Smart Scroll for Mac
- By Marc Moini
- Trial version
- User Rating
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Key Details of Smart Scroll
- Customize your Mac's scrolling features
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Clean (it’s extremely likely that this software program is clean)
Editors’ Review
Smart Scroll for Mac enables you to customize your computer's scrolling behavior in a variety of ways, including speed and direction.
One of its key features is Scroll Wheel+ Multi-Touch+, which allows you to adjust the speed and feel of scrolling on your mouse or trackpad. It includes inertia, which helps you move through long documents without much effort by maintaining the momentum of your scroll. Hover Scroll lets you scroll by moving your cursor to the top or bottom edge of a window. You can adjust how close the cursor needs to be to the edge and control the speed without clicking.
Auto Scroll lets you read without using your hands. It scrolls the page automatically while you adjust the speed or direction using simple keys. Grab Scroll offers a way to move through pages as if you were dragging them. This works with devices like a mouse, trackpad, or graphics tablet, and it uses inertia to make scrolling feel smooth.
Another feature, Scroll Keys, lets you scroll using the same keyboard keys across all applications. You can choose your preferred key combinations to make scrolling faster and more convenient. Vector Scroll is now available for Mac apps. It allows you to control the scrolling speed and direction by moving your cursor. The farther you move the cursor, the faster it scrolls.
Pros
- Plenty of features: We were surprised by the wide variety of options that Smart Scroll for Mac provides. Want to scroll faster, or more slowly? Want to increase or decrease the inertia (or "coasting") of your scrolling? Want to reverse the scrolling direction on the X or Y axis? Want to scroll automatically when you hover at the top or bottom of a window, or start auto scrolling with a keyboard shortcut? Smart Scroll for Mac does all this and more.
- Support for multiple mice: Whether you're using a conventional mouse, a Magic Mouse, or trackpad, Smart Scroll for Mac has something to offer. Features vary, of course, depending upon what type of mouse you're using, but there's something here for everyone.
- Application-specific settings: Smart Scroll for Mac makes it easy to customize scrolling behavior for different apps.
Cons
- Not for novices: If you're not familiar with terms such as X and Y axis or inertia as they relate to scrolling, you might have to play around with the app to figure it out. The app's online documentation does a good job of explaining its features but not necessarily all the terminology used.
Bottom Line
Smart Scroll for Mac is a great app for anyone looking to customize scrolling. We recommend it to anyone who's not satisfied with their default scrolling options.
Editors' note: This is a review of the trial version of Smart Scroll for Mac 4.0b14.
What’s new in version 4.4.11
- Vector Scroll now shows its icon again when triggered.
Smart Scroll for Mac
- By Marc Moini
- Trial version
- User Rating
Used Smart Scroll for Mac? Share your experience and help other users.
