---
name: "mousetweaks"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mousetweaks"
version: "3.32.0-3"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mousetweaks"
---

# mousetweaks(1)

Accessibility enhancements for pointing devices

## NAME

mousetweaks - Accessibility enhancements for pointing devices

## SYNOPSIS

**mousetweaks** \[--dwell\] \[--ssc\] \[--dwell-time=FLOAT\] \[--ssc-time=FLOAT\] \[-m\|--dwell-mode=STRING\] \[-c\|--show-ctw\] \[-t\|--threshold=INT\] \[-g\|--geometry\] \[-s\|--shutdown\] \[--daemonize\] \[-?\|--help\]

## DESCRIPTION

**mousetweaks** is a collection of accessibility enhancements for pointing devices. This manual page describes the mousetweaks daemon.

## OPTIONS

- **--dwell**

  Automatically perform mouse clicks without using a physical button.

- **--ssc**

  Trigger the secondary mouse button when the primary mouse button is held down for a specified amount of time.

- **--dwell-time=FLOAT**

  Time to keep the pointer motionless before a dwell click is performed. Range: 0.2 - 3.0 seconds.

- **--ssc-time=FLOAT**

  Time to hold the primary mouse button before a simulated secondary click is performed. Range: 0.5 - 3.0 seconds.

- **-m, --dwell-mode=STRING**

  Select a dwell mode. Available options: **window** - Select the click type from a window or a panel applet. **gesture** - Perform different clicks by moving in different directions.

- **-c, --show-ctw**

  Show the click-type window. Only useful in combination with --dwell-mode=window.

- **-t, --threshold=INT**

  Ignore small pointer movements. Range: 0 - 30 pixels.

- **-g, --geometry**

  Size and position of the click-type window. Expects a standard X Window System geometry string. ie. WIDTHxHEIGHT+X+Y

- **-s, --shutdown**

  Stop the mousetweaks daemon.

- **--daemonize**

  Start mousetweaks in the background, ie. spawn a child process.

- **--login**

  Start mousetweaks in login mode. Login mode enables workarounds specific to GDM. Currently unused.

## FILES

*mousetweaks.pid*

The daemon creates a lock file in the $XDG\_RUNTIME\_DIR directory to keep track of its state. On systems with no user runtime directory, the $XDG\_CACHE\_HOME directory is used.

## BUGS

Report bugs to \<http://bugzilla.gnome.org/\> ⟨http://bugzilla.gnome.org/⟩

## AUTHORS

This manual page was written by Francesco Fumanti.

## LICENSE

Licenced under the GNU General Public License v3 or later.