Open it.
AirPods already carry motion sensors for spatial audio. Leave them in the case with the lid open and Automatic Ear Detection off, and they keep reporting.
PodMouse for Mac
Open it. Aim it. Tap to click.
Download for Mac
Free and open source. macOS 15 or later. Tested with AirPods 4.
Aim it.
Hold it like a laser pointer. Rest your elbow and move only your wrist, in short smooth moves.
Tap to click.
Stop, then tap the case. Taps only count on a still hand, so moving around won't click by accident.
Everything a mouse does. With nothing on the desk.
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01
Pause, then tap
Click
Stop first. Taps only count on a still hand.
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02
Twist right and back
Right click
A sharp turn of the wrist, there and back.
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03
Twist left and back
Drag
Off by default. Twist once to start, again to finish.
Two ways to point
In your hand.
Aim the case, pause and tap. Good from the couch or in a presentation.
Or hands-free.
- Turn your head
- Moves the pointer
- Nod, or press the stem
- Click
- Press the stem twice
- Right click
- Shake your head, or press three times
- Pause
Three moves and it knows your hand.
- 1Hold still
- 2Left and right
- 3Up and down
Not 90°
None of your business.
In the app
- No network.
- No analytics.
- No camera.
- No account.
- Memory
- Motion is processed in memory and thrown away.
- Native
- A Native Swift menu bar app.
- Open
- Open source under the MIT license.
- This website
- Counts visits and downloads without cookies and keeps no IP addresses. The app itself sends nothing.
- Permissions
- Accessibility to move the pointer and click. Motion to read the AirPods' sensors.
Before you download.
- Mac
- macOS 15 or later.
- AirPods
- Tested with AirPods 4 only. Other AirPods with head tracking should work but are untested.
- Case mode
- Needs the lid open and Automatic Ear Detection off.
- The lid
- Fully closing the lid disconnects the AirPods.
- First launch
- Allow Accessibility and Motion.
- Gatekeeper
- If macOS can't verify the developer: System Settings > Privacy & Security > Open Anyway.