Butterfly Click Test

What Is Butterfly Clicking?

Butterfly clicking is a technique where two fingers take turns pressing the same mouse button. While one finger comes up, the other goes down, so the button gets pressed twice as often as one finger could manage.

It’s one of the fastest ways to click. Most people who get the rhythm right land somewhere between 12 and 20 CPS, well above the 5 to 8 CPS of normal clicking.

How to Butterfly Click

1. Put two fingers on the left button

   Use your index and middle fingers, side by side on the left mouse button. Some people use the index finger of each hand instead.

2. Rest your palm on the mouse

   Keep the mouse still with your palm and thumb, so the fingers can move freely.

3. Tap them one after the other

   Tap index, then middle, then index, like drumming your fingers on a table. Start slowly and keep the rhythm even before you speed up.

4. Speed up in short bursts

   Run the 5 or 10 second test and push the pace a little each time. It usually takes a few days before the two fingers stop tripping over each other.

What’s a Good Butterfly Clicking CPS?

Butterfly clicking holds up better over time than jitter clicking, because each finger only does half the work. Compare the two on the jitter click test.

Why Your Mouse Matters

Butterfly clicking only works if the mouse registers every press. Many mice have a small delay after each click, called debounce, to stop one press counting twice. When your fingers alternate faster than that delay, some presses get ignored and your score stalls.

If your CPS stays stuck no matter how fast your fingers go, the mouse is probably the limit. Some gaming mice let you lower the debounce time in their software. A mouse with light, crisp buttons also helps.

Is Butterfly Clicking Allowed?

In most games, yes. Every click is a real press of the button. Some Minecraft PvP servers do restrict it, though, because very high CPS can look like a macro, and some cap how many clicks per second they accept. Check the server’s rules before you use it in ranked or competitive modes.

Frequently Asked Questions