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A modal keyboard-driven virtual pointer

20 mentions on Hacker News by 17 people: 2 stories, 18 comments · first 2022-10-16 · latest 2026-06-05

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  1. Looks kinda similar to https://github.com/rvaiya/warpd/ , which is open source and free software. Always worked very well for me on Wayland, but seems to be working on Xorg and macOS as well.
    comment by yoavm · 2026-06-05 · in Mouseless – keyboard-driven control of macOS/Linux/Windows
  2. …- https://github.com/mjrusso/scoot - https://github.com/jbensmann/mouseless - https://github.com/rvaiya/warpd (not really maintained anymore)
    comment by alan_zero · 2026-06-05 · in Mouseless – keyboard-driven control of macOS/Linux/Windows
  3. Warpd is really cool in that context. ( https://github.com/rvaiya/warpd ) First, hint mode: https://github.com/rvaiya/warpd#hint-mode-alt-meta-x switching to normal mode: https://github.com/rvaiya/warpd#normal-mode-alt-meta-c
    comment by lolive · 2025-08-26 · in A small change to improve browsers for keyboard navigation
  4. …too many applications which assume that you have one. [0] https://pwmt.org/projects/zathura/ [1] https://github.com/rvaiya/warpd
    comment by bradrn · 2025-02-02 · in A mouseless tale: trying for a keyboard-driven desktop
  5. …implement dichotomic splitting but the hint grid too. And they're both FOSS software as well. [1] https://github.com/rvaiya/warpd [2] https://github.com/petoncle/mousemaster
    comment by freddy12345 · 2024-12-19 · in Mouseless – fast mouse control with the keyboard
  6. I assume something like this https://github.com/rvaiya/warpd/?tab=readme-ov-file#grid-mod...
    comment by geoffeg · 2024-12-12 · in Mouseless – fast mouse control with the keyboard
  7. Clever? Yes. New and novel? No [0]. Shame there's nothing like it for Windows? Absolutely. [0] https://github.com/rvaiya/warpd/
    comment by stronglikedan · 2024-12-12 · in Mouseless – fast mouse control with the keyboard
  8. …- [2] Scoot - uses grid - [3] Shortcat - uses accessibility ui - [4] Superkey - uses text ocr [1] https://github.com/rvaiya/warpd [2] https://github.com/mjrusso/scoot [3] https://shortcat.app [4] https://superkey.app
    comment by thehours · 2024-12-12 · in Mouseless – fast mouse control with the keyboard
  9. Also: https://github.com/rvaiya/warpd/
    comment by mistaken · 2024-12-12 · in Mouseless – fast mouse control with the keyboard
  10. warpd has helped me, as far as limiting annoying mouse use. https://github.com/rvaiya/warpd
    comment by grakker · 2024-11-14 · in A cycling desk / Zwifting with a split keyboard
  11. I also enjoyed using https://github.com/rvaiya/warpd on my mac. But was hit with few bugs, where the pointer used to get stuck. Had to keep restarting. But still a nice program to ditch mouse.
    comment by p2hari · 2023-09-07 · in Turning a keyboard into a mouse with Libevdev
  12. …any visual aids as it's exceedingly simple to see which edge your target is the closest to. [0] https://github.com/rvaiya/warpd
    comment by EsportToys · 2023-07-21 · in Show HN: LibreScroll – enable flywheel-scrolling on any generic mouse
  13. …the same thing, but I found warpd to be the most usable keyboard navigation solution for Linux https://github.com/rvaiya/warpd
    comment by freeCandy · 2023-04-05 · in Vim-like “jump” cursor for Mac OS Window Management
  14. Warpd is useful on Linux. https://github.com/rvaiya/warpd
    comment by vinceguidry · 2023-02-28 · in Vimium – A browser extension that provides Vim-style keyboard controls
  15. …dealing with MacOS outside of my Linux VM. I also use keyd in order to remap keyboard shortcuts. https://github.com/rvaiya/warpd https://github.com/rvaiya/keyd Why in the world are those links side by side?
    comment by vinceguidry · 2023-02-28 · in Vimium – A browser extension that provides Vim-style keyboard controls
  16. …Still have to use the (real) mouse when dealing with drag'n drop or selection, though. [1]: https://github.com/rvaiya/warpd
    comment by lolive · 2023-01-18 · in The ThinkPad TrackPoint tried to build a better mouse (2020)
  17. …time going from the keyboard to the mouse,for simple point and clicks. Honestly it is super useful. https://github.com/rvaiya/warpd
    comment by lolive · 2022-12-22 · in Ask HN: Programs that saved you 100 hours? (2022 edition)
  18. …that. I only glanced through a handful of files, but it appears to be one implementation for me: https://github.com/rvaiya/warpd/tree/master/src/platform/way... If there is a distinction, and there might be, "completely separate" is…
    comment by TheCycoONE · 2022-10-16 · in Warpd: A modal keyboard-driven virtual pointer