SHARA Alternatives

SHARA is described as 'Annotate any Windows app, highlight your cursor and clicks, magnify details, and show keystrokes—all from the cursor-centered SHARA Wheel' and is a cursor highlighter in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to SHARA for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Python and PortableApps.com apps. The best SHARA alternative is Epic Pen, which is free. Other great apps like SHARA are ZoomIt, gInk, Presentify and Carnac.

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  1. Demo your keyboard shortcuts, easy as pie.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. PenAttention icon
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    Displays a visible highlight, pencil, or pointer at the pen's location on Windows devices, enhancing audience visibility during presentations and screen sharing, with customizable styles, low resource usage, real-time on/off toggling, and compatibility for teachers and presenters.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. The highlight feature creates a spotlight-effect on your screen, so you can point, click, and rest assured that your audience is following along.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. Keystro icon
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    Floating widget shows each key pressed in real time and highlights the cursor with fully adjustable design. Choose from 10+ styles, unlimited color themes, and over 10 sound options. Works across multiple screens for screen recording on Windows and macOS.

    31 Keystro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  5. Jiggle icon
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    Jiggle is a Gnome Shell extension that highlights the cursor position when the mouse is moved rapidly.

    Cost / License

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    • Linux
    • GNOME
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  6. Cursor Pro icon
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    Highlights your mouse pointer, visualizes clicks and magnifies certain areas of your screen.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. Projecteur icon
     2 likes

    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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  10. KeyStruck icon
     Like

    A floating glass HUD names every keyboard shortcut you fire — so you don't have to squint at the menu-bar flash to confirm.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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