Show HN: Mousetrapped: Cursor Recovery Utility for macOS- Open Source
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There is an annoying as heck bug in macOS when you are using a secondary monitor and have other macs around - if you have push through edge to control another mac on and/or screen connect active, often times your mouse will get eaten and disappear completely. Especially if you have a VM running in one of them using Screen Connect. Hotkey or Shake the mouse to recover your cursor. This utility was built in 5% Swift, 5% Shell, and 90% Frustration
Mousetrapped is free and open source and the release is notarized and signed.
Just shake your mouse (wth adjustable sensitivity) or hit ⌃⌥⌘M
and your mouse will pop up on your selected or primary display by default - even if it is currently controlling another mac.
If you are on a trackpad only setup and using edge-push to control another mac, use the keyboard shortcut to reclaim your cursor (shake works if you are using a mouse, trackpad only HID inputs eat the shake detection on a remote mac)
Readme and Release here https://github.com/uncSoft/Mousetrapped
Homebrew Install -
brew install --cask uncSoft/mousetrapped/mousetrapped
https://github.com/uncSoft/Mousetrapped/releases/latest
So goshdang annoying to lose your mouse into the ether