The mouse jiggler
made for Mac.
A tiny menu bar app that moves your cursor with natural, organic motion. It fools monitoring software, keeps Slack and Teams green, and stops your Mac from sleeping.
One-time purchasemacOS 14+30-day refund, no questions
Not all cursor movement is equal
Most tools just jump the cursor to random spots. Harsh and obvious.
Tools like Amphetamine tell macOS not to sleep. No actual mouse movement.
Smooth sine-wave motion. Every shake has a different shape. Returns to the exact same pixel.
Why pay $9.99 when Caffeine is free?
Because Caffeine hasn't shipped an update since 2014, only tells macOS "don't sleep," and doesn't move the cursor. That's not enough to keep Teams green or fool monitoring software. And at $9.99 one-time, Shake It On costs less than most USB jigglers and never charges you again.
- Actual mouse movement
- Fools Teams/Slack/Zoom presence
- Smart pause (camera, lock, Focus)
- Schedule by day & time
- Still maintained in 2026
- Works on managed Macs with locked Energy Saver
- Price
- $9.99 one-time
- Actual mouse movement
- Fools Teams/Slack/Zoom presence
- Smart pause (camera, lock, Focus)
- Schedule by day & time
- Still maintained in 2026
- No, since 2014
- Works on managed Macs with locked Energy Saver
- Price
- Free
- Actual mouse movement
- Fools Teams/Slack/Zoom presence
- Smart pause (camera, lock, Focus)
- Schedule by day & time
- Still maintained in 2026
- Works on managed Macs with locked Energy Saver
- Price
- Free
- Actual mouse movement
- Fools Teams/Slack/Zoom presence
- Smart pause (camera, lock, Focus)
- Schedule by day & time
- Still maintained in 2026
- n/a
- Works on managed Macs with locked Energy Saver
- Price
- $10-30
Considered details
One price.
No subscriptions.
Pay once and you're done. Shake It On is yours forever, with free updates included. No recurring charges, no tiers, no upsells.
Shake It On for macOS
Lifetime license · macOS 14+- Organic mouse movement
- 12+ smart conditions
- Day-of-week scheduling
- Camera & Focus detection
- Snooze with presets
- Free updates forever
Frequently asked questions
Does it keep Slack, Teams, and Zoom status as active?
Yes. Shake It On generates real cursor input events, so macOS reports you as active and any app that tracks user presence sees you as present. That's how it differs from system-level caffeination tools like Caffeine, which only prevent sleep but don't affect presence indicators.
Why not just use a built-in system tool or a free app?
System-level tools set OS assertions to prevent sleep, which works in simple cases. But those assertions can be overridden by corporate device management, don't generate the input activity that messaging apps look for to show you as "active," and don't help keep remote desktop sessions alive. Shake It On works at a different level: actual mouse movement. So it works in situations where system tools can't.
Is there a subscription?
No. Shake It On is a one-time purchase of $9.99. You get the app forever, including all future updates. No recurring charges, no tiers, no upsells.
Will it drain my battery?
Shake It On has a built-in "Paused When: On battery" option that automatically stops when you unplug. You can also set conditions so it only runs when it needs to, like when specific apps are open or CPU is busy. When it's not shaking, it uses virtually no resources.
Does it work on corporate-managed Macs?
If your IT allows installing notarized third-party apps, yes. On managed Macs where IT has locked the Energy Saver settings, system-level tools get overridden. Mouse movement sidesteps those specific locks because it's real user input as far as the OS is concerned. If your company restricts installs to the Mac App Store or an allowlist, check with IT first.
