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Scroll Reverser
Reverse the direction of scrolling on your Mac.
Scroll Reverser overview
Scroll Reverser is a free app for OS X that reverses the direction of scrolling. You can use it with OS X 10.5 and OS X 10.6 (see Related Links for older version) to make your scrolling match the 'natural scrolling' in OS X 10.7.
You can also use it with OS X 10.7 to customise scrolling behaviour beyond what is possible in system preferences, for example to reverse the trackpad but not the mouse.
Scroll Reverser is small, simple and efficient and works with all mice and trackpads with a scroll wheel or scroll gesture support, including MacBook trackpads, Magic Trackpad, Magic Mouse, and Mighty Mouse.
Note: While the software is classified as free, it is actually donationware. Please consider making a donation to help support development.
What’s new in version 1.8.2
Updated on Mar 09 2022
- Fixed broken scrolling with Trackpad and Magic Mouse in Safari, on macOS Monterey 12.2 and Big Sur 11.6.2.
- Adds Czech, Danish, Hungarian and Vietnamese translations, plus updates to other languages. Thanks to all the translators.
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App requirements
- Intel 64
- macOS 10.12.6 or later
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Dec 6 2021
Version: 1.8.1
So dumb that you can't control scroll direction of trackpad and mouse separately on MacOS Monterey, but this app does the job, woot!
Dec 8 2020
Version: 1.7.6
yahoo advertisement adware is present in this package and it will hijack your safari browser. please be careful.
Dec 8 2020
Version: 1.7.6
Yahoo advertisement adware is present in this package. so be careful.
Feb 14 2020
Version: 1.7.6
Absolutely essential tool. Does exactly what it needs to do and then gets out of your way.
Mar 25 2018
Version: 1.7.6
This is an awesome tool! I've been using it for years ever since I got a normal mouse for my Mac.
Sometimes Apple's logic is simply flawed. Why can't we have the natural direction on trackpad and classic direction on a mouse with turning wheel.
Thanks for the author.
May 20 2016
Version: 1.7.2
What does NOT make sense is the description says you can use it with OS X 10.5 & 10.6 but the System Requirements says minimum is 10.7. Huh???
May 29 2015
Version: 1.7.2
Excellent utility. If you have systems that can't be upgraded beyond Snow Leopard and have newer systems you can have all of them set to natural action of the mouse and easily switch from one to the other.
Mar 16 2015
Version: 1.7.1
Simple app that does exactly what it aims to do. Look no further.
Sep 27 2014
Version: 1.6.1
Not needed. Go to System Preferences/Mouse and uncheck Scroll direction: natural.
Sep 26 2014
Version: 1.6.1
Fantastic! I wouldn't like to use my iMac without Scroll Reverser.
Sep 6 2014
Version: 1.6
Does what it says. No mess, no fuss. I'm currently using it just fine in OSX 10.9 Mavericks.
Jul 28 2014
Version: 1.6
Simple and does what it says.
I have to wonder about this "it is the natural direction to scroll a page". What? 51% of people surveyed preferred the direction Apple hard-wired it to now? In my mind I am pulling the scroll-bar down, and that is natural to me. Also my PC's scroll is the same direction - and in gaming scrolling back is to pull back/going lower.
There's nothing like forced "naturality" to get on one's nerves.
Thanks heaps for this useful little app.
Feb 8 2014
Version: 1.6
Thank you for this!!! Why the hell Apple would tie the mouse and trackpad scroll together is beyond me!
Jan 3 2014
Version: 1.6
Brilliant! I am running Leopard on an old PPC G5 tower next to my Mavericks system and wanted to have the scrolling the same as in the newer OS. I did have to go to the developer's website to download the older version (1.5.1) in order to run on my system. Seems to work flawlessly so far. Thanks!
Nov 28 2013
Version: 1.6
Great! So much needed for me, a mouse user on MacBook Air!
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