How to uninstall Scroll Reverser on Mac
Keep your Scroll Reverser settings if you want to use them again. The vendor’s uninstall instructions say to quit the self-contained app and move it to the Trash, with preferences optional. This page covers the official Mac archive app.
Quit and remove the app
Quit Scroll Reverser from its menu bar menu, then move Scroll Reverser.app to the Trash. System natural-scrolling settings belong to macOS and do not need to be reset to remove the app.
Review local scrolling settings
~/Library/Preferences/com.pilotmoon.scroll-reverser.plistcontains app preferences. Copy it first if you want to keep the configuration.~/Library/HTTPStorages/com.pilotmoon.scroll-reverserand temporary cache were observed in the test. The cask also names~/Library/Caches/com.pilotmoon.scroll-reverser.- Accessibility and input-permission settings are macOS state, not app-cache folders to delete manually.
After quitting Scroll Reverser, open the exact preference, cache and HTTP-storage paths above with Finder’s Shift + Command + G. Copy the preference file elsewhere if you want to retain your settings, then move only the unwanted files or folders to the Trash. Keep shared Library parent folders, macOS natural-scrolling settings and system permission databases.
Check the result
pgrep -ifl "Scroll Reverser"
ls -ld "/Applications/Scroll Reverser.app" "$HOME/Library/Preferences/com.pilotmoon.scroll-reverser.plist"
No process output means this name was not found, not that every helper has gone. Check any match against the app’s actual executable path. A missing-path error from ls means only that location is absent; permission errors leave its state unknown. A surviving folder can be intentional data to keep.
If you installed it with Homebrew
The cask has no separate uninstall helper. Zap removes the exact cache and preferences, so keep a copy of the preferences if you want your configuration.
To uninstall without zap, use:
brew uninstall --cask scroll-reverser
Mole checks Homebrew's full removal list and skips --zap when it reaches unchecked data, shared files or anything it cannot verify. It still removes the leftovers you selected. A direct brew uninstall --cask --zap scroll-reverser runs Homebrew’s full zap list without consulting Mole’s checkboxes.
What Mole lists
Mole selects the app, exact preferences and attributable cache/HTTP rows by default. Uncheck the preferences if you want to retain the app’s configuration. It does not reset macOS natural scrolling or edit the system permission database.
What this test covered
On September 25, 2026, the official Scroll Reverser 1.9 app was copied from its archive and uninstalled with a development build of Mole. The recorded preferences, HTTP storage and temporary cache were removed. Device-specific scrolling behavior, permission cleanup and the published Mole package were not verified.