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ClickMetrik · Mouse burst lab

Drag Click Test

Measure drag clicking burst CPS from rapid primary-button mouse clicks. Start with Single Burst to learn the burst measurement, then use Best of 5 or the fixed 5-second mode for repeat testing.

ClickMetrik groups clicks received by the browser; it cannot verify physical drag-click technique or mouse hardware, and this is not a drag-and-drop hold test. No account is required; compact results stay in this browser.

Input
Physical mouse · primary button only
Grouping
Natural Burst ends after 500 ms idle
Modes
Single Burst · Best of 5 · 5-second Burst
Storage
Local History and Personal Bests
Boundary
Not drag-and-drop or mouse diagnostic

Configure

Build your test

Test mode

Measure one rapid click sequence. The burst ends after 500 ms without another accepted click.

Complete five manually started Natural Bursts, then compare average, best, worst, range, and consistency.

Count every accepted click during an exact 5-second test and report the best Natural Burst found inside the run, when one exists.

New here? Start with Single Burst.

Natural Burst modes use the 500 ms idle rule. The fixed mode runs for exactly 5 seconds. There is no duration selector or Custom mode.

Formal results require a physical mouse and its primary button inside the test area. Touch, pen, keyboard, Space, and other buttons do not count.

Test panel

Single Burst

Physical mouse · Primary button only

Idle

Drag Click Test area

Choose a mode, then start.

Idle Time
500 ms gap
Burst Clicks
0
Live Burst CPS
0.00
Mode
Single Burst
Round
—
Input
Primary mouse

Formal results require a physical mouse and its primary button. Touch, pen, keyboard, Space, other buttons, and clicks outside this area are ignored.

History & Personal Best

Mode: Single Burst

Personal best: —

No saved attempts in this bucket.

What is a Drag Click Test?

A Drag Click Test is an online test for measuring rapid primary-button mouse clicks and drag-clicking CPS. ClickMetrik counts accepted clicks received by the browser and uses their timing to report click count, adjacent intervals, and Burst CPS.

The browser cannot observe finger movement, friction, the mouse surface, or switch behavior, so it cannot verify the physical clicking technique used. This is not a drag-and-drop hold, mouse-hold, double-click, debounce, missed-click, or hardware diagnostic tool.

How to take the Drag Click Test

  1. Choose Single Burst, Best of 5, or 5-second Burst.
  2. Press the mode-specific Start button.
  3. Use a physical mouse and the primary button inside the test area.
  4. For a Natural Burst, keep accepted clicks less than 500 ms apart.
  5. Wait for the burst or fixed timer to finish.
  6. Review the result, History, and Personal Best.

New users should start with Single Burst. One click is not a valid Natural Burst, and accepted clicks with no positive first-to-last duration require a retry.

Need help with the physical motion? Learn how to drag click.

For repeat comparisons, use the same mode. Single Burst and Best of 5 summarize Natural Bursts, while 5-second Burst measures a fixed five-second window, so those results are not interchangeable. Compare the same result type instead of treating Overall CPS and Burst CPS as the same metric.

Stop if you feel pain or clear discomfort; do not ignore pain for a score.

Choose a test mode

Single Burst

Run
One manually started Natural Burst.
Result
One compact burst result.
Best for
Learning how ClickMetrik measures a burst.

Best of 5

Run
Five manually started valid Natural Bursts.
Retry
Insufficient rounds retry in place.
Result
The final summary appears after five completed rounds. Interrupting an unfinished series discards earlier rounds.

5-second Burst

Run
One exact five-second window.
Overall result
Overall CPS uses every accepted click.
Natural Burst result
The best valid Natural Burst is reported separately when one exists. A valid fixed result can exist without one.

How a Natural Burst works

Natural Burst is ClickMetrik's name for a group of at least two accepted clicks that arrive close enough together to remain in one burst. It is a ClickMetrik-defined grouping rule, not an industry standard, and a valid result also needs a positive first-to-last duration.

Each accepted click resets the 500 ms idle timer. A later accepted click joins the same burst only when it arrives less than 500 ms after the previous one. At 500 ms or later, the earlier burst has already ended. The idle gap recognizes completion; it is not added to burst duration.

Worked example

Accepted clicks arrive at:

  • 0 ms
  • 50 ms
  • 110 ms

Then no accepted click arrives for 500 ms.

Click Count
3
Burst Duration
110 ms
Completed transitions
2
Burst CPS
2 × 1000 ÷ 110 = 18.18

How to read your Drag Click result

Natural Burst result

Burst Click Count
The accepted clicks in the completed Natural Burst.
Burst Duration
The time from the first accepted click to the last. The later 500 ms idle completion gap is not included.
Burst CPS
(clickCount - 1) × 1000 ÷ first-to-last durationMsWith n clicks there are n - 1 complete inter-click transitions, so there is no complete interval before the first click.
Average Interval / Fastest Interval
The mean and shortest values among adjacent accepted-click intervals.

Best of 5

The final summary uses five completed Natural Bursts: Average Burst CPS, Best, Worst, Standard Deviation, and Range. It is saved only after round five.

5-second Burst

Overall CPS = total accepted clicks ÷ 5 seconds. Best Natural Burst CPS is a separate burst-level result and does not replace the overall formula.

25 accepted clicks in 5 seconds = 5.00 overall CPS.

Overall CPS and Burst CPS are separate values: the first covers the full five-second window, while the second describes one grouped burst.

Limits, comfort, and privacy

What it can measure

  • Accepted primary-mouse counts.
  • First-to-last duration and adjacent intervals.
  • Burst CPS and the five-round summary.
  • The fixed five-second result.

What it cannot verify

  • Physical drag-click technique or game legality.
  • Cheating, macros, scripts, or automation.
  • Hardware faults, debounce, missed or double clicks, or complete latency.
  • Hand, muscle, nerve function, or any medical condition.

Formal results accept a physical mouse's primary button inside the test area. Touch, pen, keyboard, Space, other buttons, synthetic input, and actions outside the area do not count.

Compact results and personal bests stay locally in this browser. ClickMetrik does not save raw pointer events, coordinates, timestamps, samples, interval arrays, or identity. This page does not provide a medical diagnosis or safety guarantee.

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