Development Release

[ther0n]

This development release contains fixes for macOS 26.x. I probably won't do another release unless it becomes possible for me to make a properly signed release.

I no longer have a paid Apple Developer account, it doesn't make sense for me to pay $100/year to give away a free application that should be part of the OS. Also I'm generally fed up with Apple (and all of big tech). You may get a message saying the application is damaged, or that "Apple can't check it for malicious software" and that the application needs to be updated and to contact the developer. No it doesn't need to be updated, no it's not damaged. Apple is just greedy and wants me to pay their ransom.

To fix this you can run xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/UnnaturalScrollWheels.

It's also worth noting that unlike when this application was made, there are alternatives that work on modern macOS such as Linear Mouse if you are having issues :).

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This discussion was created from the release Development Release.

[RobinNaumann]

Hi @ther0n, thanks for the update. I really missed this simple tool since moving to os26. I also totally feel your frustration about Apple's greed regarding the development fee. There's really no good reason for it except that they have to power to do it.

That being said, I had to renew my developer license for other projects I am working on. So, in case you want to sign UnnaturalScrollWheels via my account, feel free to reach out. I can invite you.

Yours, Robin

[ther0n]

Hi @ther0n, thanks for the update. I really missed this simple tool since moving to os26. I also totally feel your frustration about Apple's greed regarding the development fee. There's really no good reason for it except that they have to power to do it.

That being said, I had to renew my developer license for other projects I am working on. So, in case you want to sign UnnaturalScrollWheels via my account, feel free to reach out. I can invite you.

Yours, Robin

Yes that could work! Sent you an email.

[AESilky]

Yes, thank you for the update. My machine recently updated and I lost this functionality. I've been using it for some time now (I donated to you when I first installed it, and I will again). I am in the same boat for signing. It's very frustrating.
Thanks, Ed

[AESilky]

I get the following when trying to change the xattr:
xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/UnnaturalScrollWheels.app
xattr: /Applications/UnnaturalScrollWheels.app: No such xattr: com.apple.quarantine

[AESilky]

I was able to delete the 'quarantine' after I rebooted.

[fclante]

I'm on Mac OS Tahoe 26.2 - The above instructions did not fix it for me 😞 , I installed LinearMouse and that works :-) Thanks for the tip 😄