[chirpy22]

Does anyone know if some company makes a mouse that doesn't make the click noise when you click it?

[Big Mac]

Apple? You sound like you're describing the Magic Mouse.

[Spheric Harlot]

No, he's not.

The Magic Mouse clicks.

I think he's describing something that has a nondescript, gummy pressdown feeling when "clicked".

I think the best bet is a Magic Trackpad with tap-click enabled, so you don't actually need to click it.

[ghporter]

The click is part of the feedback system that tells the user he's actually done something. A silent mouse would be less effective for a lot of users-how far down and how hard do you press to get a "click?" (The verb/noun for the action/effect of mouse button selection even implies that there's an auditory/tactile feedback involved in the process.)

A mouse with a distinct tactile response but no audible response is certainly possible, but I don't see much of a market for it. Libraries? The public library here (all the branches that I've been to, as well) uses standard, cheap, (and kind of noisy) mice without any real issue.

[Spheric Harlot]

While that's true, it also applies to tap-click to a certain extent, and that exists - which is why I wouldn't discount the possibility that such a mouse exists.

[ajprice]

With MagicPrefs you can set a click action as a touch on a Magic Mouse - MagicPrefs

[chirpy22]

I was trying to find a clickless mouse because after 25 years of using mice, I have gotten annoyed by the sound. I wouldn't think it would be all that difficult to make a mouse that has a feeling of a click when you press down without the audio feedback. There are keyboards that don't "click" when you press a key down, so why can't there be a mouse?
I realized at work the other day just how annoying the clicking noise is. When you are actually listening for it, in a wide open office, you can literally hear everyone's mouse clicking, constantly, all day long. So I tend to keep my earphones in all day long.
Maybe I will invent one?

[chirpy22]

Hey, look what I just found> Silent click computer mice have a great click feel without the click noise - Quietmouse Innovations

[rubberwheels]

With the magic mouse, you can download Better Touch Tool! Which makes the mouse virtually clickless! You just have to change the settings.