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When I switched to SteerMouse after getting fed up with Logitech I removed everything Logi Options had on my system. It freed almost 6Gb! Granted, most of it were different versions of the app that it was downloading, updating but never deleting the previous ones for some reason. But still, for a mouse driver that's excessive.", "context": "", "use_case": "Logitech mouse configuration", "switched_from": "", "story": "OpenLogi"}, {"id": 789736112, "item_id": 49358507, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49358507", "by": "bkovacev", "date": "2026-08-19", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "This is awesome! Thank you so much for great work! I love it", "excerpt": "This is awesome! Thank you so much for great work! I love it, I wasn't even aware of the actions ring! Off-topic - does anyone know if something like this exists for Keychron keyboards?", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "OpenLogi"}]}], "caveats": [], "who": [], "tags": [], "use_cases": ["logitech mouse configuration", "logitech mouse config"], "compared": [{"slug": "bettermouse", "name": "BetterMouse", "co": 2, "switched_from": 0, "switched_to": 0}], "makers": [], "threads": [{"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49355606", "title": "OpenLogi", "mentions": 4}], "sentiment_by_month": {"2025-11": {}, "2025-12": {}, "2026-01": {}, "2026-02": {}, "2026-03": {}, "2026-04": {}, "2026-05": {}, "2026-06": {}, "2026-07": {}, "2026-08": {"compare": 1, "recommend": 3}, "2026-09": {}, "2026-10": {}}, "quotes": [{"id": 789847730, "item_id": 49365483, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49365483", "by": "excentricus", "date": "2026-08-19", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "this is great! i can\u2019t wait to give it a shot.", "excerpt": "this is great! i can\u2019t wait to give it a shot. i recently had to stop using logi options, whatever the heck it\u2019s called, because the app doesn\u2019t start on my mac (sequoia). no error, no logs, nothing helpful can be found online. i gave up and started using bettermouse, which i have mixed feelings about. it does the job but the set of controls feels too complicated/overwhelming. i couldn\u2019t find that sweet spot for my p", "context": "", "use_case": "Logitech mouse configuration", "switched_from": "", "story": "OpenLogi"}, {"id": 789828242, "item_id": 49364265, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49364265", "by": "borisgolovnev", "date": "2026-08-19", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Glad there are free alternatives now.", "excerpt": "Glad there are free alternatives now. When I switched to SteerMouse after getting fed up with Logitech I removed everything Logi Options had on my system. It freed almost 6Gb! Granted, most of it were different versions of the app that it was downloading, updating but never deleting the previous ones for some reason. But still, for a mouse driver that's excessive.", "context": "", "use_case": "Logitech mouse configuration", "switched_from": "", "story": "OpenLogi"}, {"id": 789736112, "item_id": 49358507, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49358507", "by": "bkovacev", "date": "2026-08-19", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "This is awesome! Thank you so much for great work! I love it", "excerpt": "This is awesome! Thank you so much for great work! I love it, I wasn't even aware of the actions ring! 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