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Homerow vs Scoot: catalog facts
Homerow	Scoot
Best for: Keyboard-centric Mac users who want to avoid reaching for the mouse	Best for: Keyboard-focused Mac users who want to avoid the mouse
Paid One-time purchase of $49.99 for all personal Macs, with a free trial and a student discount.	Free Free, with source code on GitHub.
macOS	macOS
Click buttons and links from the keyboard in most native apps One-time purchase with all future updates included All 3 strengths for Homerow Click buttons and links from the keyboard in most native apps One-time purchase with all future updates included Free to try with only a periodic reminder	Move, click and drag using only the keyboard Two navigation modes for targeting the cursor All 3 strengths for Scoot Move, click and drag using only the keyboard Two navigation modes for targeting the cursor Small native app
macOS only, requires macOS 13 or later Support for non-native web-based apps is partial	macOS only Takes practice to become faster than a mouse
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Not open source	Not open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Homerow homerow.app Catalog checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Scoot github.com/mjrusso/scoot Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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