Mouse Rate Checker

Mouse Rate Checker is a lightweight piece of software that can tell you how often the position of your mouse is sent to the other applications. This parameter is quite important when you are using tools or games with high-frame rates.

On the bright side of things, the application comes in a pretty lightweight package, and no setup is required to make it work. As such, it can easily be carried around on a USB flash drive to use on other computers, without affecting stability because registry entries are not affected in the process.

While most computer users are not paying attention to the mouse response rate, any hardcore gamer can tell you that some fights can be lost just because of that. This tool can help you check the mouse sample rate and see if it needs improvements.

If you are already using a modified driver or another application to boost the response rate, you need this tool to check its efficiency. The actual improvements can be tested by running the Mouse Rate Checker and by moving the mouse cursor anywhere on the screen - it doesn't come easier than that. The mouse movements are tracked in real time, so numerous snapshots are taken for the current frequency.

If you're interested in how it works, the frequency is estimated by calculating an average out of the times between the "WM_MOUSEMOVE" messages. It does not require any configuration.

The hardware requirements are minimal, and Mouse Rate Checker has no significant effect on the computer's overall performance. Truth be told, Mouse Rate Checker could use a means to store the test results if you want to compare multiple mouse speed enhancements. However, it is compact and easy to use.