ScreenPointer Alternatives

ScreenPointer is described as 'This is an agent application that highlights the mouse as a pointer' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are seven alternatives to ScreenPointer for Windows, Linux and Mac. The best ScreenPointer alternative is FocusCursor, which is free. Other great apps like ScreenPointer are SpotOnTheMouse, Pen Attention, Kokomite and Spotlight for Mouse.

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  1. FocusCursor icon

    FocusCursor

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    This tool clearly highlights the cursor’s position, making its movement and clicks easily visible. It is particularly suitable for use in conferences, teaching, or video tutorial production, helping the audience follow your actions and ideas more easily, thereby attracting their...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    • FocusCursor is the most popular Mac alternative to ScreenPointer.

    • FocusCursor is the most popular free alternative to ScreenPointer.

    • FocusCursor is Freemium and ProprietaryScreenPointer is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • FocusCursor is Privacy focused and LightweightScreenPointer 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.

    18 SpotOnTheMouse alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • SpotOnTheMouse is the most popular Windows alternative to ScreenPointer.

    • SpotOnTheMouse is Freemium and ProprietaryScreenPointer is also Freemium and Proprietary
  4. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • Pen Attention is the most popular Open Source alternative to ScreenPointer.

    • Pen Attention is Free and Open SourceScreenPointer is Freemium and Proprietary
  5. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. 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.

    17 PointerFocus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Mouse Spotlight
     

    • PointerFocus is the most popular commercial alternative to ScreenPointer.

    • PointerFocus is Paid and ProprietaryScreenPointer is Freemium and Proprietary

  9. highlight-pointer

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    highlight-pointer screenshot 1
     

    • highlight-pointer is the most popular Linux alternative to ScreenPointer.

    • highlight-pointer is Free and Open SourceScreenPointer is Freemium and Proprietary
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