Command-line tool

xdotool

brew/xdotool

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Fake keyboard/mouse input and window management for X

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install xdotool

Linux

brew install xdotool

Retrieve the X-Windows window ID of the running Firefox window(s)

xdotool search --onlyvisible --name firefox

Perform a mouse `<RightClick>`

xdotool click 3

Get the ID of the currently active window

xdotool getactivewindow

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