Mouse Locator Alternatives

Mouse Locator is described as 'Highly visible locator instantly reveals your mouse position. Controllable trigger time period, from 1 second to 30 minutes. Eliminates the frustrating search of your screen' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are seven alternatives to Mouse Locator for Mac, Windows, Linux and GNOME. The best Mouse Locator alternative is Microsoft PowerToys, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Mouse Locator are SpotOnTheMouse, Jiggle, myPoint Light and PointerStick.

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  1. Microsoft PowerToys icon

    Microsoft PowerToys

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    Open-source utilities for Windows include FancyZones for window management, PowerRename for bulk renaming, and Keyboard Manager for custom shortcuts. Ad-free, supports multi-monitor setups, no registration needed, lightweight resource usage, and works offline.

    63 Microsoft PowerToys alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • Microsoft PowerToys is the most popular Windows alternative to Mouse Locator.

    • Microsoft PowerToys is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Mouse Locator.

    • Microsoft PowerToys is Free and Open SourceMouse Locator is Free and Proprietary
    • Microsoft PowerToys is LightweightMouse Locator is not according to our users
  2. SpotOnTheMouse icon

    SpotOnTheMouse

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    SpotOnTheMouse is a mouse pointer and keyboard action visualization software. It makes mouse clicks visible, it improves the perceptibility of the mouse pointer & it shows the special keys and combinations of keys pressed on the keyboard.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. Jiggle icon

    Jiggle

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    Jiggle is a Gnome Shell extension that highlights the cursor position when the mouse is moved rapidly.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME
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    • Jiggle is the most popular Linux alternative to Mouse Locator.

    • Jiggle is Free and Open SourceMouse Locator is Free and Proprietary
  5. myPoint Light icon

    myPoint Light

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    Stop hunting for your cursor! Modern computers with multiple high resolution displays present us with the "where is my mouse" problem. myPoint solves it using three different techniques - a momentary or permanent mouse locator, a crosshair and a permanent mouse halo. •.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    The locator is customizable: temporary or permanent, static or animated, colors, transparency, size...
     

    • myPoint Light is the most popular Mac alternative to Mouse Locator.

    • myPoint Light is the most popular commercial alternative to Mouse Locator.

    • myPoint Light is Paid and ProprietaryMouse Locator is Free and Proprietary
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    PointerStick

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    PointerStick is a portable tool that presents on the Windows Desktop a virtual pointer stick, for example for Presentations!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. iCursor icon

    iCursor

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    iCursor is a funny and useless app for Mac OS X, it attaches to your cursor pointer a lot of particles. There are many customizable effects and you can also create and share new effects with other users.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  9. Simple Mouse Locator icon

    Simple Mouse Locator

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    Simple Mouse Locator reveals the mouse position via a momentary or permanent locator. Hook up to a hot key or gesture; the trigger will cause a customizable ring to be displayed around the current mouse position.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Comments about Simple Mouse Locator as an Alternative to Mouse Locator
    D. J. Lewis
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    Simple, provides the capability of configuring a hot key to display a circle at the current mouse location. Works great.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Simple Mouse Locator is Paid and ProprietaryMouse Locator is Free and Proprietary
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