Scrollane Support
Last updated 5 August 2026 — covers Scrollane for macOS 13 or later
If anything goes wrong, email aiyou5666@gmail.com. We aim to reply within 3 business days.
How it works
- Install and open. Drag Scrollane to your Applications folder and launch it. It lives in the menu bar, not the Dock.
- Grant Accessibility once. A short illustrated guide opens the right System Settings page and shows you exactly what to toggle. It's the standard macOS permission every mouse tool needs.
- Middle-click and go. Click the middle button in any app and start scrolling. The menu-bar icon lets you turn it on or off, launch at login, or quit.
FAQ
Do I really need a mouse with a middle button?
Yes. This is the one thing the app can't work around. Most scroll-wheel mice have a clickable wheel, which counts as the middle button. Trackpads and the Magic Mouse don't have one.
What is the Accessibility permission for?
macOS won't let any app read mouse-button clicks system-wide without it. Every tool of this kind needs it. Scrollane uses it only to see the middle button and Esc, and it can't do anything until you grant it.
How many Macs can I install it on?
As many as you like. It's free, and there is no license key to enter.
Scrolling stopped after a macOS or app update. What now?
An update can reset the Accessibility permission. Open System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility and turn Scrollane back on.
How do I uninstall it?
Quit it from the menu bar, then drag Scrollane out of your Applications folder to the Trash. You can also remove it from the Accessibility list in System Settings.
Where it won't work (said up front)
- Scrolling past the window edge works in most apps, not all. If you move the cursor outside the window you started in, many apps keep scrolling and some don't. Inside the window it always works.
- Link detection can miss right after a browser launches. For a few seconds after a browser opens, the accessibility data it exposes isn't ready, so a middle-click over a link may scroll instead of opening a tab.
- Some sandboxed apps block it. A small number of tightly sandboxed apps don't accept the events, so it won't work there.
- It won't work inside virtual machines, remote desktops, or full-screen games. Parallels, VMware, UTM, Remote Desktop, Citrix and similar apps run their own input; Scrollane stays out of their way (they're excluded by default). Full-screen games capture the mouse directly.
- It can clash with other mouse utilities. If something like Logitech Options+ is already remapping the middle button, run one or the other, not both.
- macOS 13 (Ventura) or later. Apple Silicon and Intel Macs are both supported.
Payment
Scrollane is free. No payment, no sign-up, no time limit. Every feature works from the first launch, and updates are free.
Contact
Email: aiyou5666@gmail.com
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