UnnaturalScrollWheels
Reverse scroll direction for a physical mouse wheel while keeping natural scrolling on the trackpad
Free · Open sourceLatest versionMac
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About UnnaturalScrollWheels
UnnaturalScrollWheels is a small Mac utility that gives a physical mouse wheel the opposite scroll direction from the trackpad. In macOS, the Natural scrolling option in the Mouse settings also changes the Trackpad setting, even though they sit in separate places, and this app removes that link.
It works by intercepting scroll events from scroll wheels and inverting them, leaving trackpad scrolling untouched. It suits anyone who likes traditional wheel scrolling with a mouse and natural scrolling on a laptop trackpad.
Highlights
- Inverts scroll direction for physical scroll wheels only
- Keeps natural scrolling on the trackpad unchanged
- Modifies scroll deltas to disable acceleration and apply your own settings
- Menu bar icon that can be hidden; open the app again to bring back the preferences window
Description adapted from the project README.
- Version
- 1.4.2
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2026
- Size
- 4.1 MB
- License
- GNU GPL 3.0
Open source details
- Source code
- Exact source for 1.4.2
- Released
- Aug 3, 2026
- GitHub stars
- 4.2K
Community project. Help and bug reports go to the maintainers on GitHub; AppsXi does not provide support for this app.
License
CopyleftGNU GPL 3.0
Use and change it freely; anything built from it must be shared under the same license, with its source.
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Signed by Dan Oak (VH8UL6UKQL)
Apple Developer ID team VH8UL6UKQL
Notarized by Apple
Hardened Runtime on
File matches the hash GitHub published
SHA-256 b75c3e5ebb13f94053e593d33f4e1019327d7cb60342214beae65aab7843eb88
No malware found
ClamAV 1.5.4 on Oct 13, 2026
Install and behavior test in a virtual machine: not run yet
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Versions
1.4.2checked
Checked Oct 13, 2026 · Mac
DMG · 4.1 MB
Questions about UnnaturalScrollWheels
Is UnnaturalScrollWheels free?
Yes. UnnaturalScrollWheels is free and open source under the GNU GPL 3.0. AppsXi lists the maintainers' official release and does not charge for it.
Is UnnaturalScrollWheels safe to download?
AppsXi downloads every version of UnnaturalScrollWheels from the maintainers' official GitHub release and checks it before it is listed. For version 1.4.2 (checked Oct 13, 2026), the Mac download is signed by its developer and notarized by Apple, each file matches the checksum GitHub publishes for the release, byte for byte and a malware scan found nothing.
Does UnnaturalScrollWheels run on Apple silicon Macs?
Yes. UnnaturalScrollWheels has a native Apple silicon build, and it runs on Intel Macs too.
What does UnnaturalScrollWheels need to run?
UnnaturalScrollWheels needs macOS 10.13 or later.
Who makes UnnaturalScrollWheels?
UnnaturalScrollWheels is an open source project by Theron Tjapkes on GitHub (ther0n/UnnaturalScrollWheels). Help and bug reports go to its maintainers there.
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