not support the Apple Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad."
Why on earth they haven't included compatibility beats me. It works fine in v4. Just for that I would rate this now less than 3 stars, but it seems churlish to inflict a low rating simply because I use Apple hardware when the app itself may be perfectly fantastic still.
For your information, SteerMouse 5.0b18 is the latest version. SteerMouse is now a full preference pane. $12.99 upgrade from version 4. If upgrading, make sure you write down ALL of your mouse settings because they will not transfer over to version 5.
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Version 4.2.6
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2stepbay
25 June 2016
Now up to Beta 19. Can you point me to a source highlighting what's new in Steermouse 5?
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Kobalt
11 September 2016
As of 4 September we're up to beta 24 – note that Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad are not supported.
System Requirements • Mac OS X Snow Leopard(10.6) to macOS Sierra (10.12). • USB or Bluetooth mouse. (Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad are not supported.)
Update History 5.0 (Sep 4, 2016) Beta 24 • Now supports Logitech MX Master USB and Bluetooth connection. • Problem solved where some buttons on Corsair mice would not work. • Problem solved where the device analyzer window would cause an error.
I would like to see some kind of a profile system with different mouses.
Now when I start to use another mouse, every time I have to go and change settings.
It would be easy to just select a profile and all the saved settings will be applied at once.
I had many problems with my free Logitech mouse driver software under 10.8.5 and finally decided to do something about it. I downloaded a trial of Steermouse, found it worked great, and bought it the next day. Recommended!
Working flawlessly for me on Yosemite, Retina iMac with a Logitech M500 mouse. I use it with OverFlow to give me a perfect substitute for my expensive (and useless) Wacom Intuos 5 Touch.
The newest software says the disk image is corrupted and to eject it. I've tried several times with no luck. So far the old software works fine but when Yosemite comes this sure ain't gonna cut it.
I've been a long-time user and fan of SteerMouse but as soon I installed version 4.1.7 on my new iMac (running Mavericks) I started getting freeze-ups with my Logitech MX Anywhere mouse. It seemed to happen mostly when switching between applications, and was temporarily fixable by unplugging and replugging the USB transceiver.
I uninstalled SteerMouse and the freeze-ups have so far stopped. I'm now using BetterTouchTool, which does much of what this app does (and is currently free).
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Version 4.1.7
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Philosopherdog
14 December 2013
That's strange, I've had no issues. I'm assuming you do not have the Logitech software installed? I'd report this to the developer. He's very responsive. I've had no issues in Mavericks. Did you check your console logs to see what the os was reporting as the cause of the freezes? BetterTouchTool is quite a different application to steermouse. Steermouse is meant to provide a proper mouse driver with the ability to tweak the responsiveness of the mouse first and foremost. It also allows customizing buttons per app, which bettertouchtool does. But bettertouchtool is no replacement for the Logitech driver. Steermouse completely replaces the logitech bloatware driver thing. So it's a bit misleading to say BetterTouchTool is free and does the same thing as Steermouse. This is simply not true, unless you are only using it for assigning buttons to applications, which is to just touch the surface functionality of steermouse.
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Balanchine
14 December 2013
I haven't installed the Logitech software on this Mac because of all the negative comments about it. I decided to use BetterTouchTool instead because I also have a Magic Trackpad.
I agree that BetterTouchTool isn't a wholly satisfactory replacement for SteerMouse, and I'll try SteerMouse again when it's next updated, and report problems with that if I have any.
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Beige
29 January 2014
I'm seeing the same thing. Sometimes the mouse clicks stop working with my Orochi in Mavericks and have to restart.
I saw SteerMouse listed on MacUpdate, read the favourable reviews, and thought I'd try it out as a possible driver replacement to use with my ancient Kensington Optical Elite Mouse when I upgrade to Mavericks. I un-installed the Kensington MouseWorks software, installed the SteerMouse driver, and immediately noticed a problem. When I tried to set the mouse commands to mimic the ones I'd been using for years in MouseWorks, they would work initially, but the minute the Steer Mouse window was closed, the buttons would switch themselves. For example, I had the right button set to be the primary clicking button, and one of the side buttons to be the right-click button. When I tried to do this in Steer Mouse, the two switched themselves without any warning. I'm running Snow Leopard and am now very confused and a bit sad that I'm going to have to get a new computer mouse.
I have updated to Mac OS Mavericks and to Steermouse 4.1.7. Before this move, Steermouse used to work with my wireless (Bluetooth) Apple Mighty Mouse, particularly with snapping the cursor to the default button in dialog boxes. Now it doesn't! Any suggestions?
I've been using SteerMouse with my Logitech G700 for months now with no problem. Now this update says that it "now supports G700s…" I wonder why.
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Version 4.1.6
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Doc-Renaud
23 May 2013
Exact same thing here, with a Logitech G500...
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boman
25 May 2013
Logitech is doing a slight refresh to their peripheral line and is bringing out updated versions of the G400, G500 and G700 respectively (see link).
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6848/logitechs-g-series-branding-and-product-refresh
Those are essentially the same models, but with a different outer skin and some hardware improvements inside. They are called the G400s, G500s and G700s, with a small "s" at the end. I think the update is for those new refresh models.
SteerMouse works well with my Kensington mouse. But every couple of weeks, my mouse stops working and the only way I can get it going again is to run the Kensington MouseWorks Uninstall app. After I restart my computer, my mouse starts working again. And then the same thing happens a few weeks later and I have to run the MouseWorks Uninstall again. Why is this happening? Why does it seem that something is installing that is stopping my mouse from working peridically? Any suggestions?
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Version 4.1.5
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Philosopherdog
27 April 2013
Why are you running this with the Kensington driver? Remove that drive and use Steermouse alone. The whole point is for it to replace the default driver because most of the suck on the Mac.
If you need the liberty of choosing your own mouse, it's a must-have.
Installed it a few years ago, update it once every few months and just forget it is installed because it does the work as expected. Never crashed on me.
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Version 4.1.5
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Philosopherdog
27 April 2013
Why are you running this with the Kensington driver? Remove that drive and use Steermouse alone. The whole point is for it to replace the default driver because most of the suck on the Mac.
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Philosopherdog
27 April 2013
Sorry about that. I meant the comment for the user above you. It won't let me remove it!! :)
Works well. Even after all these years Apple still can't write a proper mouse driver. Ok, the trackpad works ok, but not for precision work. And heaven forbid you should have to install something from Logitech or Razor! Ouch. Steermouse is definitely worth $20 to be finished with these annoyances.
I own SteerMouse since 2007 and never had any problem with it.
Just perfect with my beloved MX Revolution !
Thanks' to the dev for keeping this gem alive !
Is there the option of disabling the Steermouse driver in selected applications? I can do this in the MS Intellimouse driver software, but I can't see an obvious option here. I need to disable it to play Unreal Tournament, because it messing with the game's mouse drivers. I'm on PPC OSX 10.58.
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Version 4.1.4f1
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Younkint
01 December 2012
Maxruehl - There is an option to "Add/remove applications..." This option button is the button labeled "Default" that you see in the demo pic here on MacUpdate (look in the upper left corner). When you click on the "Default" button, you get a choice for settings in particular applications, etc.
Very good mouse driver. Almost perfect except for the fact that every now and then it flakes out and becomes unstable where my mouse buttons stop working.
works perfect with my Logitech Performance MX mouse on developer beta Mountain Lion OSX 10.8. Logitech's drivers wont work on 10.8 as of yet so this was perfect timing
From the front of their site:
SteerMouse supports USB and Bluetooth mice. It will even work with mice designed for Windows PCs. You can customize your mouse freely even if there is no Macintosh's driver.
Hehe...I want an Engrish speaking mouse :)
SteerMouse is the ONLY 3rd-party driver that works flawlessly across ALL of my apps, and with any mouse that I've bought. I have used all types of Logitech mice in the past, including the current one I'm using, the G700 Gaming Mouse, for Diablo 3. Mapping every single button to D3 is amazing!
Trusty ol' eMacster running 10.4.11 suddenly decided to tour Upper Bitblivion last month and has now been replaced by a shiny new (July 2011) Mac mini with 10.7.3 rolling. *w00t!*
One major issue: for the first time in 18 years, no right-button-assigned double-clickiness here. Only that feature – along with the old-fashioned, fat Mouse-in-a-Box form factor – fits my hand perfectly and prevents wrist aches. I've tried other meeces over the years; no joy. But now, no MouseWorks for Lion?! Not even a response to my customer-service email? Boo, Kensington! Enter SteerMouse [insert MacHead :::happy-dance::: here...]: comfort re-established.
Do I wish it didn't cost a week's food budget? Well, yeah. Was it worth it? Hell, yeah! (-:
Fantastic Software. Let's me configure my G700 for all needs and as a gimmick it let's me define some mouse actions like moving the pointer to the default button in a dialog window.
I've been using this for 5 years on various Macs and various mice. Updates have all been free and I don't recall having any problems with it. Works fine with Lion and it recognizes all the buttons and sliders on my current Logitech mouse. For me it's an essential Mac utility.
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What's your secret? And does it work for your Magic Mouse as well?
You're right - my trackpad configuration is in Apple's built-in preference pane, not in Steermouse. Sorry for the error.
If you're using a Logitech MX Ergo mouse this supposed update is NOT compatible regardless of what the release notes say.
It completely borked the settings for my older mouse (which was working fine) and the MX Ergo (which was working okay with the assistance of Logitech Options software).
After a lot of mucking around with it I finally uninstalled this garbage and reverted to v5.2.
I suspect the dev. doesn't actually own an MX Ergo but was attempting to release an update anyway without having any way to test the changes made to Steermouse.
And the dev. doesn't respond to emails so don't bother trying.
WHY post a contact address if you don't care enough to reply?!
I wonder if he'd care enough if I said I'd been trying to buy this app and had money to send him.
Shortly after posting that comment I received a reply to one of my emails. Maybe he reads MU?
Although I provided a list of problems with the new version, he only sent one short comment. His English seems good enough (located in Japan), so maybe just impatient?
A godsend!
By the way, I haven't found a good way to mimic the app switcher behavior of SteerMouse in ControllerMate.
Why on earth they haven't included compatibility beats me. It works fine in v4. Just for that I would rate this now less than 3 stars, but it seems churlish to inflict a low rating simply because I use Apple hardware when the app itself may be perfectly fantastic still.
http://plentycom.jp/ctrl/files_sm/SteerMouse5.0b24.dmg
From the dev:
System Requirements
• Mac OS X Snow Leopard(10.6) to macOS Sierra (10.12).
• USB or Bluetooth mouse. (Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad are not supported.)
Update History
5.0 (Sep 4, 2016)
Beta 24
• Now supports Logitech MX Master USB and Bluetooth connection.
• Problem solved where some buttons on Corsair mice would not work.
• Problem solved where the device analyzer window would cause an error.
http://cl.ly/image/3h2U0R022K3w/tt.png
you can't see the manger but it is still there per "drag'n'drop"