Mouse jiggler · Mac & Windows

A free mouse jiggler for Mac and Windows

Wiggle only mode moves your mouse in a smooth, human-style pattern, nothing like the robotic back-and-forth you get from a basic jiggler. Want clicks in a specific area too? Switch to Click areas. Both modes are free, and both pause the second you take over.

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Free. No account required.Mac and WindowsClicks only where you choose
Green Dotter’s compact bar on a desktop. It clicks at random points inside one safe area you chose, or wiggles the mouse. Touch the mouse and it pauses, waiting for you. Leave it and it carries on.

Set up in a minute.

Pick a mode and press Start. That's the whole job.

Click

Choose one exact spot, or draw a box and it clicks somewhere inside it. Clicks land at random intervals inside the range you set, so the rhythm isn't mechanical.

Wiggle

Nothing to pick. The mouse drifts a little, the way yours does while you read. Choose how long, press Start, and leave it.

Green Dotter's main screen set to Wiggle only. A row of options offers 15 min, 30 min, 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours, Until stopped and Every, with 1 hour chosen, and a green Start button.

It steps aside when you take over.

Touch the mouse and it pauses, then carries on once you stop. While it runs it folds down to a small bar you can park in a corner.

Green Dotter's compact bar while clicking: 1 hour 17 minutes left, stops at 3:45 pm, 842 clicks so far, with pause and stop buttons. The same bar in amber after the mouse was touched: Paused, waiting for you to leave the mouse, with resume and stop buttons.
Beta · new in 2.10

Set the week once.

Pick your days and hours, add a lunch break. Start and stop times shift by a few minutes each day, so it isn't clocking in at 9:00 sharp.

Green Dotter's Scheduler tab. Status Waiting, next run today 8:53 am to 5:08 pm. A Timetable for Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm with random starts up to 10 minutes before and stops up to 10 minutes after, lunch 1 to 2. Below, a week strip with green bars on each weekday and a gap at lunch.

Green Dotter has to be open, the tray is fine, and your computer on and signed in. It can't wake a sleeping computer. It's new, so if something looks off, tell us.

What does a mouse jiggler actually do?

A mouse jiggler keeps your computer from going idle by moving the cursor. Some are hardware USB devices you plug in, and they handle everything in the background. Some are software. Either way, the job is the same: move the pointer just enough that your machine doesn't think you've gone.

Mouse jiggler, mouse mover, mouse wiggler: different names for much the same kind of tool. Green Dotter adds an optional click mode on top, for situations where movement alone isn't enough.

They've been around for years. For basic keep-awake use, they can do the job.

Working from home, the usual reason for wanting one is mundane: you step away to read something long or take a call on your phone, and the laptop decides you have gone. Green Dotter moves the mouse automatically for as long as you set, then pauses the moment you touch it.

The problem with a basic mouse jiggler

Moving the cursor is a blunt solution. Most mouse jigglers don't know where they're sending your pointer. They just move it. That's fine until:

  • Your cursor ends up somewhere you didn't intend
  • The movement interrupts something you were doing
  • You need a click, not just movement
  • You want activity inside a specific app or screen area
  • You're testing something and random cursor movement breaks the flow

For simple tasks (stopping sleep mode on a personal machine) a mouse jiggler is often fine. For anything that needs more precision, it starts to feel clumsy.

Two modes, pick what fits

Wiggle only: smooth, natural mouse movement. Nothing gets clicked. No target to draw. Switch it on, set how long, go.

Click areas: draw a safe zone, set the interval, walk away. Good for apps where movement alone isn’t enough to keep your status active.

Safe-area targeting

In Click areas mode, you choose exactly where clicks can land. Wiggle mode moves the pointer but never clicks anything.

Randomised timing

Clicks happen at natural intervals, not a rigid fixed beat. Less mechanical, calmer for long sessions.

Auto-pause when you return

Move your mouse and Green Dotter pauses. It gets out of your way immediately.

Mac and Windows

Works on both. Separate native builds for each platform.

Local app, no account

Nothing cloud-based. Nothing to sign up for. Runs on your machine and does its job.

Free

No trial. No expiry.

Mouse jiggler vs Green Dotter

FeatureBasic mouse jigglerGreen Dotter
Human-style wiggle modeNoYes
Moves cursorYesYes, in Wiggle mode
Performs controlled clicksNoYes
Safe-area targetingNoYes
Random intervalsSometimesYes
Auto-pause when you returnUsually noYes
Wake lockSometimesYes
Mac supportVariesYes
Windows supportVariesYes
Useful for testing and demosLimitedYes
Local app, no accountVariesYes

To be fair: sometimes a jiggler is all you need

If your only goal is to stop your screen sleeping (a file download, a long presentation, a machine you want to leave running) a basic mouse jiggler or a power setting change may be all you need.

Green Dotter is more useful when you want controlled desktop activity inside a chosen screen area. If you just need the machine awake, simpler tools exist. The right tool depends on what you're actually trying to do. Here's a fuller look at how to keep your computer awake, and a comparison of auto clickers and keep-awake apps.

Where Green Dotter fits better

Green Dotter is the better choice when:

  • You want clicks to land in a specific part of your screen
  • You need randomised timing rather than fixed intervals
  • You're running demos and need controlled, predictable activity
  • You're doing QA or testing and need repeatable click behaviour
  • You want the tool to pause the moment you return
  • You're doing repetitive workflow tasks that benefit from automation
  • You want a local app that doesn't need a cloud account

Use automation sensibly

Choose a safe click area, somewhere clicks won't trigger buttons, forms, payments, or anything irreversible. Check your workplace or device policies before using any automation tool on a work machine. Green Dotter is designed for controlled desktop activity. Use it that way.

Still deciding? Read up first

Common questions

Yes. Wiggle only mode moves your mouse in a smooth, human-style pattern. It also has Click areas mode if you need targeted clicks in a specific screen zone.
It depends what you need. If you only want to stop sleep mode, a mouse jiggler may be enough. If you want controlled clicks in a specific area, Green Dotter gives you more control.
Yes. Clicking inside a safe area keeps your machine active during controlled sessions.
Yes. There are separate native builds for both platforms.
No. It's a local desktop utility. No screen recording, no message access, no account required.
Yes. Free to download and use. No trial period, no subscription.
No. A USB jiggler dongle does the same job in hardware, but it costs money and is one more thing to carry. Green Dotter makes the same kind of natural movement in software, free, and it pauses the moment you move the mouse yourself.
Yes. Green Dotter is a mouse jiggler app for Mac and Windows: download it, install it, and it moves the mouse for you with nothing plugged in. Wiggle only mode moves the pointer, Click areas mode clicks inside a zone you draw, and both stop the moment you move the mouse yourself.
For the everyday case, yes: you step away for a while and the laptop goes idle or shows you as away. Green Dotter keeps it active for as long as you set, then pauses when you come back. It does not unlock a locked screen, and it is not for pretending to work. Check your workplace policy first.

Official Green Dotter download

Official Green Dotter download

Green Dotter is available two official ways: install from the Microsoft Store, or download it directly from green-dotter.com. No account, email address or subscription is required.

Get Green DotterControlled clicks, simple setup. Green Dotter clicks where you tell it to, on a natural schedule, and gets out of your way when you're back. Free.
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