{"slug": "mouseless", "name": "Mouseless", "category": "productivity", "category_name": "Productivity", "description": "", "recommenders": 4, "commenters": 6, "warners": 0, "score": 4.145, "rising": -1.31, "first": "2026-03-19", "latest": "2026-06-05", "why": "Ive been using mouseless for a while now and I've been enjoying it!", "why_is_quote": true, "has_verdict": false, "sentiment": {"recommend": 4, "neutral": 2, "compare": 0, "warn": 0}, "spark": [0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0], "listed": true, "loved": [], "caveat": "", "short_quote": "Ive been using mouseless for a while now and I've been enjoying it!", "icon": true, "domain": "mouseless.click", "github_repo": null, "official_url": "https://mouseless.click", "pricing": "", "aliases": ["Mouseless", "mouseless"], "verdict": null, "praise": [{"label": "", "summary": "", "quotes": [{"id": 774630736, "item_id": 48414421, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48414421", "by": "ardim", "date": "2026-06-05", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Ive been using mouseless for a while now and I've been enjoying it!", "excerpt": "fwiw Ive been using mouseless for a while now and I've been enjoying it! I like how i can remember the regions on the screen and the hotkeys are consistent. I also like that it makes the whole screen clickable not just what the app is able to recognize as a button.", "context": "", "use_case": "keyboard-driven mouse control", "switched_from": "", "story": "Mouseless \u2013 keyboard-driven control of macOS/Linux/Windows"}, {"id": 774597792, "item_id": 48412362, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48412362", "by": "ahmd-sh", "date": "2026-06-05", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "i use this! it actually comes in handy when i'm too lazy to move my hands from my keyboard.", "excerpt": "i use this! it actually comes in handy when i'm too lazy to move my hands from my keyboard. on my ultrawide, the click zones are larger and easier to digest/hit.", "context": "", "use_case": "keyboard-driven mouse control", "switched_from": "", "story": "Mouseless \u2013 keyboard-driven control of macOS/Linux/Windows"}, {"id": 774594004, "item_id": 48412125, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48412125", "by": "alan_zero", "date": "2026-06-05", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Opensource alternatives:", "excerpt": "Opensource alternatives: - https://github.com/moverest/wl-kbptr - https://github.com/petoncle/mousemaster - https://github.com/y3owk1n/neru - https://github.com/mjrusso/scoot - https://github.com/jbensmann/mouseless - https://github.com/rvaiya/warpd (not really maintained anymore)", "context": "", "use_case": "keyboard-driven mouse control", "switched_from": "", "story": "Mouseless \u2013 keyboard-driven control of macOS/Linux/Windows"}, {"id": 759067360, "item_id": 47441710, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47441710", "by": "bobchadwick", "date": "2026-03-19", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "it's been a game changer, allowing me to almost never touch the trackpad", "excerpt": "Ooh thanks for the hot tip on Scoot! I've been using Mouseless (https://mouseless.click/) for a while and it's been a game changer, allowing me to almost never touch the trackpad. That said, I like the fact that Scoot allows for selecting elements. Gonna give it a shot!", "context": "", "use_case": "keyboard-driven mouse control", "switched_from": "", "story": "I haven't used a mouse for 14 years"}]}], "caveats": [], "who": [{"by": "ElijahLynn", "context": "Linux user, laptop-only with pointer stick", "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48413386", "date": "2026-06-05"}], "tags": [], "use_cases": ["keyboard-driven mouse control"], "compared": [{"slug": "scoot", "name": "Scoot", "co": 2, "switched_from": 0, "switched_to": 0}], "makers": [], "threads": [{"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48383667", "title": "Mouseless \u2013 keyboard-driven control of macOS/Linux/Windows", "mentions": 5}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47428734", "title": "I haven't used a mouse for 14 years", "mentions": 1}], "sentiment_by_month": {"2025-11": {}, "2025-12": {}, "2026-01": {}, "2026-02": {}, "2026-03": {"recommend": 1}, "2026-04": {}, "2026-05": {}, "2026-06": {"recommend": 3, "neutral": 2}, "2026-07": {}, "2026-08": {}, "2026-09": {}, "2026-10": {}}, "quotes": [{"id": 774732337, "item_id": 48420771, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48420771", "by": "frangonf", "date": "2026-06-05", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "I tried mouseless in the past and loved the idea but it just didn't click with me.", "excerpt": "In the web I use Vimium, I tried mouseless in the past and loved the idea but it just didn't click with me. Now I use a lot a mouse layer in zmk and also a trackball.", "context": "", "use_case": "keyboard-driven mouse control", "switched_from": "", "story": "Mouseless \u2013 keyboard-driven control of macOS/Linux/Windows"}, {"id": 774630736, "item_id": 48414421, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48414421", "by": "ardim", "date": "2026-06-05", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Ive been using mouseless for a while now and I've been enjoying it!", "excerpt": "fwiw Ive been using mouseless for a while now and I've been enjoying it! I like how i can remember the regions on the screen and the hotkeys are consistent. 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I've been using Mouseless (https://mouseless.click/) for a while and it's been a game changer, allowing me to almost never touch the trackpad. That said, I like the fact that Scoot allows for selecting elements. Gonna give it a shot!", "context": "", "use_case": "keyboard-driven mouse control", "switched_from": "", "story": "I haven't used a mouse for 14 years"}]}