A stapler that requires exertion of less effort comprising a body, an electric motor, a power supply, a power supply switch, a motion transmission mechanism having a gear cluster driven by the electric motor, a staple driving mechanism having a driving blade and a staple magazine driven by the motion transmission mechanism. The motion transmission mechanism comprises a rocking arm, and the rocking arm is a crank which is composed of a connecting shaft and a rocking shaft. The end of the connecting shaft connects to the top of the driving blade. The end of the rocking shaft is a gear, and the gear of the rocking arm has teeth which mesh with teeth of at least one gear of the gear cluster. The motion transmission mechanism comprises a double pole changeover switch and a micro switch.
