PainterMouse Alternatives

PainterMouse is described as 'Painter Mouse allows you to make demos and presentations easier to follow for your customers. Enhance the mouse cursor, control the colors, transparency and much more' and is an app in the education & reference category. There are more than 10 alternatives to PainterMouse for Windows, Mac and Linux. The best PainterMouse alternative is Key'n'Stroke , which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like PainterMouse are KeyLimePie, SpotOnTheMouse, Pen Attention and Spotlight for Mouse.

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Painter Mouse allows you to make demos and presentations easier to follow for your customers. Enhance the mouse cursor, control the colors, transparency and much more.

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PainterMouse alternatives page was last updated Jun 7, 2024
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  1. Key'n'Stroke icon

    Key'n'Stroke

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    Key'n'Stroke (previously named PxKeystrokesForScreencasts) displays keystrokes and mouse clicks in an overlay window.

    14 Key'n'Stroke alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Key'n'Stroke screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Mouse Highlight
    2.  Keystroke Visualization
    3.  Customizable shortcuts

    Key'n'Stroke VS PainterMouse

     

    • Key'n'Stroke is the most popular Windows alternative to PainterMouse.

    • Key'n'Stroke is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to PainterMouse.

    • Key'n'Stroke is Free and Open SourcePainterMouse is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • Key'n'Stroke is LightweightPainterMouse is not according to our users
  2. KeyLimePie icon

    KeyLimePie

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    Demo your keyboard shortcuts, easy as pie.

    11 KeyLimePie alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    KeyLimePie screenshot 1

    KeyLimePie Features

    1.  Keystroke Visualization

    KeyLimePie VS PainterMouse

     

    • KeyLimePie is the most popular Mac alternative to PainterMouse.

    • KeyLimePie is Freemium and ProprietaryPainterMouse is Free Personal and Proprietary
  4. 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.

    18 SpotOnTheMouse alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 main window

    SpotOnTheMouse Features

    1.  Mouse Highlight
    2.  Keystroke Visualization

    SpotOnTheMouse VS PainterMouse

     
  5. Pen Attention icon

    Pen Attention

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    A free program that places a highlighted circle or square around the cursor for use in a classroom or doing demonstrations.

    10 Pen Attention alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Pen Attention screenshot 1

    Pen Attention Features

    1.  Mouse Highlight

    Pen Attention VS PainterMouse

     

  6. Spotlight for Mouse

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

    15 Spotlight for Mouse alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • CH flagSwitzerland

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Spotlight for Mouse screenshot 1

    Spotlight for Mouse Features

    1.  Mouse Highlight

    Spotlight for Mouse VS PainterMouse

     
  7. Mouseposé icon

    Mouseposé

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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.

    25 Mouseposé alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Mouseposé screenshot 1

    Mouseposé VS PainterMouse

     

    • Mouseposé is the most popular commercial alternative to PainterMouse.

    • Mouseposé is Paid and ProprietaryPainterMouse is Free Personal and Proprietary
  9. PointerFocus icon

    PointerFocus

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    Allows you to highlight the cursor using either the toolbar or hotkeys. Options include spotlight, highlight, drawing on the screen, magnifier or show keystrokes.

    16 PointerFocus alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Mouse Spotlight

    PointerFocus Features

    1.  Mouse Highlight
    2.  Keystroke Visualization

    PointerFocus VS PainterMouse

     
  10. KeyPosé icon

    KeyPosé

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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.

    17 KeyPosé alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Educational

    Features

    1.  Portable

    KeyPosé VS PainterMouse

     
  11. Kokomite icon

    Kokomite

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    Kokomite is a software that draws semi-transparent circles (or rings) around the mouse cursor to make the focus easier to understand in a presentation.

    8 Kokomite alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Kokomite screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Mouse Highlight

    Kokomite VS PainterMouse

     
  12. Projecteur icon

    Projecteur

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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.

    8 Projecteur alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Projecteur screenshot 1

    Projecteur Features

    1.  Mouse Highlight
    2.  Digital Laser Pointer
    3.  Desktop Application

    Projecteur VS PainterMouse

     

    • Projecteur is the most popular Linux alternative to PainterMouse.

    • Projecteur is Free and Open SourcePainterMouse is Free Personal and Proprietary
  13. ScreenPointer icon

    ScreenPointer

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

    7 ScreenPointer alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • JP flagJapan

    Platforms

    • Mac
    ScreenPointer screenshot 1

    ScreenPointer Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  No registration required

    ScreenPointer VS PainterMouse

     

  14. highlight-pointer

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    Highlight mouse pointer/cursor using a dot - useful for presentations, screen sharing, .

    11 highlight-pointer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    highlight-pointer screenshot 1

    highlight-pointer Features

    1.  Screen Sharing
    2.  Live Screen Recording
    3.  X server

    highlight-pointer VS PainterMouse

     
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