Free PointerFocus Alternatives

The best free alternative to PointerFocus is Key'n'Stroke , which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to PointerFocus and 13 is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to PointerFocus are SpotOnTheMouse, Spotlight for Mouse, PainterMouse and Pen Attention.

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PointerFocus

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Windows

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

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Key'n'Stroke
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Free • Open Source
Windows
11 Key'n'Stroke alternatives
Key'n'Stroke (previously named PxKeystrokesForScreencasts) displays keystrokes and mouse clicks in an overlay window.
- - Key'n'Stroke is the most popular Windows alternative to PointerFocus.
- - Key'n'Stroke is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to PointerFocus.
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Key'n'Stroke Features
Mouse Highlight
Visualize Keypresses
Customizable shortcuts
Customizable
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jonatanolsson
Great application for this purpose
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Guest
neat small tool to keep track of your pointer as well as your keystrokes. I personally use it for screencasting.
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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
Comments about SpotOnTheMouse as a Alternative to PointerFocus
Most users think SpotOnTheMouse is a great PointerFocus alternative.
Guest
pointerfocus has not only highlight function. but spotonthemouse has only highlight function with worse graphic.

so it can't be alternative.
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Guest
more function compare to pointerfocus
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Spotlight for Mouse
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
13 Spotlight for Mouse alternatives
The highlight feature creates a spotlight-effect on your screen, so you can point, click, and rest assured that your audience is following along.
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Spotlight for Mouse Features
Mouse Highlight
PainterMouse
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Windows
13 PainterMouse alternatives
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 Features
Mouse Highlight
Digital Laser Pointer
Pen Attention
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
9 Pen Attention alternatives
A free program that places a highlighted circle or square around the cursor for use in a classroom or doing demonstrations.
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Pen Attention Features
Mouse Highlight
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KeyPosé
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Free • Proprietary
Screen Casting Tool
Windows
15 KeyPosé alternatives
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.
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KeyPosé Features
1. PortableKeyPosé can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
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Kokomite
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
7 Kokomite alternatives
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.
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Kokomite Features
1. LightweightKokomite consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. PortableKokomite can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Mouse Highlight
Projecteur
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Free • Open Source
Linux
8 Projecteur alternatives
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.
- - Projecteur is the most popular Linux alternative to PointerFocus.
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Projecteur Features
Mouse Highlight
Digital Laser Pointer
Desktop Application
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.
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Jiggle Features
GNOME3 integration
ShowOff
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Free • Open Source
Windows
6 ShowOff alternatives
Shows the pushed down keys and buttons.
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Ripplify
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
10 Ripplify alternatives
Ripplify is a free, handy and delightful tool initially designed for presenters, trainers and teachers who want to highlight their mouse pointer.
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Ripplify Features
1. PortableRipplify can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. LightweightRipplify consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Mouse Highlight
Warning
Kaspersky deletes it as a Trojan.
KeyLimePie
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Freemium • Proprietary
Mac
11 KeyLimePie alternatives
Demo your keyboard shortcuts, easy as pie.
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