Smart Scroll Version History

Smart Scroll

Version History

Version 4.6.5 - May 22, 2024

Smart Scroll is still in System Preferences, but the engine is now installed in Applications or Applications/Utilities, where there should be no weird permission errors.
New: Inertia after Grab Scroll works with more input device (Thanks, Aleksandr B.!)
Fixed a crash after using both Grab Scroll and Vector Scroll.
Alternate version: Download Smart Scroll 4.4.4 for OS X before Yosemite (1.5 MB)

Version 4.6.4 - July 13, 2023

New: Vector Scroll is now faster, so Windows users will find it more useful (Thanks, Zsolt Zs.!)
Fixed a crash at startup on some systems (Thanks, John M.!)

Version 4.6.3 - April 25, 2023

Fixed a crash that would require going to System Settings to turn Smart Scroll back on. Thanks, Eric Balin-Watkins and Gerhard Hellmann, for sending crash reports!

Version 4.6.2 - February 14, 2023

Various fixes and improvements for macOS 13 Ventura.

Version 4.6.1 - September 9, 2021

New: Single-letter hotkeys are now possible, in settings other than for "All Applications".
Various fixes and improvements.

Version 4.6 - July 29, 2021

New: Smart Scroll is still in System Preferences, but the engine is now installed in Applications, where there should be no weird permission errors.

Version 4.5.2 - April 27, 2021

Fix: Grab Scroll and Vector Scroll work again when used other than by dragging (Thanks, Karl Erbach, Bryan Conley!)
Fix: Nudge cursor to stop works again (Thanks, Paul Zeitoun!)

Download Smart Scroll 4.5.2 (3.7 MB)

Version 4.5.1 - April 14, 2021

New: Universal version runs natively on M1 and Intel Macs.
New: CPU and energy usage reduced to zero when idle.
Various fixes and improvements.

Version 4.5 - February 23, 2021

New: Reduced CPU and energy usage.
New: Grab Scroll with a Trackball by clicking a button and then moving the cursor.
New: Activate Grab Scroll, Hover Scroll, Auto Scroll and Scroll Keys with URL activation, e.g. smartscroll://autoScroll (Thanks, @_nkgm!)
New: You can now set regular key combinations for Scroll Keys (Thanks,Tomasz Wilczyński!)
Compatible with M1 Macs (as previous versions already were).
Fix: Auto and Hover Scroll now work in Word, Excel and other applications that only partially support Accessibility guidelines.
Various fixes and improvements.

Download Smart Scroll 4.5 (3.4 MB)

Version 4.4.11 - December 17, 2019

Vector Scroll now shows its icon again when triggered (Thanks, Paul Zeitoun!)

Download Smart Scroll 4.4.11 (3.2 MB)

Version 4.4.10 - December 3, 2019

If Smart Scroll cannot start at login, it now gives a link to a small tool that should fix the problem.

Version 4.4.9 - October 29, 2019

Fix for System Preferences freezing when Smart Scroll is turned on, on 10.15 Catalina and 10.14 Mojave

Version 4.4.8 - October 15, 2019

Fix: Login Item issue is now resolved
Fix: Opening Smart Scroll in System Preferences no longer hangs for 20 seconds, on some macOS 10.14 Mojave and 10.15 Catalina systems
New: Toggle for Grab Scroll's snap-to-axis, so it can be turned off when more convenient (Thanks, Alexander H!)

Version 4.4.7 - October 9, 2019

Another fix for login item. Works when added manually on macOS 10.14 Mojave and 10.15 Catalina
Fix: Dragging one of the scroll zones indicators would trigger a crash (Thanks, Aydin Yulug, Bob Embry, Arne Eickenberg!)

Version 4.4.6 - August 30, 2019

Fix for login item. Works when added manually on macOS 10.14 Mojave and 10.15 Catalina beta

Version 4.4.5 - August 20, 2019

Support for macOS 10.15 Catalina

Version 4.4.4 - May 28, 2019

Fixes Scroll Wheel+ sometimes not working properly in version 4.4.3 (Thanks, Peter Lovell!)
New: Keep hitting the 2nd Scroll Key for smooth pulses of scrolling each time, or hold it down for continuous scrolling (Thanks, Michael B!)

Download Smart Scroll 4.4.4 (1.5 MB) or Download Smart Scroll 4.4.4 for OS X before Yosemite (1.5 MB)

Version 4.4.3 - May 9, 2019

Fix for a common cause of the "Could not start" problem
New: Magic Mouse and reversed zoom in Sketch: reverse only when holding a modifier key (Thanks, Luca Nigido, Angelo B!)
New: Grab Scroll slower by holding down a modifier key (Thanks, Rogelio F!)
Fix: No longer interferes with scrolling Safari tabs (Thanks, Leo M!)
Fix: Improved readability of preference pane text in Dark mode (Thanks, Maher S)
Other fixes and improvements.

Version 4.4.2 - March 19, 2019

Fixed: Smart Scroll's memory use would balloon up when applications erroneously reported scrollable areas (Thanks, Colin H!)

Version 4.4.1 - December 19, 2018

New: if Smart Scroll doesn't open at login, or cannot start, use the new disclosure arrow at top right for help
New: for Drag Scroll and Vector Scroll, you can adjust the click vs drag threshold. Useful for Pen users (Thanks, Steve K!)
New: Auto Scroll now resumes scrolling at the last speed you set (with arrow keys), on the same window (reverts to default speed after 5 minutes)
Fixed: Some Java applications would freeze when queried for scrollable areas (Thanks, Dirk S!)
Fixed: Smart Scroll would freeze when querying a few applications for scrollable areas (Thanks, Colin H!)
Other fixes and improvements.

Smart Scroll 3 is still available, up to OS X Yosemite, if you find it works better for you: Download Smart Scroll 3.9.22 (1.8 MB)

Version 4.4 - September 24, 2018

Support for macOS 10.14 Mojave

Version 4.3.12 - September 18, 2018

Fix for mouse lag in 4.3.11. Thank you, all who emailed!

Download Smart Scroll 4.3.12 (1.7 MB)

Version 4.3.11 - August 22, 2018

Fix for a Grab Scroll crash in yesterday's 4.3.10. Thank you, all who emailed!
New: Scroll Wheel+ option to reverse scrolling only when a key is held down, for zooming in/out in Sketch.app (Thanks, Colin Heics!)
New: reverse Auto Scroll option, if you prefer the page to scroll the other direction with the cursor at top/bottom of the page (Thanks, Yu-Hua Chen!)
Fix: issue that produced TIS/TSM warnings in console logs.
Other fixes and improvements.

Version 4.3.10 - August 21, 2018

New: Scroll Wheel+ option to reverse scrolling only when a key is held down, for zooming in/out in Sketch.app (Thanks, Colin Heics!)
New: reverse Auto Scroll option, if you prefer the page to scroll the other direction with the cursor at top/bottom of the page (Thanks, Yu-Hua Chen!)
Fix: issue that produced TIS/TSM warnings in console logs.
Other fixes and improvements.

Version 4.3.9 - May 22, 2018

New: Grab Scroll only vertically or only horizontally, or 360º, depending on the direction you start moving (Thanks, Joonas Pääkkö!)
New: Scroll Keys scrolling speed is now adjustable, with optional acceleration.
New: Checks for new updates can now be done monthly (Thanks, Yu-Hua Chen!)
Other fixes and improvements.

Download Smart Scroll 4.3.9 (1.6 MB)

Version 4.3.8 - March 13, 2018

New: reverse Hover Scroll option, if you prefer the page to scroll the other direction with the cursor at top/bottom of the page (Thanks, Yu-Hua Chen!)
Workaround if Smart Scroll doesn't start at login: see Troubleshooting
Other fixes and improvements.

Version 4.3.7 - November 15, 2017

New: Vector Scroll while you press a button, instead of having to click on and off. Now you have both options, plus middle-click to open links!
Fix: Wacom tablets and dragging to Grab Scroll works again! (Thanks, Michal Domnosil, Oliver B!)
Other fixes and improvements.

Download Smart Scroll 4.3.7 (1.6 MB)

Version 4.3.6 - August 30, 2017

New: support for macOS 10.13 High Sierra (Thanks, Houston Hall!)
Fix: having System Preferences install an update should now work every time.

Version 4.3.5 - July 26, 2017

New: Vector Scroll more adjustable, to get your preferred speed and precision.
New: Grab Scroll with Hot Key, choose whether to show the Hand cursor or not.
Fix: Grab Scroll inertia now works again, with a Hot Key trigger.

Version 4.3.4 - June 20, 2017

New: Auto Scroll with a Hot Key, and easily scroll up or down (Thanks, Adam B!)

Download Smart Scroll 4.3.4 (1.6 MB)

Version 4.3.3 - May 16, 2017

Workaround: in Wacom preferences for the pen button you want to use for Grab Scroll, set it to generate a hot key. Then set the trigger for Grab Scroll to be the same hot key (Thanks, Rogelio Folgueras!)
Fix: Grab Scroll inertia now works even if Scroll Wheel+'s "Nudge cursor to stop" option is set (Thanks, Artem D!)
Fix: works again on 10.6.8 (Thanks, David M, Svetloslav P!)

Version 4.3.2 - February 28, 2017

Fix: horizontal Scroll Wheel scrolling with the shift key works again (Thanks, Joonas Pääkkö!)
Fix: in System Preferences, Grab Scroll with Hot Key was reverting to Grab Scroll with Secondary Button.
Fix: Grab Scroll's horizontal scrolling now matches the setting for "Scroll faster" (Thanks, Niclas M!)
Fix: when installing a new version of Smart Scroll, a login item to the previous version was sometimes left behind.
Wacom is fixing an issue in drivers 6.3.16-12 to 6.3.19-6 affecting Grab Scroll, they recommend using driver 6.3.15-3 for now.

Version 4.3.1 - January 31, 2017

New: Smoother Scroll Wheel scrolling (Thanks, Dimitrios T!)
New: Trigger Grab Scroll with a Hot Key, without a mouse button (Thanks, Dennis J!)
Other fixes and improvements.

Version 4.3 - December 20, 2016

New: Grab Scroll can now share a mouse button when it is used with modifier keys, such as in 3D apps (Thanks, Peter Leary!)
New: same button sharing, for Vector Scroll.
Fix: version 4.2.2 crashed when Grab Scroll was used with Inertia (Thanks, Filippo Tenerelli!)
Fix: Clicking to enter a hot key in System Preferences wasn’t always working (Thanks, Steven B!)
Other fixes and improvements.

Download Smart Scroll 4.3 (1.6 MB)

Version 4.2.2 - November 22, 2016

Fix: on Sierra 10.12.1, Grab Scroll would have no effect when dragging the mouse very slowly (Thanks, Nelson Santos!)
Fix: on 10.11.6 and 10.12.1, Scroll Wheel+ would not respond well to single ticks of the scroll wheel (Thanks, Mike Loose, Marc Wensauer, Kenneth Gilbert!)
Other fixes and improvements.

Version 4.2.1 - October 18, 2016

New: start Vector Scroll with a hotkey.
Fix: when installed “for all users”, no longer requires allowing Smart Scroll to run at each login (Thanks, Roberto M!)
Fix: Vector Scroll now works regardless of whether Hover Scroll is turned on or not.
Other fixes and improvements.

Version 4.2 - August 30, 2016

New: support for macOS Sierra 10.12 (Thanks, Ken M!)
New: more trigger options for Grab Scroll.
Other fixes and improvements.

Version 4.1 - June 14, 2016

New: start Grab Scroll with a hotkey, then use any mouse button to scroll (Thanks, Ken Gilbert!)
Fix: scrolling with a scroll wheel would sometimes jump.
Fix: improved compatibility with SteerMouse (Thanks, plentycom!)
Minor fixes and improvements.

Download Smart Scroll 4.1 (1.5 MB)

Version 4.0.9 - March 22, 2016

New: You can now adjust the range of speeds for Vector Scroll (Thanks, Yoshiqtp!)
New: Notifications of new versions of Smart Scroll now appear in Notification Center, where they can be silenced with Do Not Disturb (Thanks, Eric S!)
Minor fixes and improvements.

Download Smart Scroll 4.0.9 (1.5 MB)

Version 4.0.8 - February 18, 2016

New: You can now use Vector Scroll with the middle button and still middle-click to open links.
Minor fixes and improvements.

Version 4.0.7 - January 12, 2016

New: Checkbox to control Hover Scroll's "Show with" option (Thanks, Maxim Kopeikin!)
New: X axis scrolling (horizontal) is now disabled entirely when its speed is set past 35x slower (Thanks, Nick Sloane!)
Fix: Smart Scroll no longer relaunches, no longer briefly appears in the Dock anymore (Thanks, Marco Schindler!)
Fix: Check for Updates now works correctly again on 10.11
Fix: Vector Scroll anchor no longer appears when Grab Scroll is started with the same trigger.

Download Smart Scroll 4.0.7 (1.5 MB)

Version 4.0.6 - September 16, 2015

New: Ready for OS X El Capitan.
Fix: Smart Scroll would sometimes need to be restarted in System Preferences (Thanks, Chris Kresser!)
Minor fixes and improvements.

Version 4.0.5 - July 30, 2015

Smoother scroll wheel and trackpad scrolling, especially when reversing direction.
Minor fixes and improvements.

Download Smart Scroll 4.0.5 (1.5 MB)

Version 4.0.4 - June 10, 2015

New: Using a tablet, Grab Scroll inertia now also starts if the pen is moved out of range while scrolling (Thanks, Herman van Boeijen!)
New: Graphite appearance for Vector Scroll (Thanks, Mark Simmonite!)
Fix: Now works on 10.6.8 again
Fix: Activates preferences for a given application faster, after switching to that application with Command-Tab (Thanks, Jason Sawyer!)
Fix: Grab Scroll with Scroll without moving cursor option, removed small delay afterwards where cursor wouldn't move (Thanks, Joe Gross!)
Multiple other fixes and improvements.

Download Smart Scroll 4.0.4 (1.5 MB)

Version 4.0.3 - May 20, 2015

Fix: Grab Scroll was broken in 4.0.2, now works again (Thanks, everyone who emailed about this!)

Version 4.0.2 - May 19, 2015

Fix: "Active window only" setting was sometimes preventing Hover Scroll and Auto Scroll from working at all.
New: inertia for horizontal scrolling with a scroll wheel in Logic and Photoshop and other apps by holding down the shift or command key (Thanks, Monkeyman Ford!)
New: the menu lets you Return to Default Settings, for worry-free experimenting (Thanks, Walter S!)
Fix: no longer interferes with scrolling in LaunchPad, while allowing smooth scroll wheel scrolling in Dock folders in Grid view (Thanks, Marco Schindler!)
Fix: Multi-Touch+ Inertia now works again without lifting fingers.
Fix: Check for updates no longer checks when turned off.
New: added graphics to clarify X/Y axis directions (Thanks, Walter S!)
Multiple other fixes and improvements.

Version 4.0.1 - March 19, 2015

Fix: Smart Scroll no longer crashes when scrolling in OmniFocus 2.1 (Thanks, Bob Embry!)
Fix: Grab Scroll Inertia was not using the setting shown (Thanks, Joel Stewart!)
New: Hover Scroll can be restricted to the active window only, in order to avoid inadvertently scrolling background windows (Thanks, Ken Delavigne!)
New: if you set Scroll Wheel+ Inertia to the lowest setting it will now give you smooth scrolling with almost no inertia (Thanks, Ken M!)
Multiple other fixes and improvements.

Version 4.0 - February 5, 2015

Smart Scroll 4.0 has proved stable enough and is now out of beta. Thank you everyone for your help in making this new more evolvable version of Smart Scroll a reality!
New: Vector Scroll lets you scroll by clicking and then moving the cursor in the direction you want to scroll (by request from Firefox and Windows users).
New: Hold the Option/Alt key when clicking the "Settings for:" pop-up menu, to show hidden apps such as the Dock and customize settings for them (Launcher is run by the Dock).
Fix: No longer freezes when using the Diff view in NetBeans.
Multiple other fixes and improvements.

Version 4.0 beta 14 - November 25, 2014

New: After you allow it, Smart Scroll now acquires on its own the Accessibility access it needs.
New: Smart Scroll 4.0 betas no longer expire (per user request).
Fix: scroll speed multipliers are now preserved across restarts (Thanks, Guy Rougier, Bruno Melonio!)
Fix: no longer interferes with 3-finger tap to invoke Dictionary (Thanks, Mansour, M7MD Big Boss!)
Fix: removed cursor jitter when using Grab Scroll with "Scroll without moving cursor" (Thanks, Justin, Alex!)
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 3.9.19 - November 25, 2014

Support for OS X Yosemite 10.10.1

Version 4.0 beta 13 - October 24, 2014

Fix: additional fix for running on OS X 10.6, 7 and 8 (Thanks to everyone who reported this!)
Fix: closes any previous versions found to be running (Sorry for the confusion!)

Version 4.0 beta 12 - October 23, 2014

New: per user request, now a System Preference pane again, easier to find, no longer takes up space in the Dock or Menu Bar.
Fix: now opens in System Preferences on OS X versions earlier than 10.9 (Thanks, Henry L and everyone else who reported this!)
Fix: Grab Without Moving Cursor now works on multiple monitors (Thanks, Francisco Caheté Silva!)
Fix: starts at login again (Thanks, Jacek Deputat!)

Version 3.9.18 - October 21, 2014

Support for OS X Yosemite 10.10. Also, Smart Scroll 3.9 now lets you install it on new OS X updates (hold down option/alt before clicking Install), and you're then given the choice of running it or not, when opening Smart Scroll in System Preferences.

Version 4.0 beta 11 - October 21, 2014

New: now a System Preference pane again, easier to find, no longer takes up space in the Dock or Menu Bar.
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 4.0 beta 10 - September 21, 2014

New: Scroll Keys. Only a few minor features from version 3 remain to be reimplemented in version 4.
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 4.0 beta 9 - August 21, 2014

Fix: no longer interferes with releasing the mouse button at the end of drag while Hover Scroll is taking place simultaneously.
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 4.0 beta 8 - July 21, 2014

fix for broken Smart Scroll Helper in beta 7.

Version 3.9.16 - July 3, 2014

Support for OS X Mavericks 10.9.4

Version 4.0 beta 7 - June 21, 2014

New: Grab Scroll with Secondary Button.
Fix: inertia in Multi-Touch+
Fix: Grab Without Moving Cursor no longer switches applications (Thanks, Peter Kamb!)
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 4.0 beta 6 - May 21, 2014

New: Adjustable amount of scrolling for single ticks of a scroll wheel.
Fix: License information can now be entered even when Dock icon is hidden.
Fix: Now runs correctly on multiple user accounts on all system configurations.
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 4.0 beta 5 - April 19, 2014

Fix: Smart Scroll would stop working after a while.
Fix: Dock icon options now work as expected.
Fix: Smoother scrolling everywhere (scroll wheel, trackpad, graphics pen...)
Fix: Reverse X direction in Grab Scroll (Thanks, Kei Kim!)
Fix: No longer jumps at the start of scrolling with a scroll wheel.
Fix: Auto Scroll now starts each time, including in Safari Reader.
Change: Scrolling speed is more adjustable and over a larger range, up to 36 (Thanks, Tor!)
New: Bounces at the end of pages (when scrolling with trackpad).
Many other fixes and improvements.

Version 4.0 beta 4 - March 31, 2014

Fix: Hover Scroll and Auto Scroll would stop working from time to time (Thanks, Barry Fass-Holmes!)
Fix: File Error when registering
Fix: Smoother scrolling overall, especially for single tick turns of a scroll wheel (Thanks, Marco Schindler!)
New: Option to remove both the Dock icon and the Menu Bar icon.
Change: Hover Scroll zones are no longer shown when Hover Scroll starts (it was unnecessary and distracting).
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 4.0 beta 3 - March 13, 2014

Smart Scroll no longer takes up room in the Dock (optional).
Use the menu under the Smart Scroll icon in the menu bar, to set Smart Scroll to open at login.
Horizontal swipes are no longer prevented, when enabling the MultiTouch+ features (Thanks, Harvey Rubinstein!)
Auto Scroll and Hover Scroll now work in Safari Reader.
Auto Scroll and Hover Scroll speed can now be changed using the arrow keys.
Check for Updates is now available.
Retina icon for the menu bar (Thanks, Gary Gray!)
Grab Scroll without moving cursor works again.
The accessory cursor shown during Grab Scroll has been removed.
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 4.0b2 - February 28, 2014

Supports OS X Mavericks 10.9.2
Fixes a "This Application is damaged" error in beta 1.
Hover Scroll and Auto Scroll now available in all applications.
Smart Scroll is now a standalone application, no installer needed anymore, nor restarts.
(Arrow keys for Hover Scroll don't work in 4.0 beta 2)

Version 3.9.13 - December 18, 2013

Support for OS X Mavericks 10.9.1

Version 3.9.12 - November 4, 2013

Fix for a spurious beta expiration warning in 3.9.11

Version 3.9.11 - October 26, 2013

Support for OS X Mavericks 10.9

Version 3.9.10 - September 15, 2013

Support for OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.5

Version 3.9.9 - June 7, 2013

Support for OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.4

Version 3.9.8 - March 17, 2013

Support for OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.3
Various fixes and improvements.

Version 3.9.7 - September 20, 2012

Support for OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.2
Support for OS X Lion 10.7.5

Version 3.9.6 - August 23, 2012

Support for OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.1

Version 3.9.5 - July 28, 2012

Support for OS X Mountain Lion 10.8
Support for Safari 6
Support for Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Thanks Max Rudberg, Eric Thompson!)
Support for Sublime Text 2 (Thanks Stefan Wrobel!)
Support for IntelliJ Idea (Thanks David Phillips!)
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 3.9.4 - May 12, 2012

Support for OS X Lion 10.7.4
Various fixes and improvements.

Version 3.9.3 - February 4, 2012

Support for OS X Lion 10.7.3
Fix for Grab Scroll's Hold Primary trigger on Lion.
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 3.9.1 - October 28, 2011

Fixes hiccups in v3.9 when using a scroll wheel mouse (Thanks, Fabrice Douce, Alex Murray!)
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 3.9 - October 12, 2011

This version of Smart Scroll supports Mac OS X 10.4 to 10.7.2 and is recommended for all users.
Full support for Safari 5.1.1 Reader and Reading List.
Support for iTunes 10.5
Support for Super Scroll and Grab Scroll in Adobe Photoshop CS5
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 3.9 beta 4 - September 16, 2011

Support for iTunes 10.4.1
No longer interferes with horizontal swipes in Safari 5.1
Various fixes and improvements.

Version 3.8.5 - September 16, 2011

Same as 3.9b4, plus fix for erroneous beta expiration.

Version 3.9 beta 3 - August 20, 2011

Support for OS X Lion 10.7.1
Fixes for Safari 5.1, as well as other browsers.
Remaining Safari 5.1 issues: horizontal swipes, Auto Scroll in Reader, no Smart Scroll in Reading List nor RSS feeds (for swipes, a workaround is to disable Coasting on the X axis for Safari, in the Smart Scroll preference pane).
Various fixes and improvements.

Version 3.8.4 - August 20, 2011

Fixes for Safari 5.1, as well as other browsers. Remaining Safari 5.1 issues same as for 3.9b3.

Version 3.9 beta 1 & 2 - July 31, 2011

Initial support for OS X 10.7 Lion
Support for Safari 5.1 (except Reader and Reading List, later)
Separate settings for reversing scrolling on trackpad vs. scroll wheel mouse.

Version 3.8.3 - July 31, 2011

Support for Safari 5.1 (except Reader and Reading List, later)
Support for iTunes 10.4
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 3.8.2 - June 25, 2011

Support for Mac OS X 10.6.8
Super Scroll and Grab Scroll support for Sparrow, Tweeter, Carousel, Spotify, Reeder, Tweetie (Thanks, David Phillips, George Coghill!)
Easily compare Super Scroll to the built-in "with inertia" trackpad scrolling: use the Disable with Caps Lock switch to turn Super Scroll on/off on the fly.
Hover Scroll no longer interferes with the color panel's magnifier tool (Thanks, Richard Pitcairn!)
Scroll Keys can now be turned off for selected applications even when LaunchBar is running (Thanks, Michael Blair!)
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 3.8.1 - March 22, 2011

Support for Mac OS X 10.6.7
Various fixes and improvements (Thanks, Fabrice Douce, Mark Garfinkel, John Taschereau!)

Version 3.8 - January 7, 2011

Support for Mac OS X 10.6.6
New: Auto Scroll hands-free scrolling is now also available for reading in Preview and Skim (Thanks, Markus Struck!)
Various fixes and improvements.

Version 3.7.8 - November 29, 2010

New lower price: at $14 instead of $19, Smart Scroll is now more affordable than ever! Users who purchased a license in the past 30 days may request to benefit from the new price.
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 3.7.7 - November 11, 2010

Support for Mac OS X 10.6.5
Support for iPhoto in iLife '11
Fixes for FileMaker Pro 6 & 7, VMWare Fusion.
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 3.7.6 - October 16, 2010

Fixes for iTunes, VMWare Fusion, Adobe Lightroom.
Various other fixes and improvements.

Download Smart Scroll 3.7.6 (1.7 MB)

Version 3.7.6 beta 1 - September 16, 2010

Fix for some applications not launching (Handbrake, Quicken, Rosetta apps) on multitouch-equipped machines (Thanks, Phil Hubbard!)

Version 3.7.5 - September 9, 2010

Improved iTunes scrolling.
Fixes for Magic Trackpad, Hover Scroll, VMWare Fusion.

Version 3.7.4 - July 14, 2010

Fixes for Hover Scroll and random stopping of Smart Scroll on some systems.
Various fixes and improvements.

Version 3.7 - June 15, 2010

Support for Mac OS X 10.6.4
Various fixes and improvements.

Version 3.7b1 - June 11, 2010

New Auto Scroll feature: hands free scrolling for Safari Reader and Quick Look.
New "Adjust speed with arrow keys" checkbox for Hover Scroll.
Support for Safari 5.
Support for Firefox 3.5.9 (Thanks, Christopher Osborn!)
Support for FileMaker Pro 8.5, 9, 10 and 11 (Thanks Myles Harris, Patrick Poulou!)
Fixed scrolling in some Quick Look previews in Finder.
Fixed Smart Scroll stopping in some applications on busy systems.
Fixed memory usage problem.
Various fixes and improvements.

Version 3.6.3 - March 31, 2010

Support for Mac OS X 10.6.3
Various fixes and improvements.

Download Smart Scroll 3.6.3 (1.8 MB)

Version 3.6.1 - March 2, 2010

Improved Magic Mouse scrolling (Thanks, George Coghill!)
Scrolling no longer locks up in Firefox, Word, Photoshop (Thanks, Hart Posen, Rich Sauer!)
Added support for Stainless and Wyzo (Thanks, Doug, Aaron Arlof!)
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 3.6 - February 1, 2010

New: Touch trackpad with 2 fingers (1 for Magic Mouse) to stop coasting (Thanks, Erling Ellingsen!)
New: Separate settings available for Multi-Touch (trackpad/Magic Mouse) and Scroll Wheel.
Fixed Smart Scroll not always working in Finder.
Firefox problems: turn off Smooth Scrolling in Firefox under Preferences:Advanced:General (Thanks, Ari Takahashi!)
Fixed cursor still showing Hand after stopping Grab Scroll with Hold Primary button (Thanks, Nicholas Quixote!)
Various other fixes and improvements.

Download Smart Scroll 3.6 (1.8 MB)

Version 3.5.2 - January 8, 2010

New "Nudge cursor to stop coasting" checkbox (Thanks, Petteri Hiisilä, Dustin Harman!)
Support for Firefox 3.5.7

Download Smart Scroll 3.5.2 (1.7 MB)

Version 3.5.1 - January 6, 2010

Fixes for Safari 4: slow scrolling, Hover Scroll glitches (Thanks, Cowicide, Eric Pitcock!)
Improvements and fixes for Firefox and Chrome.
Trackpad: coasting can now be stopped by nudging the cursor.
Fix for another problem causing the "Could not start" message.
Fix for Open/Save dialogs in Carbon applications with Default Folder X (Thanks, Bob Embry, Jon Gotow!)
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 3.5 - December 23, 2009

Improvements and fixes for Safari 4 (Thanks, Ron Norris!)
Support for all Firefox themes, starting with Firefox 3.6 (but Hover Scroll had to be dropped).
Super Scroll and Grab Scroll for Chromium (Thanks, Dustin Harman!)
Super Scroll and Grab Scroll for NeoOffice.
Grab Scroll for Eclipse.
Fix for two memory leaks (Thanks, Bob Embry!)
Various other fixes and improvements (Finder, iCal).

Version 3.4 - November 10, 2009

Support for Mac OS X 10.6.2
New check for updates feature.
Various fixes and improvements.

Download Smart Scroll 3.4 (1.7 MB)

Version 3.3 - October 22, 2009

Fix for another problem causing the "Could not start" message (Thanks, Alan Bergstein, Bob Embry, Phil Hubbard!)
Many internal changes to solve settings problems and Smart Scroll stopping in Safari.
No longer uses Application Enhancer (on 10.5 and 10.4, partly replaced by APE Lite).
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 3.2 - September 29, 2009

New: HoverScroll lets you use the Left/Right arrow keys to adjust speed on the fly. Use the Up arrow key to scroll back, and the Down arrow to skip forward (Thanks, Alain Barras!)
Support for Rosetta applications (PowerPC on Intel).
This version supports Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard as well as 10.5 Leopard and 10.4 Tiger.
Removed separate Super Scroll settings for trackpad and mouse, until a 100% reliable way of determining the input device is available.
Various other fixes and improvements.
Thanks to all the people who provided feedback on the beta versions!

Version 3.2b3 SL - September 10, 2009

Support for Mac OS X 10.6.1

Version 3.2b2 SL - September 9, 2009

Support for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 3.2b1 SL - September 6, 2009

Initial support for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (no support yet for 32-bit apps on 64-bit Macs).

Version 3.1.3 - August 18, 2009

Support for Mac OS X 10.5.8
Fix for one more "Could not start" problem (Thanks, Stephen Alison!)
Fix for some sites not scrolling correctly in Safari 4.
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 3.1.3b4 - July 30, 2009

Untested support for Mac OS X 10.5.8.
Fix for more "Could not start" variants

Version 3.1.2 - July 20, 2009

Fix for another problem causing the "Could not start" message.
Fix for Xcode crash while browsing documentation (Thanks, John Iversen, Kusno Mudiarto!)
Fix for Super Scroll's Scroll Faster setting (Thanks, Bob Embry!)
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 3.1.1 - June 23, 2009

Multiple fixes: "Could not start", faster Super Scroll and Scroll Keys not working, scroll wheel settings... (Thanks, Herbert Reininger, Tom Brown, Ken Philbrick!)

Version 3.1 - June 19, 2009

New separate Super Scroll settings for trackpad and mouse.
New separate settings for horizontal and vertical Super Scroll (Thanks, Rob Lewis!)
Smoother Hover Scroll start.
Fix for "Could not start" problem in 3.0 (Thanks, Donald Duerksen, Bob Davis!)
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 3.0 - May 12, 2009

New Hover Scroll feature, for Cocoa applications
New "Lift fingers to coast" trackpad option for Super Scroll
New trigger options for Grab Scroll (Thanks, Andrew Smith, Mike Robertson!)
New per-application settings.
New Sync to Display option.
New Preference Pane.
Support for Mac OS X 10.5.7.
Support for Safari 4.
Support for Camino 2 (thanks, Ben Mondoux!)
Support for Firefox 3.5b (standard themes only).
Fixes for Mac OS X 10.4, Finder, iTunes (Thanks, Michael Bonnesen, Yi-Yu Hsiao!)
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 3.0b3 - May 1, 2009

Fixes ripples when scrolling (see new Sync option under Misc. tab).
Support for Firefox 3.5b (standard themes only).
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 3.0b2 - April 10, 2009

Fixes for Safari RSS, Google Reader (Thanks, Vern Pardue, Cesare Tagliaferri!)
Fix for "Could not start" problem (Thanks, Ian Dean, Jeff Mann!)
Supports all Firefox themes that use standard scroll bars.
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 3.0b1 - March 21, 2009

New Hover Scroll feature, for Cocoa applications.
New "Lift fingers to coast" trackpad option for Super Scroll.
New trigger options for Grab Scroll (Thanks, Andrew Smith, Mike Robertson!)
New per-application settings.
New Preference Pane.
Support for Safari 4.
Support for Camino 2 (thanks, Ben Mondoux!)
Fix for scrolling glitches in Cocoa apps (Thanks, Bob Embry!)
Fix for scrolling in Google Reader (Thanks, Pasquale Saccomanno, Twan de Veer!)
Multiple fixes for Firefox (Thanks, Dustin Harman, Jeff Mann, Thien Pham, David Phillips!)
No longer crashes the Firefox PDF plugin (Thanks, Sam Gross, Gabriel Parriaux!)
Fix for Macs booted from NFS servers (Thanks, Cédric Luthi!)
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 2.8.8 - December 15, 2008

Support for Mac OS X 10.5.6
Fix for random slow scrolling in Safari (Thanks, Matt Bovett, Dave Yost!)
Fix for Firefox horizontal scrolling (Thanks, Dustin Harman, Photo Tim!)
Various other fixes and improvements.

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Version 2.8.7 - October 6, 2008

Support for Firefox 3.0.2 through 3.1b (Thanks, Patrick Rushton, Denys Galley, Hugo Aguirre!)
Fix for Cover Flow in iTunes 8 (Thanks, Fareed Amir!)
No longer interferes with Text Zoom in Camino (Thanks, Aydin Yulug!)
On 10.4 Tiger, Smart Scroll automatically disables itself for BBEdit.
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 2.8.6 - September 17, 2008

Support for Mac OS X 10.5.5
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 2.8.5 - July 28, 2008

Support for Firefox 3.0 and 3.0.1
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 2.8.4 - June 30, 2008

Support for Mac OS X 10.5.4
Fixes video tearing when scrolling (see new Sync option under Misc. tab).
Various other fixes and improvements. (Thanks, Bob Embry!)

Version 2.8.3 - May 28, 2008

Support for Mac OS X 10.5.3
Smoother scrolling everywhere! (Thanks, John Iversen!)
Faster scrolling of complex pdf documents. (thanks, Mark Peletier!)
Fixes crash in Mail and iCal on Mac OS X 10.5.2 (Thanks, Alan Schmitt, John Iversen!)
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 2.8.2 - May 6, 2008

Safari no longer crashes when scrolling dynamic Javascript panes. (Thanks Gary Tamblyn!)
In Safari, scrolling past end of nested pane now scrolls parent pane. (Thanks Ian Dean!)
Fixes crash in Mail on Mac OS X 10.5.2. (Thanks, Bob Embry, David Phillips, Alan Schmitt, John Iversen, Tom Mead!)
Camino pages can now scroll while they are loading.
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 2.8.1 - March 18, 2008

Fix for Cocoa applications crashing on Mac OS X 10.4 (Thanks, Boris Wiederholt!)

Version 2.8 - March 13, 2008

Fixes Quick Look and Cover Flow scrolling in the Finder.
Adds support for mixed Carbon/Cocoa applications.
Installer should now work on all Leopard systems upgraded from Tiger. (Thanks, Patrick Sitton!)
Fixes side effects of clicks meant to stop scrolling in Carbon apps. (Thanks, Aayush Arya!)
Fixes crash in Soundtrack Pro 2. (Thanks, Tom Fuldner!)
Fixes crash in BBEdit's Preview window. (Thanks, Bob Embry!)
Restores scrolling without moving cursor in Carbon apps. (Thanks, Hirotsugo Mori!)
All panes of Google Video pages in Safari should now scroll correctly. (Thanks, Nicolas Letarte!)
Disables Super Scroll for Google Reader in Safari. (Thanks, Nicholas Romyn!)
Super Scroll now works in Character Palette. (Thanks, Alex Santos!)
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 2.7.5 - February 25, 2008

Full support for Mac OS X 10.5.2 Leopard.
New name, now simply Smart Scroll (was Smart Scroll X). And Super Wheel is now Super Scroll.
For Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, please use Smart Scroll 2.7.3.

Version 2.7.5b3 - February 16, 2008

Partial support for Mac OS X 10.5.2 Leopard (Cocoa applications only).

Version 2.7.5b2 - December 14, 2007

Preference pane access fixed.

Version 2.7.5b1 - December 13, 2007

Partial support (Cocoa applications only) for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.

Version 2.7.3 - December 13, 2007 Mac OS X 10.3.9 to 10.4.11

Fixes for Camino, Google Earth, FileMaker Pro, horizontal scrolling in Carbon applications. Thanks to Justin Thomas!
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 2.7.2 - September 18, 2007

Multiple fixes for iTunes, FileMaker Pro, Finder. Thanks to Kenneth Gilbert, Nonoche, Guido Wenzl and ovea for reporting these problems!
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 2.7.1 - September 4, 2007

Fixes a problem where Super Wheel would sometimes scroll backwards, or not at all. Thanks to Guido Wenzl, Aydin Yulug, Ryan Stern, Britt Hedman, Stephen Neale and David Spancer!
Super Wheel support for iTunes.
Various other fixes and improvements (open/save panels in Carbon applications).

Version 2.7 - August 23, 2007

Super Wheel and Grab Scroll support for Eudora, Netscape 9, Papyrus, RagTime, and many other Carbon applications. Thanks to Eelco Houwink, Myles Harris, and David Ianni!
Various fixes and improvements (Camino, FileMaker Pro 8.5 & 9, Google Earth, Pages).

Version 2.6 - July 7, 2007

New: Lets you reverse scrolling on the Mac (trackpad, scrollwheel) to match your iPhone. Thanks to John Brooks for suggesting this, "It seems weird for about 5 seconds, then it seems like it should have been that way"!
Various fixes and improvements (Safari 3.0.2, Grab Scroll for Firefox).

Version 2.5.1 - June 22, 2007

Support for Safari 3.0b.
Various fixes and improvements (Pages, Super Wheel, Grab Scroll).

Version 2.5 - June 8, 2007

Super Wheel improved again: finer speed control and a greater speed range.
New scroll wheel accelerator: extra-fast scrolling, less finger work!
Grab Scroll can now share a button with a 2nd action: opening links in a new tab, or any action that does not involve dragging--not Dashboard or Exposé.
Various fixes and improvements.

Version 2.4.1b2 - June 1, 2007

Fixes spurious horizontal scrolling with Super Wheel.
Disables Grab Scroll button sharing for Carbon applications, as too many of them do not distinguish mouse buttons beyond the first two. This will be added later on a per-application basis. Cocoa applications are fine.

Version 2.4.1b1 - June 1, 2007

Super Wheel improved yet again!
Fixes for Safari RSS, Java apps, Firefox, Grab Scroll.
Grab Scroll can now share a mouse button: drag to Grab Scroll, click for another action (one that does not involve dragging--not Dashboard or Exposé).

Version 2.4 - May 25, 2007

Improved, smoother Super Wheel.
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 2.3 - April 27, 2007

Super Wheel and Grab Scroll support for new classes of Rosetta applications, on Intel Macs.
Super Wheel and Grab Scroll support for MS Office (once the document has finished loading).
New options to reverse the direction of scrolling for Grab Scroll. Thanks to Ron Norris for suggesting this!
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 2.2 - April 20, 2007

Grab Scroll support for Safari's RSS display.
Grab Scroll support for NetNewsWire (Thanks, Arnold Kid!)
Super Wheel and Grab Scroll support for Camino (Thanks, Thomas Meyer & Timothy James!)
By popular request, a "Scroll without moving cursor" option for Grab Scroll.
Fixes a problem in v2.1.2 where Smart Scroll X would sometimes stop working in Safari.
FileMaker Pro enhancements are now working again (broken since v2.1.1).
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 2.1.2 - March 16, 2007

Intel-based Macs: the Smart Scroll X installer automatically removes Rosetta TuneUp, as this utility is no longer needed on Mac OS X 10.4.9.
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 2.1.1 - February 27, 2007

Super Wheel and Scroll Keys are now automatically turned off for some incompatible apps (MS Office). Thanks to Aydin Yulug for his assistance!
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 2.1 - January 26, 2007

Super Wheel improvements for the Finder, Firefox and other Carbon applications.
Smoother horizontal scrolling for Super Wheel and Grab Scroll, in Carbon applications.
Various other fixes and improvements.

Version 2.0 - November 29, 2006

Various fixes and improvements (Super Wheel, Grab Scroll).

Version 2.0b5 - November 18, 2006

Includes Rosetta TuneUp 2.0, a utility for preventing Rosetta-related crashes.
Added Grab Scroll support for AppleWorks and FileMaker, various issues fixed.
Works in the Finder again.
The exclude feature now supports more applications variants.
Various fixes and improvements.

Version 2.0b4 - November 4, 2006

Improved Super Wheel for the Finder and other Carbon applications.
New exclude feature to accommodate incompatible applications (such as PTHVolume).
Scroll Keys can now be used with the Caps Lock key pressed. Thanks to Ian Fraser for reporting this problem!
Smart Scroll X now includes Rosetta TuneUp, a small utility for preventing Rosetta-related crashes.
Various fixes and improvements.

Version 2.0b3 - October 19, 2006

Improvements to Super Wheel and Grab Scroll.
Various fixes for Scroll Keys, the preference pane and registration reminders.

Version 2.0b2 - October 5, 2006

The Smart Scroll X Installer should now open correctly on all systems. Thanks to Fernando Bracho for reporting this!

Version 2.0b1 - October 4, 2006

New Super Wheel feature.
New Coasting feature for Grab Scroll.
New Grab Scroll feature for Carbon applications.
Universal binary.
Streamlined preference pane.
Various fixes and improvements.

Version 1.3.3 - March 13, 2006

Installer can now install on some systems where it failed before.
A 4th Grab Scroll speed: if you hold down the designated key and also start dragging near an edge, the resulting speed will be the product of those two speeds.
Usability changes to the preference pane.

Version 1.3.2 - June 28, 2005

Enables scroll wheel use in FileMaker Pro Developer.
Restores normal operation (i.e. fast, smooth scrolling) when running alongside QuickSilver.

Version 1.3.1 - June 23, 2005

Fixes a crash that occurred when using the scroll wheel for FileMaker Pro feature with a single horizontal scroll bar displayed.
Resolves a preference saving problem that was preventing the scrolling speed from being changed.

Version 1.3 - June 22, 2005

Brings scroll wheel support to FileMaker Pro 6 and 7.
Adds support for Mac OS 10.4 Tiger.

Version 1.2.2 - April 7, 2005

Changes to improve compatibility with 3rd-party Safari enhancements.

Version 1.2.1 - March 12, 2005

Fixed a crash bug affecting Carbon applications: although the Grab Scroll for Carbon feature is not available yet, Smart Scroll X was still trying to activate it. Thanks to James Thomson (of DragThing fame) for reporting this.

Version 1.2 - March 11, 2005

New Grab Scroll feature.
New "High Gear" feature for scroll wheels.
Live scrolling for FileMaker Pro 7.
Scroll keys now work with Ragtime, NetLogo and probably also the majority of CFM and Java apps.
Scroll keys now work with Mozilla's other themes (besides Classic).
Fixed an incompatibility which would crash Retrospect 6.0 on launch.
Turning Smart Scroll X off now properly disables live scrolling in AppleWorks.
Various fixes and improvements.

Version 1.1.1 - January 28, 2004

Fixed a bug which sometimes caused Safari to freeze for over 10 minutes.
Various minor fixes and improvements.

Version 1.1 - January 6, 2004

AppleWorks< users can now enjoy Live Scrolling and Proportional Thumbs.
Note: For some window widths (the wider ones) dragging the horizontal thumbs is sometimes erratic. And in Spreadsheet windows the proportional thumbs may not be accurate if the size of the rows and columns is changed from default. In any case, the larger thumbs help because they are easier to grab.
If you use a scroll wheel mouse, you can now enable Panther's "Smooth Scrolling" for pageUp/pageDown (where it's most useful) while Smart Scroll X prevents it from interfering with feedback from the scroll wheel.
The same feature also lets you use Scroll Keys with Smooth Scrolling turned on.
The location of the hints display is now preserved across restarts/logins
Hints are now visible after a restart/login if they were visible before.
Various minor fixes and improvements.

Version 1.1b1 - October 20, 2003

Support for Mac OS 10.3 Panther.
Scroll Keys work with Caps Lock down.
Fixed a crash bug in the preference pane.
Fixed a bug that prevented turning the dials in Ableton's Live
Various minor fixes and improvements.

Version 1.0 - October 13, 2003

First public release.

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