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Mouse Tester

Mouse Tester is part of Toolspire and is ready as soon as this page loads. Check every button, the scroll wheel and a double-click in one pad. The pointer position updates as you move, and the counts stay on this device.

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What you can do here

Every button

Left, right, middle and the side buttons each have their own counter, and light up while held.

Double-click timing

See whether a double-click is landing inside the usual half-second window.

Scroll directions

The wheel and a horizontal tilt are counted apart, so a tired wheel is obvious.

A tracking pad

Coordinates follow the pointer. If they freeze while the mouse still moves, the browser is not receiving events.

The sequence

How to test a mouse

  1. 1

    Move into the pad

    The coordinates should change as the pointer moves. They are measured from the pad’s top-left corner.

  2. 2

    Click each button

    Left, right and the wheel-click should each add one to their counter. The right-click menu is suppressed inside the pad.

  3. 3

    Double-click

    Two quick left clicks should raise the double-click count and show the gap.

  4. 4

    Roll the wheel

    Scrolling over the pad should increase the up or down count instead of moving the page.

Worth knowing

  • Mouse Tester on Toolspire: counts left, right, middle, back and forward clicks inside the pad.
  • A second click within 500 ms counts as a double-click and shows the gap in milliseconds.
  • Reads the scroll wheel and a sideways tilt, separately up, down, left and right.
  • Shows the pointer position inside the pad, in pixels from the top-left corner.
  • Nothing is uploaded. The counts live in the page until you press Reset or leave.

A button that never counts

  • Click inside the pad — clicks on the rest of the page are normal browser clicks and are not counted.
  • The side buttons — back and forward are often wired to browser history outside this pad. Inside the pad they should count instead.
  • A hardware switch — some mice have a DPI or button-lock switch. Check the underside.
  • Another device — a graphics tablet or a trackpad can be the pointer the page is seeing. Unplug the extra device and try again.

Double-click feels like one click

Operating systems collapse two clicks into a double-click only when they land inside a time window and a small distance. This page uses 500 milliseconds, which is a common default. If your double-clicks show a gap well above that, slow the system double-click speed — or the switch is bouncing and needs a clean.

FAQ

Questions about Mouse Tester

Where does Mouse Tester run?

Mouse Tester runs in this tab on Toolspire. What you type or drop in is not sent to us and is not stored on a server.

How do I test the right mouse button?

Right-click inside the grid pad. The browser’s menu is blocked there so the click can be counted. The Right counter should go up by one.

What is a normal double-click speed?

Anything up to about 500 milliseconds between the two clicks. The page shows the exact gap of the last double-click it accepted.

Why does the page not scroll when I use the wheel?

Wheel events over the pad are taken by the test so they can be counted. Move the pointer outside the pad to scroll the page again.

Does it work with a trackpad?

Yes. A click, a tap and a two-finger scroll are ordinary pointer and wheel events, so they show up the same way.

Is the pointer position sent anywhere?

No. Coordinates and counts stay in the tab. Reset clears them, and so does leaving the page.

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