The Lynx Mouse

I've needed ergonomic input devices for a long time. (see my other project, the Dactyl Lynx keyboard) Mice have always been a source of pain for me; I do a lot of gaming, but normal mice hurt my wrist and elbow quite a bit.

The best option I've found is vertical mice, but most of them are really not very good for gaming. The biggest issue is the button placement - since most vertical mice have the buttons on one side, pressing them can move the mouse to the side slightly, which can be disastrous in a gaming session. The one vertical mouse I found that didn't have this issue was the Zalman FG-1000 FPSgun... but they discontinued it years ago, and now it's almost impossible to find for a decent price.

Since I was going to make my own mouse anyway, there were some changes I wanted to make: I wanted better scrolling (if possible, side-scrolling and some sort of inertial scrolling), wireless support, and a larger bottom plate to rest my hand on.

After thinking about this design for years, and even making a prototype of the handle so I could fine-tune the design, I finally got around to finishing the design enough to build one!

The full project can be accessed at whitelynx/lynx-mouse on Codeberg.