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, PointerStick, myPoint Light and Simple Mouse Locator.

Mouse Locator alternatives are mainly Window Managers but may also be File Search Utilities or Application Launchers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Mouse Locator.

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Mouse Locator

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Mac

Highly visible locator instantly reveals your mouse position. Controllable trigger time period, from 1 second to 30...

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Microsoft PowerToys
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Free • Open Source
Window Manager
File Search Utility
Application Launcher
Windows
40 Microsoft PowerToys alternatives
Microsoft PowerToys is a set of utilities for power users aimed at enhancing Windows productivity. The available utilities include:
- - Microsoft PowerToys is the most popular Windows alternative to Mouse Locator.
- - Microsoft PowerToys is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Mouse Locator.
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Microsoft PowerToys Features
1. Color PickerMicrosoft PowerToys allows you to select and copy a color property from an image, object, or shape.
2. Batch Rename FilesMicrosoft PowerToys supports renaming of different types of files or data in large batches.
3. LightweightMicrosoft PowerToys consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
4. Windows Explorer ExtensionMicrosoft PowerToys can extend Windows Explorer in various ways, for example add context menu options, etc..
5. Dark ModeMicrosoft PowerToys supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
6. OCRExtract the text from a screen capture or file and paste it into another document for edits.
Tiling Window Manager
SVG Preview
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Snap windows
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SpotOnTheMouse
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Freemium • Proprietary
Windows
17 SpotOnTheMouse alternatives
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.
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SpotOnTheMouse Features
Mouse Highlight
PointerStick
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
6 PointerStick alternatives
PointerStick is a portable tool that presents on the Windows Desktop a virtual pointer stick, for example for Presentations!
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PointerStick Features
1. LightweightPointerStick consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. PortablePointerStick can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
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myPoint Light
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Paid • Proprietary
Mac
6 myPoint Light alternatives
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. •.
- - myPoint Light is the most popular Mac alternative to Mouse Locator.
- - myPoint Light is the most popular commercial alternative to Mouse Locator.
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Simple Mouse Locator
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Paid • Proprietary
Mac
6 Simple Mouse Locator alternatives
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.
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Simple Mouse Locator Features
Mouse Highlight
Comments about Simple Mouse Locator as a Alternative to Mouse Locator
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D. J. Lewis
Simple, provides the capability of configuring a hot key to display a circle at the current mouse location. Works great.
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iCursor
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Free • Proprietary
Mac
6 iCursor alternatives
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.
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Jiggle
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Free • Open Source
Linux
GNOME
11 Jiggle alternatives
Jiggle is a Gnome Shell extension that highlights the cursor position when the mouse is moved rapidly.
- - Jiggle is the most popular Linux alternative to Mouse Locator.
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Jiggle Features
GNOME3 integration