mousestride trustbe
Use this command to install mousestride:
winget install --id=trustbe.mousestride -e A lightweight system tray app that tracks how far your mouse cursor travels
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README
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
Homebrew (recommended)
brew tap trustbe/mousestride
brew install --cask mousestride
Manual download
Grab the latest zip, unzip, and move MouseStrideDaemon.app to /Applications.
> Note: MouseStride is not code-signed. On first launch, right-click the app → Open → click Open in the dialog.
Build from source
git clone https://github.com/trustbe/MouseStride.git
cd MouseStride
make daemon-bundle
open MouseStrideDaemon.app
Windows
Requirements: Windows 10 or later
Manual download
Grab the latest MSI and run the installer.
Build from source
git clone https://github.com/trustbe/MouseStride.git
cd MouseStride/daemon-windows
cargo build --release
Uninstall
macOS
Homebrew
brew uninstall --cask mousestride
Manual
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 via UserDefaults
- 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