Menu bar app for the Mac
How far has your mouse travelled today?
Mausmeter counts in metres, not pixels: calculated from the physical size of your display, added up across several screens. Plus clicks, scroll distance and keystrokes as plain counters, live in the menu bar.
14 days with the full feature set, then a one-off €14.90. No subscription.
How it measures
Metres, not pixels
Most numbers a mouse gives you are pixels or clicks. Neither says much about how far your hand actually travelled. Mausmeter converts the pointer's pixel path using the physical size of your display, into real centimetres and metres. Work across two or three screens, and each one converts with its own size; the total comes out as a single distance.
Real metres, not pixels
Screen diagonal and resolution give the actual pointer distance, not the number of pixels it crossed.
Several displays combined
Each screen gets its own conversion. Switch between your laptop display and an external monitor, and both count toward the same total.
Plain counters, nothing else
Clicks, scroll distance and keystrokes are counted, not recorded. What you click or type, Mausmeter never sees.
What it looks like
Eight views from the app, all in dark appearance. Mausmeter does light too.
Overview
History
Heatmap
Achievements
Ergonomics
Year in review
Day card
Menu bar panel
Everything Mausmeter does
No clutter, but no half measures either.
Live value in the menu bar
Distance today, all-time distance or clicks. You choose what stays visible without opening the app.
Dashboard with history
Days, weeks and a full year as a calendar grid, plus active days and the longest streak.
App ranking
Which app the mouse travels the most in. The result is more surprising than you'd think.
Heatmap
Where the pointer and clicks land, optionally over a screenshot for context.
Ergonomics view
Work sessions, click streaks and a break reminder, off by default. Switch it on if you want it.
Achievements and streaks
Fixed marks such as 1 or 10 kilometres, plus streaks for consecutive active days.
Year in review and day card
Two shareable cards, with a comparison like "that's 4.0 times the height of Mount Everest."
Widgets
For the desktop and Control Center, no window needs to be open.
Export as CSV or JSON
Take your own numbers along and keep working with them in Excel, Numbers or a script.
Schedule and exclusion list
Only count during work hours, or leave individual apps out of the measurement entirely.
Metric or imperial
Centimetres and metres, or inches and feet, switchable in settings.
German and English
The interface switches automatically with your system language.
Who it pays off for
Curiosity is reason enough
You don't need an urgent reason. Some people just want to know how much screen work a day really adds up to. For others, that number is exactly the reason to take a break.
- People who want to know how many kilometres a day actually add up
- Anyone with recurring wrist or neck pain looking for a reason to take breaks
- Streamers and content creators who want to share a year-in-review card
- People with several displays who want to know where the mouse really lives
Pay once, use it for good
€14.90 one-off · incl. VAT. No subscription, no monthly charge. The full version runs free for fourteen days, then you decide.
- 14 days with the full feature set to try it
- License key by email after purchase
- Valid for all your own Macs
- Verified offline, no activation over the internet required
- Updates included
What the app sees, and what it doesn't
An app that knows every mouse movement needs a clear line where the counting stops.
No key content
Keystrokes are counted, not read. What you type never reaches Mausmeter.
No window titles, no screens
The name of the active app is recorded for the ranking, not its content, and no screenshot without you asking for one.
No raw events on disk
What gets stored are aggregated values per minute, never a single mouse movement or a single keystroke.
No internet connection
The database lives in your own user folder. The one exception is the update check, and that can be switched off.
For all of this to work, Mausmeter needs one-time Accessibility permission from macOS. Without it, the system gives no app mouse movements or keystrokes outside its own windows.
Frequently asked questions about Mausmeter
How does Mausmeter calculate the distance in metres?
The physical display size and resolution give the number of millimetres a pixel actually measures on that screen. Every pointer movement is converted using that value and enters the statistics in real centimetres and metres. With several displays, each one converts using its own size.
Why does the app need Accessibility permission?
Without it, macOS gives no app mouse movements, clicks or keystrokes outside its own windows. There's a good reason for that: it's the same interface a keylogger would use. Mausmeter needs exactly that access to count. You grant it once, in System Settings under Privacy & Security.
Does Mausmeter read what I type?
No. A keystroke increments a counter, nothing more. Which key it was, what word it becomes, or which app you typed it in: Mausmeter never processes any of that, so it never stores it either.
Are raw events like individual mouse movements stored?
No. What gets stored are aggregated values per minute: distance, clicks, scroll distance, keystrokes. Which day a minute counts toward follows the local calendar at the time it was recorded. The individual movement itself never reaches the disk.
Does the app work without an internet connection?
Yes, entirely. The only connection it makes is the check for new versions, and that can be switched off in settings. Measuring, statistics and the heatmap need no network at all.
How much performance does background tracking cost?
Measured at idle: under 1% CPU and around 20 MB of memory. Tracking runs continuously in the background, with no window needing to stay open.
What happens after the 14 trial days?
Counting pauses and everything measured so far stays visible: dashboard, heatmap, achievements. A license key for a one-off €14.90 switches counting back on right away, no restart needed, for good and on all your own Macs. No subscription, no recurring charge.
Does Mausmeter also count on a trackpad and Magic Mouse?
Yes. Mausmeter counts the pointer path on screen, whether a mouse, a trackpad or a Magic Mouse moves it. For scrolling it converts points to millimetres; classic wheels without a point value count ten points per notch. macOS only reports "wheel" or "continuous", not the device, so that is as precise as the system gets.
Ready to see your mouse distance?
Fourteen days free, with every feature included. The download takes a minute, and the first number appears with your first mouse move.