30 second CPS test

Thirty seconds is an endurance test. Scores usually fall as your forearm tires, so the trick is a pace you can hold, not your fastest burst.

The timer starts on your first click. Your score is total clicks ÷ 30, so a run of 210 clicks scores 7 CPS. Your best score for each test length is saved in this browser.

With normal clicking, most people score somewhere between 5 and 8 CPS. Special techniques go much higher. As a rough guide:

• Jitter clicking: tense your forearm so your finger vibrates on the button. Fast, but tiring. Try the jitter click test.
• Butterfly clicking: alternate two fingers on the same button. Easier to hold for longer tests. Try the butterfly click test.
• Drag clicking: slide a fingertip across the button so friction makes it bounce. Works on some mice only. Try the drag click test.
• Take breaks. Clicking hard for long stretches strains your wrist and wears out mouse switches.

• 1 second CPS test
• 5 second CPS test
• 10 second CPS test
• 60 second CPS test

Score looks too high? A worn switch can register one press as two. Check with the double click test.