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BlueM/cliclick

macOS CLI tool for emulating mouse and keyboard events observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/BlueM/cliclick · homepage · Objective-C · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

40/100

  • Activity 38
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4962
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 375
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2005 stars · 146 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

cliclick is a macOS command-line tool for emulating mouse clicks, movements, and keyboard input from the shell. It is written in Objective-C and requires Accessibility permissions to control the computer.

Use cases

  • simulate mouse clicks from a shell script
  • automate keyboard input on macOS
  • script GUI interactions for testing
  • move the mouse cursor programmatically
  • record and replay mouse and keyboard actions
  • automate repetitive UI tasks on a Mac

When to choose

  • you need to automate macOS GUI interactions from scripts or CI
  • you want a lightweight native CLI instead of a full GUI automation framework
  • you need human-like mouse movement easing

When to avoid

  • you need cross-platform input automation (Windows/Linux)
  • you need to automate UIs on macOS versions older than 10.15
  • you need high-level GUI testing with element selectors rather than coordinates

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

cli workflow-automation developer-tools developer-tools operating-systems cli mouse-events keyboard-events gui-automation objective-c input-simulation automation command-line macos

2 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
BlueM/cliclickmain40

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