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Roadmap: Add multi-monitor support

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#9 opened on Nov 20, 2014

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Description

PyAutoGUI does not support moving the mouse across monitors currently. This feature should be added.

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Research direction
Investigate the current mouse movement code in PyAutoGUI to understand how it handles single monitor coordinates. Then, extend it to detect multiple monitors using platform specific APIs (e.g., win32api on Windows, Xlib on Linux, or Quartz on macOS) and adjust movement logic to span across monitors.
Tech stack
python
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
Python
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60