qmk/modules/getreuer/orbital_mouse

Orbital Mouse

Module	getreuer/orbital_mouse
Version	2025-03-07
Maintainer	Pascal Getreuer (@getreuer)
License	Apache 2.0
Documentation	https://getreuer.info/posts/keyboards/orbital-mouse

This is a community module adaptation of Orbital Mouse for a polar approach to mouse control. Orbital Mouse replaces QMK Mouse Keys. The pointer moves according to a heading direction. Two keys move forward and backward along that direction while another two keys steer.

Add the following to your keymap.json:

{
    "modules": ["getreuer/orbital_mouse"]
}

Then use the "OM_*" Orbital Mouse keycodes in your layout.

Keycode	Aliases	Description
OM_U	MS_UP	Move forward.
OM_D	MS_DOWN	Move backward.
OM_L	MS_LEFT	Steer left (counter-clockwise).
OM_R	MS_RGHT	Steer right (clockwise).
OM_BTNn	MS_BTNn	Press mouse button n, for n = 1, ..., 8.
OM_W_U	MS_WHLU	Mouse wheel up.
OM_W_D	MS_WHLD	Mouse wheel down.
OM_W_L	MS_WHLL	Mouse wheel left.
OM_W_R	MS_WHLR	Mouse wheel right.
OM_SLOW		Slow mode. Movement is slower while held.
OM_SELn		Select mouse button n, for n = 1, ..., 8.
OM_BTNS		Press the selected mouse button.
OM_DBLS		Double click the selected mouse button.
OM_HLDS		Hold the selected mouse button.
OM_RELS		Release the selected mouse button.

A suggested right-handed layout for Orbital Mouse control is

OM_W_U , OM_BTNS, OM_U   , OM_DBLS, _______,
OM_W_D , OM_L   , OM_D   , OM_R   , OM_SLOW,
OM_RELS, OM_HLDS, OM_SEL1, OM_SEL2, OM_SEL3,

Optionally, there are config options to customize Sentence Case. See the Orbital Mouse documentation for details.