mouse-keyboard

Control mouse and keyboard on Mac using cliclick. Use when you need to automate clicking, typing, or controlling the mouse cursor.

Mouse & Keyboard Control

Use cliclick tool for mouse/keyboard automation on Mac.

Tools

exec

Use exec to run cliclick commands.

Available Commands

• c:X,Y - Click at coordinates X,Y
• c:~100,~200 - Click at relative position
• w:500 - Wait 500ms
• t:hello - Type "hello"
• kd:cmd - Key down command
• ku:cmd - Key up command
• p:return - Press return/enter
• p:space - Press space
• p:tab - Press tab
• m:X,Y - Move mouse to X,Y
• dp - Double click
• rc:X,Y - Right click at X,Y

Common Workflows

Click at position

bash

cliclick c:500,300

Type text

bash

cliclick t:Hello World

Click and type

bash

cliclick c:500,300 && cliclick t:username

Keyboard shortcut

bash

cliclick kd:cmd ku:cmd  # Press cmd

Move and click

bash

cliclick m:100,100 && cliclick c:100,100

Getting Coordinates

Use cliclick p to print current mouse position, or use macOS screenshot tool (Shift+Cmd+4) to get coordinates.

Notes

• Coordinates are screen-based (0,0 is top-left)
• Use osascript for more complex keyboard operations
• Combine with sleep for timing