ClickShow

Ultra-lightweight Windows mouse click indicator

A single ~400KB exe, portable, tray-resident. Click ripple + cursor dot, DPI aware, i18n (zh/en).

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📥 Download

Unzip and run ClickShow.exe, no install needed. Chinese users: prefer the Lanzou / 123Pan mirrors; GitHub users can grab the Release.

Maintenance note (2026-08)

This is a maintenance fork. Upstream cuiliang/ClickShow is archived and no longer maintained. This fork fixes the settings-window freeze on Windows 11 24H2/25H2. If upstream ever un-archives and accepts a PR, this fork will update the README to add a link pointing back to the upstream repo.

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Branches

Branch	Purpose
main	Maintenance line (recommended) — fix + i18n + v1.4.2.0, used for daily use and releases.
fix-settings-freeze	Upstream PR candidate — single-commit fix (Option B software rendering) kept clean for a potential PR if upstream ever un-archives.

Fix for Windows 11 24H2/25H2

Problem: Opening the Settings window ("更多设置") hangs the app (window appears but unresponsive).

Root cause: It is a WPF render-thread failure (UCEERR_RENDERTHREADFAILURE). The upstream 1.4.1 release was built with ReleaseElevated (uiAccess="true", added for showing effects above elevated windows, see upstream #43), which triggers the Microsoft-confirmed WPF render-thread hang on Win11 24H2/25H2 (after KB5072033). See WPF Render Thread Failures – .NET Framework.

Fix:

• Manifest uiAccess="false" (quick workaround, Option A).
• Software rendering forced for the settings window only (Option B, the workaround Microsoft recommends; animation windows keep hardware rendering).

Features

Feature	Description
Ultra-lightweight	Single ~400KB exe, portable, tray-resident
Click ripple	Ripple on mouse click, distinct color per button
Cursor dot	Indicator dot that follows the mouse
DPI aware	Multi-monitor DPI aware
Auto-start	Optional auto-start with Windows
i18n	UI follows system language (zh-CN / English)

Usage

• Requirements: Windows 7 SP1+, .NET Framework 4.7.2 (built into Win10+).
• To show effects above elevated windows (Task Manager, Start menu, admin apps), place the exe in C:\Windows or C:\Program Files — it will auto-elevate (1.3.1+).
• Minimizes to the system tray on start.
• Clicking X hides to tray.
• Left-click tray icon opens the main window, right-click opens the menu.

Changelog

1.4.2 (2026-08, this fork)

• i18n: UI follows system language (zh-CN / English).
• Version bumped to 1.4.2.0.

1.4.1-fix1 (2026-08, this fork)

• Fix settings-window freeze on Windows 11 24H2/25H2.
• Software rendering for settings window + manifest uiAccess="false".

1.4.1

• Fix mouse-passthrough issue.
• Check for updates on start.

1.4.0

• Added settings and auto-save. Thanks @BigDevil82.

1.3.3

• Ripple avoids the exact center on press.

1.3.2

• Shows a small ripple on release after long press or long move.

1.3.1

• Avoid rendering below other windows in some cases.

1.3

• Fix not working on Win7.
• Multi-monitor DPI awareness.
• Auto-start with Windows.
• New blue icon.

Troubleshooting

• Effects missing: the mouse hook was lost, restart the app.
• Auto-start blocked by third-party managers, enable it there.

Credits

• Original (archived) upstream cuiliang/ClickShow, thanks to the author.
• Icon source: https://www.iconfont.cn/collections/detail?spm=a313x.7781069.1998910419.dc64b3430&cid=13315