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scoot

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mjrusso / scoot

scoot

Keyboard-driven MacOS cursor actuator

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Keyboard-driven MacOS cursor actuator

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mjrusso·Jun 5, 2026

Scoot supports element-based navigation (c/o accessibility APIs), plus grid-based navigation, via two separate modes: https://github.com/mjrusso/scoot Unfortunately both modes are necessary, because many apps have all sorts of accessibility issues.

In Mouseless – keyboard-driven control of macOS/Linux/Windows

alan_zero·Jun 5, 2026

Opensource alternatives: - https://github.com/moverest/wl-kbptr - https://github.com/petoncle/mousemaster - https://github.com/y3owk1n/neru - https://github.com/mjrusso/scoot - https://github.com/jbensmann/mouseless - https://github.com/rvaiya/warpd (not really maintained anymore)

In Mouseless – keyboard-driven control of macOS/Linux/Windows

anarticle·Mar 18, 2026

I have tried to go completely mouse/trackpad free with vimari/vimium, scoot, and rectangle. Worked relatively well, and helps me move things around as fast as I can think. web moves: https://github.com/televator-apps/vimari mouse moves: https://github.com/mjrusso/scoot window moves: https://rectangleapp.com Drag lock is a good setting, just test drove it and will be using it.

In I haven't used a mouse for 14 years

thehours·Dec 12, 2024

Other options for mouseless navigation on MacOS: - [1] warpd - uses grid - [2] Scoot - uses grid - [3] Shortcat - uses accessibility ui - [4] Superkey - uses text ocr [1] https://github.com/rvaiya/warpd [2] https://github.com/mjrusso/scoot [3] https://shortcat.app [4] https://superkey.app

In Mouseless – fast mouse control with the keyboard

meatjuice·Apr 5, 2023

I found an app named “Scoot” recently and it works just as I wanted. It works in literally any situation by its grid-based navigation feature. https://github.com/mjrusso/scoot

In Vim-like “jump” cursor for Mac OS Window Management

keyle·Feb 28, 2023

For those looking to replace the mouse at the OS level on macOS (similar vibe), Scoot is pretty good for that... https://github.com/mjrusso/scoot

In Vimium – A browser extension that provides Vim-style keyboard controls

keyle·Oct 16, 2022

A very similar tool for macOS, inherently more native, called Scoot [1] [1] https://github.com/mjrusso/scoot

In Warpd: A modal keyboard-driven virtual pointer

mjrusso·Jan 12, 2022

Hi HN! I started building Scoot as an experiment, to see if it was possible to meaningfully reduce my reliance on a physical mouse and trackpad during day-to-day usage of my Mac. Quick backstory: I was experiencing pain in my ulnar nerve, which was definitely exacerbated by using a mouse. I was making a lot of changes to get that under control, but was curious if there was also a software-based solution that I could throw into the mix. As it happens, I had recently started using the excellent avy [0] Emacs package, and wondered if some of the ideas in avy could be brought to the operating system level. (Quick sidenote: some physical keyboards, e.g. those running the QMK firmware, support mouse emulation, which allows you to move your mouse by pressing keys. I like this feature, but it's not as efficient as what I had in mind.) I threw tog

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ether a prototype, to see what was possible. The initial version subdivided the screen into a grid of equally-sized cells, and assigned each cell a unique character sequence. Type the character sequence, and your mouse cursor moves right to that location. (You can also move the mouse cursor up, down, left, and right, using similar keyboard shortcuts for text editing. The app also lets you click and drag with your keyboard.) Over the holiday break, I added a new navigation mode that leverages the Mac OS accessibility APIs (like a screenreader) to find relevant UI elements on the screen (buttons, hyperlinks, etc.). Each element is assigned a unique character sequence, just like the grid-based navigation mode. Now, with element-based navigation, Scoot feels much more useful, and I thought it would be worth sharing more broadly in case anyone else finds it useful. (Note that Scoot is Mac only, relying heavily on Apple-provided frameworks.) Usage details (and a more detailed description) are available in the README. [1] Feedback is much appreciated! (And the app is open source, with a lot of missing features and bugs to squash. All contributions are welcome.) [0]: https://github.com/abo-abo/avy [1]: https://github.com/mjrusso/scoot

In Show HN: Scoot – efficiently move your mouse cursor using keyboard shortcuts

mjrusso·Jan 12, 2022Submission

Show HN: Scoot – efficiently move your mouse cursor using keyboard shortcuts

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