A foot-controlled device is presented herein that allows a user to control mouse movement on a computing device with their foot. The foot-controlled device includes a foot pad that the user can move in an X-Y plane. The pad can also can be pressed downward along the Z-axis, causing the foot-controlled device to issue a command. The command can be based on the mode of the foot-controlled device, such as a mouse mode or a directional pad mode. The command can also cause the foot-controlled device to switch modes. Additionally, rotation of the foot-controlled device can be used to determine which command to issue to the computing device.