Logitech software

Raised as a usability problem by 22 people on Hacker News over 15 years (2012–2026), in 18 threads.

People raised many different problems with Logitech software, but no single problem has yet been raised by 3 people in 3 different months and threads.

Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.

The newest 22 complaints

MX Master needs the app constantly running in background to use gestures2026-08-19
Each peripheral needs its own bloated app, which still lacks some settings2026-03-14
Macros need companion software; a simple two-key chord can't be bound onboard2024-12-18
The commenter says Logitech's remapping UX is nicer, implying AHK is harder to use for mouse remapping2023-02-14
Logitech devices require running its software, which the commenter avoids; also reports laggy Bluetooth2022-10-09
Gamer companion app is about 500MB and sometimes takes 30 seconds to open2022-09-09
Cannot adjust auto-exposure behaviour; only post-hoc brightness sliders, which wash out the picture2022-06-19
Logitech software fails to recognize webcam and throws errors during installation2021-12-16
Logitech companion software is so bad the commenter never installs it2021-08-23
Software crashes every time a USB device is unplugged2021-08-23
Button set to show battery level doesn't work, for no clear reason2021-08-23
Constantly consumes background resources for no reason2021-08-23
Camera stays zoomed in, requiring opening G Hub before every meeting to fix it2021-08-23
Software for setting up mouse buttons was a pain to use2021-07-28
Logitech's Windows configuration software is a pain to use and degraded the mouse experience2021-07-20
Installer won't proceed until telemetry option is checked; new suite redundant and worse than old2021-07-01
Windows Logitech software gives too little control over camera image settings2021-01-22
Can't map extra mouse buttons to standard events; only middle click is configurable2020-09-06
Onboard memory feature is hidden; setup takes many nested menu steps2019-12-18
Keyboard display software was terrible and useless because third-party apps conflicted2016-10-30
Users must jump through an unfamiliar online process just to use the mouse2012-11-09
Driver downloads unavailable, then install refused on grounds of piracy2012-08-10