Command-line tool

xeyes

brew/xeyes

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

Follow the mouse X demo using the X SHAPE extension

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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 xeyes

Linux

brew install xeyes

Launch xeyes on the local machine's default display

xeyes

Launch xeyes on a remote machine's display 0, screen 0

xeyes -display remote_host:0.0

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