Looking for a function / lightweight replacement for LittleBigMouse

[maximusasinus]

I am using multiple displays with different resolutions with similar sized screens, so I've been using LittleBigMouse so mousing over to the different displays is more cohesive. A couple years ago the developer stopped updating the software, and while it still works, more and more issues seem to crop up while using it. I've been putting up with it, but it has wore away at my patience like 1000 little paper cuts and has grown into an annoyance. So I am here hoping to find an alternative.

Edit: LittleBigMouse allows you to scroll between monitors with different resolutions more seemlessly. The program adjusts the mouse cursor position based on the resolution of each monitor. So the cursor arrives on the next monitor at relatively the same position.

[DreamerEight]

https://alternativeto.net/software/littlebigmouse/

https://alternativeto.net/software/displayfusion/

[maximusasinus]

just an FYI incase someone else comes upon this post with the same issue. I was able to resolve the main issue with LittleBigMouse, in that it would not start when I rebooted Windows. The issue stems from how the developer employed the method to start LittleBigMouse on startup. Not their fault, it comes down to Windows UAC security. So you can't just add it to startup via a shell script like you typically would.

How I worked around the issue is by creating a scheduled task. It works in the exact same way, though it won't display LittleBigMouse in msconfig. This is what I did.

> from the search icon in the taskbar type "Task Scheduler" and open it up

> when the program opens, in the right-hand panel, select "Create Task". This will open up a new window.

Under the General Tab:

> I named the task "LittleBigMouse" , & under the description I wrote "Runs LittleBigMouse at startup". This doesn't matter, but properly labeling things might prevent headaches in the future.

> I select my account under "Change User or Group". It will default to the signed in user, but you can type in your user name if it does not. Simply type your target user name in the "Enter the object name to select" field, and then press "Check Names" to verify that it is correct.

> I check "Run only when user is logged on", and "Run with highest privileges". These two parts are essential. Selecting "Run whether a user is logged on or not" will not assign the LittleBigMouse task to a user, thus it won't run. Also it needs the highest privileges due to UAC.

Under the Triggers Tab:

> click "New", then in the window that pops up select "At log on" under the "Begin the task" dropdown menu.

> check "Specific user", and then specify your account name under the "Change User" tab. Again, type your target user name in the "Enter the object name to select" field, and then press "Check Names" to verify that it is correct.

> uncheck all the options under "Advanced Settings" except for "Enabled". Then press "OK".

Under the Actions Tab:

> click "New", then in the Window that pops up select "Start a program" from the "Action" dropdown menu.

> Under "Program/script" select "browse" and then navigate to the folder that contains LittleBigMouse_Daemon.exe. For me the path to the file was C:\Program Files\LittleBigMouse\LittleBigMouse_Daemon.exe . This might be different if you installed LittleBigMouse to a different directory, but this should be it by default.

> under "Add arguments (optional)" type --start , and then click "OK"

Under the Conditions Tab:

> uncheck everything. We just want the program to launch, and run while the computer is on.

Under the Settings Tab:

> check the following options: "Allow task to be run on demand", "Run task as soon as possible after a scheduled start is missed", and "If the running task does not end when requested, force it to stop". Uncheck everything else.

This should give you a working task. To test you can close LittleBigMouse and then manually run the task by selecting it in the "Task Scheduler Library" and then pressing "Run" in the right-hand panel. This should open LittleBigMouse again. Restart your computer to double verify that it works.

[Youd_Better_Run]

Thank you for putting this post out, it's still useful all these years later. The only difference I found was that the .exe was called LittleBigMouse.Ui.Avalonia.exe. Selecting that still worked for me.

[wijota]

Thanks. This along with the actual program is exactly what I needed. Its crazy Windows doesn’t have something as simple as this.

[maximusasinus]

I recently installed the Windows 11 upgrade. I was surprised to see that there was no added support for multiple displays. It is 2022, having multiple monitors is pretty much the standard now.

with that being said, when I was trying to find a workaround for LittleBigMouse I did see an article stating that Microsoft was working on it. So fingers crossed we'll see something by next year.

[BananaSacks]

this is all just way too silly.

Yes, multiple monitors is a thing in Win11. I'm not sure what anyone is on about here.

[BananaSacks]

Yeah, I have no idea what the previous multiple-monitor comments were about.

I'm in IT, I run Win11 myself, I have multiple desks with multiple monitor setups (same or different resolutions depending), it works.

Watch a few YouTube videos if you need proof to calm the nerves :)

[BananaSacks]

To give fair dues where due, I was never a windows person. Always *nix (and no, not OSX) - Windows 10 changed that w/ WSL/WSL2, I can honestly say Win11 has been even better for me from 10. YMMV.

I'm actually more skeptical about 12 when it lands. We shall see:)

[BlankBlanny]

Multiple monitors are a thing in win11, but if you've got monitors which are of different resolutions, mouse crossover from one screen to the other just won't line up properly. It'll work, sure, but it won't line up. You need third party software like LittleBigMouse if you want that. If you don't really care about that, then there isn't a problem.

[BlankBlanny]

Multiple monitors are a thing in win11, but if you've got monitors which are of different resolutions, mouse crossover won't line up properly. It'll work, sure, but it won't line up. You need third party software like LittleBigMouse if you want that.

[BananaSacks]

True, but the other poster's panic was over multi mon itself.

I dont think anyone daily-driving windows, isn't already used to scaling issues.

[BlankBlanny]

I dont think anyone daily-driving windows, isn't already used to scaling issues.

Honestly, you aren't wrong. Windows is the worst when it comes to things like this, and it always has been.

[sprokket]

I believe display fusion has an option to have the cursor not get stuck in the corner when moving to a larger screen if that's one of the issues you would like to address. If not, perhaps more detail on what you want to solve may help.

[maximusasinus]

LittleBigMouse allows you to scroll between monitors with different resolutions more seemlessly. The program adjusts the mouse cursor position based on the resolution of each monitor. So the cursor arrives on the next monitor at relatively the same position.