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Scoot vs Homerow: catalog facts
Scoot	Homerow
Best for: Keyboard-focused Mac users who want to avoid the mouse	Best for: Keyboard-centric Mac users who want to avoid reaching for the mouse
Free Free, with source code on GitHub.	Paid One-time purchase of $49.99 for all personal Macs, with a free trial and a student discount.
macOS	macOS
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	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
macOS only Takes practice to become faster than a mouse	macOS only, requires macOS 13 or later Support for non-native web-based apps is partial
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Not open source	Not open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Offline features available	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Scoot github.com/mjrusso/scoot Catalog checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Homerow homerow.app Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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