# sbmpost/AutoRaise

AutoRaise (and focus) a window when hovering over it with the mouse

Repository: https://github.com/sbmpost/AutoRaise
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/autoraise
Language: Objective-C++
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: autoraise, autofocus, osx, mouse
Last push: 2026-03-02T13:34:09+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 68/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 70, release rhythm 47, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2715, "days_push": 184, "days_rel": 196, "gap_med": 108.0, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2774, forks 121 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:19.131939+00:00)

## What it is
A macOS utility that automatically raises and focuses a window when the mouse hovers over it, with a configurable delay. It also offers an optional mouse-warp feature when switching apps via cmd-tab or cmd-grave.

## Use cases
- focus follows mouse on macOS
- auto raise windows on hover
- warp mouse to center of activated window with cmd-tab
- enable x11-style focus behavior on a Mac
- reduce clicking needed to switch windows

## When to choose
- you want focus-follows-mouse behavior on macOS
- you prefer keyboard task switching with mouse warping
- you want a lightweight menu bar utility

## When to avoid
- you are on Windows or Linux
- you need per-app focus rules beyond the provided options
- you rely on undocumented private APIs being stable (experimental focus-first mode)

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, gui
- domain: desktop-applications, developer-tools, apple-ecosystem
- platform: -
- tags: focus-follows-mouse, window-management, auto-raise, menu-bar-app, accessibility, macos

## Member repositories
- sbmpost/AutoRaise (main) score 68

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:19.131939+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T08:16:35.602028+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/sbmpost/AutoRaise (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:19.131939+00:00, sha ec6ac02ed627)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.