Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Shake Cursor
Shake your mouse to summon local Codex.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier.
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Cursor Crane▲84Control your Mac at the pace of your keyboard
Jul 2026 · cursorcrane.expressionloss.com · its alternatives →
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Noise-cancelling for your screen now with cursor shake
Dec 2025 · monocle.heyiam.dk · its alternatives →
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AgentMicro▲160Live Codex task status in your macOS menu bar
Aug 2026 · agentmicro.cc · its alternatives →
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Hi everyone! I'm Marius Hauken, an indie developer, and I'm excited to share my app: Pie Menu. It offers a fresh way to access your favorite menu bar commands and keyboard shortcuts on macOS. By simply pressing a hotkey you choose during setup, a radial menu appears around your cursor, customized to the current active application. This allows you to quickly select commands without having to remember complex shortcuts across different applications. Pie Menu comes with a library of preprogrammed commands for popular apps, but you can easily add any app on your computer. We've also created an…
2024 · pie-menu.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, Francesco from Cua here. I hacked this project together last weekend, inspired by the Codex Computer-Use release and lessons learned from deploying GUI-operating agents for our customers. The main problem: when a UI automation process controls a desktop app today, it usually takes over the human’s session. Your cursor moves, keyboard focus gets stolen, windows jump to the front, and you have to stop working until the agent is done. That is why we have historically avoided encouraging users to run these processes directly on their host machine, instead relying on VMs or GUI containers…
Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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CursorFlow▲122Visualize your cursor tracks and keystrokes on macOS
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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CursorTalk▲83Fast local dictation that works in every Mac app
Mar 2026 · cursortalk.pages.dev · its alternatives →
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Mouse Shaker▲105Simulate activity to stay online on messaging apps
Nov 2025 · clemstation.com · its alternatives →
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Mighty Cursor▲147Talk to your cursor, get instant answers right where you are
2025 · mightycursor.com · its alternatives →
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Abnormal Mouse▲132Swipe, zoom, and rotate with a 'normal' mouse in macOS
2022 · abnormalmouse.intii.com · its alternatives →
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Writing about Scala, Play Framework, and startups.
2020 · tanin.nanakorn.com · its alternatives →
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Slapppy▲80Trigger macros with rhythmic taps on your trackpad or mouse
Apr 2026 · slapppy.com · its alternatives →
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Privacy-first Codex tracker for your macOS menu bar
Jul 2026 · getcodexbar.xyz · its alternatives →
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Meteorite▲134A minimal & frictionless menu bar notetaker for macOS
Feb 2026 · trymeteorite.com · its alternatives →
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Radial▲98Everything at your cursor in a single gesture
Jan 2026 · radial.appverge.net · its alternatives →
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Clicky▲144AI buddy next to your cursor on Mac—sees, guides, helps you!
Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Codex now runs natively on Windows with secure sandbox
Mar 2026 · learn.chatgpt.com · its alternatives →
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iCorner▲26Effortless Mac productivity—access tools with a corner hover
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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