PointerStick Alternatives

PointerStick is described as 'Portable tool that presents on the Windows Desktop a virtual pointer stick, for example for Presentations!' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are six alternatives to PointerStick for Mac, Windows, Linux and GNOME. The best PointerStick alternative is SpotOnTheMouse, which is free. Other great apps like PointerStick are myPoint Light, Mouse Locator, Simple Mouse Locator and Jiggle.

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

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PointerStick alternatives page was last updated Mar 30, 2023
  1. SpotOnTheMouse icon
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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
    Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 main window

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    SpotOnTheMouse Features

    1.  Mouse Highlight
    2.  Keystroke Visualization
    SpotOnTheMouse iconPointerStick Icon

    SpotOnTheMouse VS PointerStick

    Is SpotOnTheMouse a good alternative to PointerStick?
     
    • SpotOnTheMouse is the most popular Windows alternative to PointerStick.

    • SpotOnTheMouse is the most popular free alternative to PointerStick.

    • SpotOnTheMouse is Freemium and ProprietaryPointerStick is Free and Proprietary
  2. myPoint Light icon
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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. •.

    6 myPoint Light alternatives
    The locator is customizable: temporary or permanent, static or animated, colors, transparency, size...

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    myPoint Light iconPointerStick Icon

    myPoint Light VS PointerStick

    Is myPoint Light a good alternative to PointerStick?
     
    • myPoint Light is the most popular Mac alternative to PointerStick.

    • myPoint Light is the most popular commercial alternative to PointerStick.

    • myPoint Light is Paid and ProprietaryPointerStick is Free and Proprietary
  3. Mouse Locator icon
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    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.

    7 Mouse Locator alternatives
    Mouse Locator screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Discontinued
    Mouse Locator iconPointerStick Icon

    Mouse Locator VS PointerStick

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  4. Simple Mouse Locator icon
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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.

    6 Simple Mouse Locator alternatives
    Simple Mouse Locator screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Simple Mouse Locator Features

    1.  Mouse Highlight
    Simple Mouse Locator iconPointerStick Icon

    Simple Mouse Locator VS PointerStick

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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.

    11 Jiggle alternatives
    Jiggle screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME

    Jiggle Features

    1.  GNOME3 integration
    Jiggle iconPointerStick Icon

    Jiggle VS PointerStick

    Is Jiggle a good alternative to PointerStick?
     
    • Jiggle is the most popular Linux alternative to PointerStick.

    • Jiggle is the most popular Open Source alternative to PointerStick.

    • Jiggle is Free and Open SourcePointerStick is Free and Proprietary
  6. iCursor icon
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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.

    6 iCursor alternatives
    iCursor screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    iCursor iconPointerStick Icon

    iCursor VS PointerStick

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