KatMouse Alternatives

KatMouse is described as 'The prime purpose of the KatMouse utility is to enhance the functionality of mice with a scroll wheel, offering universal scrolling: moving the mouse wheel will scroll the window directly beneath the mouse cursor (not the one with the keyboard focus, which is default on Windows' and is a System Tweaker in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to KatMouse for Windows, Linux, Android and Flatpak. The best KatMouse alternative is X-Mouse Button Control, which is free. Other great apps like KatMouse are altdrag, WizMouse, Panda Mouse Pro and AlwaysMouseWheel.

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KatMouse alternatives page was last updated Apr 1, 2025
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  1. X-Mouse Button Control icon

    X-Mouse Button Control

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    X-Mouse Button Control is a Windows application to remap your mouse buttons and expand the capabilities of your mouse!

    28 X-Mouse Button Control alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Setup Dialog

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Key rebinding
    2.  Support for regular expressions
    3.  Support for scripting
    4.  Generic Mouse Support
    5.  Portable
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Ad-free

    X-Mouse Button Control VS KatMouse

     

    • X-Mouse Button Control is the most popular Windows alternative to KatMouse.

    • X-Mouse Button Control is the most popular free alternative to KatMouse.

    • X-Mouse Button Control is Free and ProprietaryKatMouse is also Free and Proprietary
    • X-Mouse Button Control is Customizable, Lightweight and Privacy focusedKatMouse is not according to our users
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    altdrag

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    AltDrag allows you to move and resize windows much easier. When you have it running you can simply hold down the Alt key and then use your mouse to drag any window, and it doesn't matter where in the window you click.

    85 altdrag alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Discontinued

    The last version (1.1) is from 2015.

    altdrag Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Window Resizing
    3.  Snap windows

    altdrag VS KatMouse

     

    • altdrag is the most popular Open Source alternative to KatMouse.

    • altdrag is Free and Open SourceKatMouse is Free and Proprietary
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    WizMouse

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    WizMouse is a mouse enhancement utility that makes your mouse wheel work on the window currently under the mouse pointer, instead of the currently focused window. This means you no longer have to click on a window before being able to scroll it with the mouse wheel.

    9 WizMouse alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Settings

    WizMouse Features

    1.  Scroll sync

    WizMouse VS KatMouse

     
  5. Panda Mouse Pro icon

    Panda Mouse Pro

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    Support Android 12! The activator updated, please download the activator again and activate it on PC.

    37 Panda Mouse Pro alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    Panda Mouse Pro screenshot 1

    Panda Mouse Pro VS KatMouse

     

    • Panda Mouse Pro is the most popular Android alternative to KatMouse.

    • Panda Mouse Pro is the most popular commercial alternative to KatMouse.

    • Panda Mouse Pro is Paid and ProprietaryKatMouse is Free and Proprietary
  6. AlwaysMouseWheel icon

    AlwaysMouseWheel

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    AlwaysMouseWheel is a small portable Windows program that enables you to scroll in any window (currently under the mouse pointer) using the mouse wheel; even if the window is not focused.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main window

    AlwaysMouseWheel Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Multiple languages

    AlwaysMouseWheel VS KatMouse

     
  7. Piper icon

    Piper

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    Piper is a graphical user interface to configure gaming mice. Configuration options include changing the resolution (DPI) of the mouse, adding and removing profiles, setting LED colors and changing button behaviors.

    27 Piper alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flatpak
    Piper screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Gaming-focused

    Features

    1.  Adjusting DPI
    2.  Mouse Button Mapping

    Piper VS KatMouse

     

    • Piper is the most popular Linux alternative to KatMouse.

    • Piper is Free and Open SourceKatMouse is Free and Proprietary
  9. X-Mouse Controls icon

    X-Mouse Controls

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    A tool to enable or disable active window tracking, raising and also the delay in milliseconds. This is known as x-mouse behavior.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    X-Mouse Controls screenshot 1

    X-Mouse Controls Features

    1.  Portable

    X-Mouse Controls VS KatMouse

     
  10. Multi Task Tool icon

    Multi Task Tool

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    Multi Task Tool is a portable tool that, as its very name suggests, can be used to execute multiple tasks in Windows OS!

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Multi Task Tool screenshot 1

    Multi Task Tool Features

    1.  Support for Hotkeys

    Multi Task Tool VS KatMouse

     

  11. FlashWheel

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    FlashWheel is a windows utility to allow the mouse wheel message to be sent to the window under the cursor instead of the active window. This emulates the behaviour of many common GUI environments used in Unix-like systems.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    FlashWheel screenshot 1

    FlashWheel VS KatMouse

     
  12. QuickHotkeys icon

    QuickHotkeys

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    This thing is simply necessary to work professionally, and quickly in Windows. Freely and easily manage windows and the browser. Comes from the word - fast work, fast typing. Do all things quickly.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    QuickHotkeys screenshot 1

    QuickHotkeys Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No registration required
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Fast speed
    6.  Window Resizing

    QuickHotkeys VS KatMouse

     

  13. btnx-config

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    btnx-config is a configuration tool for btnx (Button Extension). It allows the user to send keyboard combinations or execute commands with mouse buttons. btnx-config provides mouse and button detection, and an easy way to configure btnx's behavior. See .

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    btnx-config VS KatMouse

     
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