PointerFocus Alternatives

PointerFocus is described as 'Allows you to highlight the cursor using either the toolbar or hotkeys. Options include spotlight, highlight, drawing on the screen, magnifier or show keystrokes' and is a cursor highlighter in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to PointerFocus for Windows, Mac, Linux and GNOME. The best PointerFocus alternative is SHARA, which is free. Other great apps like PointerFocus are Googly Eyes, Dockitty, Key'n'Stroke and Pointer Cue.

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  1. Mouseposé icon
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    Mouseposé is the indispensible mouse pointer highlighting tool (aka "virtual laserpointer") for everyone doing demos at tradeshows, presentations and trainings, or those individuals with huge and high resolution displays.

    35 Mouseposé alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. KeyPosé icon
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    A Little utility that implements a global key logger which displays all shortcuts & keystrokes as you type on screen and with a semi-transparent overlay. This makes it very easy to show any shortcuts you use if you for example record a software demo.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. Projecteur icon
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    Projecteur is a virtual laser pointer for use with inertial pointers such as the Logitech Spotlight. Projecteur can show a colored dot, a highlighted circle or a zoom effect to act as a pointer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  4. ShowOff icon
     Like

    Shows the pushed down keys and buttons.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. This is an agent application that highlights the mouse as a pointer.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  6. Ripplify icon
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    A free, handy and delightful tool initially designed for presenters, trainers and teachers who want to highlight their mouse pointer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. MouseKit icon
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    MouseKit turns your mouse cursor into a presentation, on-screen drawing, and cursor-tracking tool — all in one, for Windows.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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