Click Speed (CPS) Test
Measure your clicks per second — with switch chatter excluded rather than counted.
How this test works
You click a pad as fast as you can for a fixed window, and the page records the gap between every pair of clicks rather than only the total. That distinction is what makes the score honest. A worn mouse switch bounces — it closes, opens fractionally, and closes again — producing two events a few milliseconds apart from one physical press. Counting them awards a personal best generated by failing hardware. The fastest sustained human clicking is somewhere near fifteen per second, or about 66 ms between clicks, so anything under 25 ms apart is not a second click and is excluded from the rate. It is then reported separately, because a switch that chatters here is also producing unwanted double-clicks in ordinary use.
What the results mean
- Clicks per second
- Counted clicks divided by the window length, after chatter is removed.
- Counted clicks
- What was scored. Lower than the raw event total whenever the switch bounced.
- Chatter events excluded
- Events under 25 ms after the previous one. Not clicks — a bouncing switch.
- Window
- Longer windows give lower rates. A 5-second burst is not comparable to a 60-second run.
Common problems and fixes
- My score went down after I got a new mouse
- Check the chatter count on the old one. If it was above zero, part of the old score was the switch bouncing rather than your hand.
- I want a higher score
- The techniques that beat about ten per second work by vibrating the arm or hand against the mouse rather than moving the finger. They are also hard on the hardware and on your wrist.
- The pad does not respond
- It only accepts clicks while a run is active. Press Start first — the timer begins on the first click of the window.
Frequently asked questions
What is a good clicks-per-second score?
Most people sustain five to eight per second. Above ten is fast, and the low twenties is roughly the ceiling for human technique. Anything beyond that is either an auto-clicker or a mouse generating its own events.
Why were some of my clicks not counted?
They arrived under 25 ms after the one before, which is faster than a hand can produce. That is switch chatter, and counting it would inflate your score with a hardware fault.
Does clicking fast damage the mouse?
Mouse switches are rated for a finite number of actuations, commonly in the tens of millions, and butterfly or drag techniques use them up faster. Chatter is usually the first sign a switch is wearing out.
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