The MousePos plugin is a simple yet powerful plugin for Rainmeter, designed to retrieve the current mouse position on your screen. You can display the mouse cursor's X or Y coordinates using this plugin.
- Retrieve the X and Y position of the mouse cursor.
- Supports two types of measurements: MouseX and MouseY.
- Easy to integrate with Rainmeter skins.
- Written in C# using Rainmeter's plugin system.
- Download the latest release of MousePos.
- Install the plugin by copying
MousePos.dllinto your Rainmeter'sPluginsfolder:- Typically, the folder path is:
C:\Users\<YourUsername>\Documents\Rainmeter\Plugins\
- Typically, the folder path is:
- After installation, you can use it in your Rainmeter skins.
In your .ini skin file, define a measure that uses the MousePos plugin. You can specify whether you want the X or Y coordinate of the mouse.
[Rainmeter] Update=50 BackGroundMode=2 SolidColor=ffffff [MeasureMouseX] Measure=Plugin Plugin=MousePos MeasureType=MouseX DynamicVariables=1 [MeasureMouseY] Measure=Plugin Plugin=MousePos MeasureType=MouseY DynamicVariables=1 [MeterMouseX] Meter=STRING X=10 Y=10 FontColor=10,10,10 Text=Mouse X: [MeasureMouseX] DynamicVariables=1 Antialias=1 [MeterMouseY] Meter=STRING X=10 Y=30 FontColor=10,10,10 Text=Mouse Y: [MeasureMouseY] DynamicVariables=1 Antialias=1In this example:
- MeasureType=MouseX will get the X position of the mouse.
- MeasureType=MouseY will get the Y position of the mouse.
- MeasureType: Defines what measurement to fetch. Can be
MouseX(for X coordinate) orMouseY(for Y coordinate).
- Ensure the
MousePos.dllfile is correctly placed in the Rainmeter Plugins folder. - If you don't see the position, check the Rainmeter logs for any errors related to the plugin.
If you'd like to contribute to this project, you can:
- Fork the repository.
- Create a branch for your feature or fix.
- Submit a pull request.
Please ensure that your code follows the existing style and includes necessary documentation or tests.
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.