SteadyPoint Deutsch

Features

SteadyPoint makes mouse and keyboard on the Mac steadier. Here is what it can do.

Protection from double clicks

A twitch does not cause a second click.

You choose for each mouse button separately whether the protection applies.

Click anchoring

The click lands where you aimed.

Even if your hand twitches as you press.

Accept a click only after a short hold

Accidental clicks do not count. A click counts only when you hold for a moment.

A ring at the pointer shows when the click counts.

The hold ring at the pointer, about half full, yellow.The hold ring at the pointer, full and green with a check mark: the click is accepted.
Left: the ring fills while you hold. Right: it is green, the click counts.
The setting “Accept a click only after a short hold” with a switch and the hold time.
You set the hold time with two large buttons.

Protection from double letters

A letter appears only once, even if the key triggers twice.

You can also choose that a key counts only when you hold it briefly. That avoids typing mistakes from brushing a neighbouring key.

Intended double letters stay, for example in “coffee”. In setup you type a sample sentence and set the strictness to fit.

The keyboard exercise: a sample sentence typed correctly, with buttons to make it less or more strict.
The keyboard exercise with the sample sentence.

Target assist

Tap the right Option key twice. The pointer jumps to the nearest button.

You no longer have to aim precisely.

This feature is only in SteadyPoint Pro, not in the Mac App Store edition.

Pointer speed and acceleration

You set how fast the pointer moves, and how strongly it accelerates.

A slower pointer is often easier to steer.

Try it out and adjust

An assistant guides you. It uses no technical terms.

In the practice field you click large circles. You see before and after. You choose the strength: Light, Medium, Strong or Very strong.

You can change the strength at any time.

The practice field: five large blue circles, a hit counter and the hold time for a click.
The practice field: you click large circles.

Emergency stop in three ways

  • Hold both arrow keys for 5 seconds.
  • Click the red emergency stop button.
  • Choose “Turn everything off” in the menu bar menu.

Mouse and keyboard then work normally again right away. The arrow-key way works even without a working mouse.

Turns itself off if something goes wrong

If SteadyPoint has a problem, it turns itself off. Your pointer then works normally.

Clear in the menu

In the menu bar you see whether SteadyPoint is steadying the pointer and the keyboard. You switch each on or off separately.

Share your settings

The settings can be saved as a file. A relative can send it by email and load it on another Mac.

Requirements

  • A Mac with an Apple chip (M1 or newer).
  • macOS 14 or newer.
  • The app is available in German and English.

SteadyPoint is an operating aid and not a medical product.

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