> A mouse button holder for Windows: press left, middle or right and keep it down for seconds, minutes or hours, with a countdown and a shortcut to let go. # Mouse Click Holder Presses a mouse button and keeps it pressed for a time you choose, then lets go, so a long drag or hold no longer depends on your finger. One payment. No subscription. 14-day money-back guarantee. 3.2 Seconds · Minutes · Hours ### From a moment to an afternoon Type a number from 1 to 999 and pick the unit. The pad counts down the time left while it holds. Left · Middle · Right ### Any of the three buttons Choose the button on a drawing of a mouse. Middle is the one that keeps a pan open in maps and CAD views. Ctrl + F7 by default ### A shortcut that always reaches it While a button is held you cannot click anything else, so the shortcut is how you start and stop. Record your own in Settings. ## See it in action ![A long text selection held open by Mouse Click Holder](https://evlarsoft.com/apps/mouse-click-holder/s1.jpg) A drag that stays open until the timer ends. ![The main window with the hold length, the unit and the three-button mouse picker](https://evlarsoft.com/apps/mouse-click-holder/s3.jpg) How long, and which button. ![The settings page with repeat, start delay and the shortcut recorder](https://evlarsoft.com/apps/mouse-click-holder/s4.jpg) Repeat, delay and the shortcut live in Settings. ## Why hold a button rather than click it? Plenty of things in Windows only work while a button stays down. A selection grows while you drag, a pan in a map or a 3D view lasts while the middle button is held, and some tools and game actions run only while you keep pressing. Holding a button for a minute is tiring, and for ten minutes it is close to impossible without slipping. Mouse Click Holder sends a real button-down, waits out the time you set, and sends the button-up, so the app on the other end sees an ordinary long press. It waits a few seconds before pressing, which gives you time to put the pointer where the hold should happen. With repeat on, it lets go, waits the same gap and presses again until you stop it. ### How to hold a mouse button down in Windows Mouse Click Holder needs two things from you: how long to hold, and which button. Everything else has a sensible default, so a first hold takes a few seconds to set up. - Type a number from 1 to 999 and pick seconds, minutes or hours. - Choose left, middle or right on the drawing of a mouse. - Press Ctrl+F7, or the shortcut you recorded in Settings, from inside any application. - Move the pointer to where the hold should happen during the few seconds it waits before pressing. - Watch the countdown on the pad, or press the shortcut again to let go early. ### A left click holder, a right click holder, or the middle button Most holds are on the left button: a long selection, a drag across a timeline, or a tool that stays active only while you press. Pick left on the mouse drawing and the button lights up, so you can check the choice at a glance before you start. The right and middle buttons are there for the jobs that need them. Middle is the one that keeps a pan open in a map or a CAD view, and right covers apps and games that put a hold action on that button. Whichever you pick, the app sends a real button-down and a real button-up, so the program on the other end sees an ordinary long press. ### Hold, let go and hold again on a cycle Some tasks need a long press over and over rather than one long hold. Turn on repeat in Settings and the app holds for the time you set, releases, waits, then holds again until you stop it. The wait between holds is yours to set, in seconds, up to a minute. The hold itself still uses the same 1 to 999 seconds, minutes or hours, so you can pair a short gap with a long hold or the other way around. ### Why the shortcut is the way out of a hold While a mouse button is held down, Windows cannot take another click. That includes the Mouse Click Holder window and its tray icon, so clicking Stop is not an option once a hold is running. That is why the keyboard shortcut starts and stops every hold, and why the window says so while it holds. It works whatever window has focus, Ctrl+F7 by default, and you can record any combination you prefer in Settings so it does not clash with the app you are holding in. ![](https://cdn.evlarsoft.com/related/v1/icons/mouse-click-holder.png)**Mouse Click Holder**Utilities & tools One payment. No subscription. 14-day money-back guarantee. - **3.2_★_**Rating - **2.5 MB**Download size - **3.0.7**Updated Oct 2026 - **2022**First released - **Win 10 & 11**Works on - **English**Language - **No account needed, no ads, nothing leaves your PC unless you turn on backup**Privacy ## Get every app with BundlApps Mouse Click Holder and 304 more EvlarSoft apps in one subscription. [Join the waitlist](https://bundlapps.com/?ref=evlarsoft-app) ## Mouse Click Holder features - **Hold length you choose**Any number from 1 to 999, in seconds, minutes or hours. - **Left, middle or right**Pick the button on a drawing of a mouse with the chosen one lit. - **Countdown on the pad**See how much of the hold is left while it runs. - **Global shortcut**Start and stop from inside any application, Ctrl+F7 by default. - **Your own key combination**Record a different shortcut in Settings. - **Start delay**A few seconds to let go of the mouse and place the pointer. - **Repeat mode**Hold, release, wait and hold again until you stop it. - **Adjustable gap**Set the wait between holds in seconds, up to a minute. - **Lives in the tray**Can start with Windows through Windows' own Startup settings. - **No account required**No ads, and signing in only backs up your settings. ## What people use it for ### Long selections and drags Keeping a drag going across a long document, a big spreadsheet or a timeline. ### Panning in maps and CAD Holding the middle button so a view keeps panning without a cramped hand. ### Hold-to-act controls Anything in an app or game that only works while a button stays pressed. ## What's new in 3.0 - The shortcut stops a hold that is already running - Hold for seconds, minutes or hours, and the hours setting now works - Let go, wait and hold again on a cycle until you stop it - Pick the button on a picture of a mouse - A countdown on the pad while it holds - Lives in the tray, and your old settings carry over on first launch ## Questions Anything else? [Ask us](https://evlarsoft.com/contact?topic=support&app=Mouse%20Click%20Holder) ### How do I let go early? Press the shortcut again. It works whatever window has focus, which matters because nothing can be clicked while a button is held. ### Can it hold the right or middle button? Yes. Left, middle and right are all available. ### Can it keep holding and releasing? Yes. Turn on repeat and it holds, lets go, waits and holds again until you stop it. The wait is set in seconds, up to a minute. ### Can it start with Windows? Yes, through Windows' own Startup settings, and it can start in the tray. ### Does it need an account? No. Signing in is optional and only backs up your settings. ### Which versions of Windows does it run on? Windows 10 (version 1809 or later) and Windows 11. ### Is it a subscription? No. Mouse Click Holder is a one-time purchase of $2.99, and updates are included. ### How do I get it? Buy it on this page and your license key arrives by email. 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