# Neverclick

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Neverclick and 5 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free keyboard-driven mouse control that people say works in every app, though critics say its GitHub has no real source code.

## Why people recommend it

- Works in every app (2 comments): "it uses local computer vision so it works in every app." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48919386)) "the biggest one is that it works in every app" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48919616))
- Pleasant and comfortable to use (2 comments): "it's still really cozy to use and way better than if it were randomly generated and assigned" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48921001)) "which makes it a way better experience" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48918847))
- Praised as a great utility (2 comments): "This is really nice, great job!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48918986)) "Seems like a great utility" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48427547))

## What people warn about

- No real source code published (4 comments): "Why even have a github if you don't actually publish anything there." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48922432)) "No releases and all the code files are "placeholder.cpp"" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48920732)) "It's a lot of placeholder.cpp with int main(){return};" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48920639))
- Anonymous publisher, possible malware (2 comments): "That is why you should probably think twice about downloading and installing software published by an anonymous person" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48923013)) "This reeks of likely malware." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48923512))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Mouseless](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mouseless.md): 22 recommend
- [Homerow](https://hackerapproved.com/p/homerow.md): 10 recommend
- [Shortcat](https://hackerapproved.com/p/shortcat.md): 9 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Neverclick", https://hackerapproved.com/p/neverclick/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).