MouseStride

A lightweight system tray app that tracks how far your mouse cursor travels. Available for macOS and Windows.

Features

• Real-time distance tracking — today and all-time stats in the system tray, DPI-aware
• Automatic unit detection — metric or imperial based on your locale
• Community dashboard — anonymous stats auto-sync to a live leaderboard every 15 minutes
• Zero UI — runs silently in the system tray, click for stats and dashboard link
• Cross-platform — same leaderboard for macOS and Windows users

Install

macOS

Requirements: macOS 13.0 (Ventura) or later

Installer

Download the latest MouseStride.pkg, double-click it, and follow the installer. The menu-bar icon appears immediately after install. On first mouse movement, macOS will ask permission for Input Monitoring — click Allow.

The installer is signed and notarized by Apple, so Gatekeeper will not warn you.

Build from source

git clone https://github.com/trustbe/MouseStride.git
cd MouseStride
make bundle
open MouseStrideDaemon.app

Windows

Requirements: Windows 10 or later

winget (recommended)

winget install trustbe.mousestride

Manual download

Grab the latest MSI and run the installer.

Note: The MSI is not code-signed. On first launch, Windows SmartScreen may show "Unknown publisher" — click More info → Run anyway. winget verifies the installer by SHA256 and skips this warning.

Build from source

git clone https://github.com/trustbe/MouseStride.git
cd MouseStride/daemon-windows
cargo build --release

Uninstall

macOS

rm -rf /Applications/MouseStrideDaemon.app
rm -f ~/Library/Preferences/com.mousestride.daemon.plist

Windows

Uninstall via Settings → Apps → MouseStride → Uninstall, or run the MSI installer again and choose Remove.

Privacy

• No account or login required
• All tracking data stored locally on your device
• Community sync is anonymous — only distance and a random animal name are shared
• No analytics, no telemetry

Community Dashboard

See how your cursor stacks up: Community Dashboard

License

MIT