Mouse jigglers move the cursor. Green Dotter lets you choose a safe area of your screen and clicks only inside it. More control, less chaos. Free for Mac and Windows.
Green Dotter is distributed directly from green-dotter.com. This is the official download source for the Green Dotter app. No account, email address or subscription is required.
A mouse jiggler keeps your computer from going idle by moving the cursor. Some are hardware USB devices — you plug them in and they handle everything in the background. Some are software. Either way, the job is the same: move the pointer just enough that your machine doesn't think you've gone.
They've been around for years. For basic keep-awake use, they can do the job.
Moving the cursor is a blunt solution. Most mouse jigglers don't know where they're sending your pointer. They just move it. That's fine until:
For simple tasks — stopping sleep mode on a personal machine — a mouse jiggler is often fine. For anything that needs more precision, it starts to feel clumsy.
Green Dotter is an auto clicker, not a cursor mover. You draw a safe area on your screen. Green Dotter clicks inside that area on a randomised schedule. When you come back and move the mouse yourself, it pauses automatically. That's the whole thing.
You choose exactly where clicks happen. Green Dotter doesn't wander. It stays inside the area you define.
Clicks happen at natural intervals, not a rigid fixed beat. Less mechanical, calmer for long sessions.
Move your mouse or press a key and Green Dotter pauses. It gets out of your way immediately.
Works on both. Separate native builds for each platform.
Nothing cloud-based. Nothing to sign up for. Runs on your machine and does its job.
No trial. No expiry.
| Feature | Basic mouse jiggler | Green Dotter |
|---|---|---|
| Moves cursor | Yes | No |
| Performs controlled clicks | No | Yes |
| Safe-area targeting | No | Yes |
| Random intervals | Sometimes | Yes |
| Auto-pause when you return | Usually no | Yes |
| Wake lock | Sometimes | Yes |
| Mac support | Varies | Yes |
| Windows support | Varies | Yes |
| Useful for testing and demos | Limited | Yes |
| Local app, no account | Varies | Yes |
If your only goal is to stop your screen sleeping — a file download, a long presentation, a machine you want to leave running — a basic mouse jiggler or a power setting change may be all you need.
Green Dotter is more useful when you want controlled desktop activity inside a chosen screen area. If you just need the machine awake, simpler tools exist. The right tool depends on what you're actually trying to do — here's a fuller look at how to keep your computer awake, and a comparison of auto clickers and keep-awake apps.
Green Dotter is the better choice when:
Choose a safe click area — somewhere clicks won't trigger buttons, forms, payments, or anything irreversible. Check your workplace or device policies before using any automation tool on a work machine. Green Dotter is designed for controlled desktop activity. Use it that way.
Green Dotter is distributed directly from green-dotter.com. This is the official download source for the Green Dotter app. No account, email address or subscription is required.