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Tool for emulating mouse and keyboard events. Version 5.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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overview
Package summary
Tool for emulating mouse and keyboard events
Project links
Commands and aliases
- cliclick
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Project history and usage
cliclick is a small macOS command-line automation utility for driving mouse and keyboard events from Terminal. Its official README expands the name as Command Line Interface Click, says it is written in Objective-C, and documents commands for clicking, moving, dragging, waiting, printing mouse position, and sending key events.
Project history
The upstream GitHub repository was created in 2013 and is maintained by Carsten Bluem under the BlueM account. The project has stayed deliberately focused on macOS GUI event automation rather than becoming a general cross-platform automation framework.
Adoption history
The official README strongly recommends installing with Homebrew and also notes MacPorts availability. The batch input independently lists both Homebrew and MacPorts package-manager entries, which is the main distribution signal for this niche macOS CLI.
How it is used
Typical use is shell-driven UI automation: click a coordinate, move relative to the current mouse position, drag, wait between events, print coordinates, or send key presses. The README also notes that Terminal or the invoking app must have macOS Accessibility permission or the tool may appear to do nothing.
Why package nerds care
cliclick matters to package-manager users because it fills a narrow but durable gap: scriptable GUI input on macOS without AppleScript ceremony or a larger automation runtime. Its appeal is strongest in test scripts, window-manager glue, demos, and local automation where a packaged single binary is easier to depend on than a GUI automation stack.
Timeline
- 2013: BlueM/cliclick GitHub repository created.
- 2025: Version 5.1 is the latest tag visible from the official repository tag list.
- 2026: The batch input lists Homebrew and MacPorts distribution.
Related projects
- cliclick sits near macOS automation tools such as AppleScript, Automator, Shortcuts, and lower-level event injectors, but its official scope is a command-line tool for mouse and keyboard actions.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
cliclick | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version5.1
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:cliclick |
|---|---|
| Version | 5.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://www.bluem.net/jump/cliclick/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/BlueM/cliclick |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation