# Mouse extension

**URL:** https://forum.makecode.com/t/mouse-extension/7281
**Category:** Help
**Created:** [April 9, 2021, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/mouse-extension/7281 "2021-04-09T14:58:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![Local\_momo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/local_momo/32/3598_2.png) [@Local\_momo](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Local_momo)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2021, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/mouse-extension/7281/1 "2021-04-09T14:58:46Z")

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how does this work?

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### Author: ![UnsignedArduino](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/unsignedarduino/32/592_2.png) [@UnsignedArduino](https://forum.makecode.com/u/UnsignedArduino)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2021, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/mouse-extension/7281/2 "2021-04-09T15:17:09Z")

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If you mean by this extension:  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/6/6a09486035d040dcf2db4382676b17a23186935f.png)  
All of the hardware devices[?] are able to show up as a mouse to the connected computer via something called the “HID” standard. (Which stands for **h** uman **i** nterface **d** evice) Your hardware like the Meowbit and PyGamer can pretend to be a mouse and move the cursor around on a computer!  
The same thing applies to the keyboard extension, except it allows you to send keystrokes to a computer.