IdleBolt is a cross-platform utility designed to monitor mouse activity and lock the user account after a period of inactivity. It ensures that users remain interactive, making it especially useful for shared and public computers or workstations where security is a priority.
- 🌍 Cross-Platform: Works seamlessly on Windows, MacOS, and Linux.
- ⏰ Customizable Timeout: Set the inactivity duration after which the system will be locked.
- 📏 Customizable Movement Threshold: Specify how much the mouse must move to be considered active.
- 📜 Configuration File: Easily tailor the tool's behavior via a configuration file.
- 🔄 Auto Recovery: The utility is designed to handle errors gracefully, ensuring continuous monitoring.
git clone https://github.com/richardsondev/IdleBolt.git
cd IdleBolt
cargo build --releaseThe executable will be in the target/release directory.
You can also download pre-compiled binaries from the Releases page.
- Run the
IdleBoltexecutable. - To customize the inactivity duration and movement threshold, create a
config.tomlin the same directory as the executable. Example:
timeout = 300 # in seconds, 300 seconds is 5 minutes
movement_threshold = 0.05 # 5% of the screen width/height- The system will automatically lock if the mouse doesn't move beyond the set threshold within the specified timeout.
Contributions are welcome! Please fork the repository and open a pull request with your changes or open an issue to discuss any ideas.
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.