Testers

5 Second CPS Test

The default clicks-per-second test: five seconds on the pad, a per-second bar chart, and a score you can compare against typical benchmarks.

Press space or enter, click, or tap to begin. The clock starts on your first click and stops itself automatically after 5 seconds — there is no separate start button.

Ready. This is a 5-second test — the clock starts on your first click or tap.

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Your best, this browser

No runs yet on this 5-second test — finish one and your best will be saved here, on this browser only.

Where that sits

  • Below the typical range — Under 6 cps
  • Typical one-finger range — 6–9 cps
  • Double figures — 10 cps and up

Nothing you do on this page leaves your browser — there is nothing to upload and nothing is logged.

Click the pad as fast as you can. The clock starts on your first click and stops itself automatically, so there's no separate start button to fumble — just click, and the timer takes care of the rest. Your clicks-per-second rate updates live while the clock runs, and a per-second bar chart afterwards shows exactly where you sped up or slowed down during the run.

How to click faster

Most people sit somewhere between six and nine clicks a second using a single finger, which is a perfectly normal baseline rather than something to feel slow about. Past that range, technique tends to matter more than raw finger speed or an expensive mouse:

  • Butterfly clicking alternates two fingers tapping the same mouse button in quick succession, effectively doubling the rate a single finger could sustain alone.
  • Jitter clicking braces the hand and forearm so muscle tension makes the finger vibrate rapidly against the button, without a conscious tap-tap motion at all.

Both techniques can push a score into double figures, and both put real strain on the wrist — they're closer to a short, deliberate burst than a sustainable everyday clicking style, so treat a personal best set with either one as exactly that: a best, not a baseline.

Duration changes the game

A one-second run is close to pure burst speed — however many clicks you can land before the timer cuts off, with almost no room for fatigue to matter. A sixty-second or hundred-second run instead rewards a rhythm you can hold for the whole window; early fatigue and any drop in form drags the average down far more than it would on a short burst. Neither length is the "real" test — they simply answer different questions about how you click.

If you want to compare yourself against a friend, a leaderboard, or your own past runs, compare the same duration each time. The five duration tabs above are separate, individually bookmarkable pages rather than a single settings toggle, precisely so you can return to the exact duration you practise on without hunting for the right setting first.

Reading your result

Your best run in this browser is kept in localStorage and shown alongside the duration and date it was set, so you can track whether you're actually improving over time rather than relying on memory. The per-second bar chart after each run breaks the total down second by second, which is often more useful than the headline number alone — a flat set of bars means a held rhythm, while a tall first bar and a fading tail usually means you burned out early rather than pacing the run.

Questions

What counts as a good clicks-per-second score?
Most people click somewhere between six and nine times a second using a single finger, so a score in that range is entirely typical rather than slow. Scores in double figures generally come from a deliberate technique rather than a faster finger — alternating two fingers on the same button, known as butterfly clicking, or bracing the mouse and letting your hand vibrate against it, known as jitter clicking, are the two most common ways players push past what a single relaxed finger can sustain. Neither technique is required to use a mouse normally; they're specific to games and tests that reward raw click rate.
What's the difference between jitter clicking and butterfly clicking?
Jitter clicking braces your hand and arm so muscle tension makes your finger vibrate rapidly against the mouse button, while butterfly clicking alternates two fingers tapping the same button in quick succession. Both are ways of exceeding the click rate a single relaxed finger can produce, and both push scores into double-digit clicks per second. Neither is free — sustained jitter or butterfly clicking puts repetitive strain on the wrist and fingers, so treat a high score from either technique as a short burst exercise rather than something to sustain for long stretches.
Does the test duration change my score?
Yes, and by design — a short run and a long run are measuring different things. A one-second run is almost pure burst speed: however many clicks you can land before the clock stops. A sixty- or hundred-second run instead rewards a rhythm you can actually sustain, because early fatigue drags the average down over that much longer a window. Neither number is more correct than the other; they're just answering different questions, which is why comparing a 1-second score against a 60-second score tells you very little.
Is my click data or score sent anywhere?
No — every click is counted inside this page, and your best run is kept only in this browser's localStorage, never transmitted to a server. That means your personal best is tied to this specific browser on this specific device; a different browser, a different computer, or clearing your site data will show no history at all, because there's nothing stored anywhere else to recover it from.
Why did my score go down when I tried to click faster?
Deliberately trying to click harder or faster often tenses the hand and shortens each click's follow-through, which can slow you down rather than speed you up. A relaxed, consistent tapping motion from the fingertip usually outperforms a tense, forceful one, especially on runs longer than a few seconds where fatigue compounds any wasted tension. If your score keeps dropping, try a shorter duration first and build up, rather than starting on a sixty-second run.
Should I compare my score against a leaderboard?
Only if you're comparing the same test duration — the 1-second, 5-second, 10-second, 60-second and 100-second tests are separate pages precisely because they measure different things, and a fair comparison needs the same clock length on both sides. Bookmark whichever duration you actually practise on and track your own best run over time on that one page; that's a more meaningful benchmark than a single score pulled from a different-length test.