fievel
A linux application that aims to replace mouse movements with keyboard!
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GITHUB · launched Sep 10, 2026 · 18 upvotes (top 43%) · 1 view
Niche: typing tutors and keyboard tools · 131 launches, 14 in the last 7 days ▲ +75% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Dev tools
- Prosumer
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
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More like this: all 131 launches in typing tutors and keyboard tools →
Could you build this?
Yes Building a Linux keyboard-driven mouse emulator is easily vibe-coded using standard system libraries like X11 (XTest/xdotool) or Wayland/uinput virtual input APIs in Python, C, or Rust.
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 2714 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #1228 of 2715 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 315 days after the earliest competitor.
- translator-keeb · github · 2026-09-19 · 11 upvotes · similarity 0.74
- EdgePad · hn · 2026-10-25 · 6 upvotes · similarity 0.67
- opensynapse · github · 2026-11-09 · 11 upvotes · similarity 0.65
- UaSwitch · github · 2026-11-08 · 12 upvotes · similarity 0.65
- Diffle, a keyboard-centric diff viewer with LSP support · hn · 2026-10-08 · 70 upvotes · similarity 0.64
- mouse-recorder · github · 2026-11-10 · 102 upvotes · similarity 0.62
- Tessera · hn · 2026-07-29 · 7 upvotes · similarity 0.62
- Mise · hn · 2026-07-04 · 7 upvotes · similarity 0.62
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