What is AFK-MouseMover?
AFK-MouseMover is a free, standalone mouse mover for Windows. It does one job and does it well: it nudges your cursor at a steady interval so your computer registers input and stays awake. Because it is a small native C# WinForms app, the whole thing is a single 166KB download that starts instantly and lives in your system tray, out of sight until you need it.
It is the free lite version of the full AFK Assistant. If all you want is a simple mouse mover with no cost and no fuss, this is the fastest way to get one running.
Why a free mouse mover is useful
Your screen dims, your session locks, your chat status flips to Away, all because you stopped touching the mouse for a few minutes. A mouse mover fixes that by keeping a small amount of activity going so your machine behaves as if you were still at the keyboard.
- Keep your screen awake during long reads, video calls on another device, or presentations so it never sleeps at the wrong moment.
- Keep your status active in the apps that watch for idle time while you step away for a coffee or a quick break.
- Stop your PC from locking so you don't have to log back in every time you glance away from the screen.
It is the kind of tool you set once and forget, and it just keeps your computer from nodding off in the background.
Small, quiet, and out of your way
AFK-MouseMover is built to be the lightest possible way to keep a Windows PC awake. Here is what you get in that tiny download.
Tiny 166KB download
The entire app is one small file. It downloads in a blink and takes almost no space on your disk.
Runs in the system tray
It sits silently as a tray icon with no window cluttering your desktop. Right-click it whenever you need it.
32-bit and 64-bit Windows
Works across Windows 11, Windows 10, and older versions on both 32-bit and 64-bit machines.
Handy keyboard shortcuts
Press ALT+M to start moving, ALT+X to stop, and ALT+Q to quit. No need to hunt through menus.
Roughly 0% CPU
It uses up to 20MB of RAM and next to no CPU, so it never slows your computer down.
No installer, no account
There is nothing to install and nothing to sign up for. Download the file, run it, and you are moving.
Free means free. AFK-MouseMover has no trial timer, no locked features, and no account wall. It is a genuinely free mouse mover, offered as the lite edition of AFK Assistant.
How to use AFK-MouseMover
Download the free app
Grab AFK-MouseMover from the downloads page. The 166KB file arrives in seconds, and there is no installer to click through.
Run the exe
Double-click the file to launch it. AFK-MouseMover starts up straight into your system tray, ready to go, with no setup screens in the way.
Start, stop, or quit with a shortcut
Press ALT+M to start moving the mouse, ALT+X to stop, and ALT+Q to quit the app entirely. That is the whole workflow.
AFK-MouseMover vs AFK Assistant
The free tool covers the basics of mouse movement. The full app covers everything else. Here is how they line up so you can pick the right one for how you work.
| Feature | AFK-MouseMover (Free) | AFK Assistant (Full) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | From $7/mo |
| Mouse movement | Yes | Yes |
| Keyboard activity | No | Yes |
| Scroll + app/tab switching | No | Yes |
| Idle detection & scheduling | No | Yes |
| Undetectable randomization | Basic | Advanced |
| Platforms | Windows only | Windows, macOS, Linux |
If a simple cursor nudge is all you need on a Windows PC, AFK-MouseMover is perfect and costs nothing. If you want your presence to look genuinely human across every channel, that is where the full app earns its keep.
Want more than a mouse mover? The full AFK Assistant adds keyboard activity, scrolling, app and tab switching, idle detection, scheduling, and advanced randomization across Windows, macOS, and Linux, so your status stays active in a way that looks completely human. See how it works on the keep PC active page or compare plans on pricing.