5 Best Browser Tools that Replace Apple Magic Mouse Features

The Magic Mouse's appeal is momentum: scrolling that glides and slows down instead of moving in steps. You can get close on a regular mouse, mostly with free settings and apps rather than browser extensions.

#1. Chrome's built-in smoothing

Chrome animates mouse-wheel scrolling by default on Windows, Linux and ChromeOS, so each notch glides rather than jumps.

• The trade-off: it smooths each step but doesn't add a trackpad-style glide. If scrolling feels choppy, check that the flag at chrome://flags/#smooth-scrolling, where your version lists it, isn't set to Disabled.

#2. Your mouse maker's software

Logi Options+ has a smooth scrolling setting under Point & Scroll for supported Logitech mice, and many Logitech mice have a free-spin wheel for long, fast scrolls.

• The trade-off: it only works with that brand's mice, and it's a separate app to install.

#3. Mos (Mac)

A free, open-source Mac app that adds smooth, momentum-style scrolling to regular mice and lets you set the scroll direction separately for mouse and trackpad.

• The trade-off: it's Mac only.

#4. Shift + scroll for sideways movement

Hold Shift while you turn the wheel and Chrome scrolls sideways, on Windows and Mac, which covers the Magic Mouse's side-to-side swipe.

• The trade-off: it's a key combination rather than a gesture.

#5. Firefox's smooth scrolling

Firefox has a "Use smooth scrolling" option in Settings > General > Browsing.

• The trade-off: you'd be switching browsers for it.

The verdict: Start with what's free and built in: Chrome's default smoothing, Shift + scroll for sideways movement, and your mouse's own software. On a Mac, Mos comes closest to the Magic Mouse feel with a regular mouse.