Simple Mouse Locator Alternatives

Simple Mouse Locator is described as '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' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are six alternatives to Simple Mouse Locator for Mac, Windows, Linux and GNOME. The best Simple Mouse Locator alternative is SpotOnTheMouse, which is free. Other great apps like Simple Mouse Locator are Jiggle, myPoint Light, PointerStick and Mouse Locator.

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  1. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • SpotOnTheMouse is the most popular Windows alternative to Simple Mouse Locator.

    • SpotOnTheMouse is the most popular free alternative to Simple Mouse Locator.

    • SpotOnTheMouse is Freemium and ProprietarySimple Mouse Locator is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Jiggle icon

    Jiggle

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    Jiggle is a Gnome Shell extension that highlights the cursor position when the mouse is moved rapidly.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME
    Jiggle screenshot 1
     

    • Jiggle is the most popular Linux alternative to Simple Mouse Locator.

    • Jiggle is the most popular Open Source alternative to Simple Mouse Locator.

    • Jiggle is Free and Open SourceSimple Mouse Locator is Paid and Proprietary
  4. myPoint Light icon

    myPoint Light

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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. •.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    The locator is customizable: temporary or permanent, static or animated, colors, transparency, size...
     

    • myPoint Light is the most popular Mac alternative to Simple Mouse Locator.

    • myPoint Light is the most popular commercial alternative to Simple Mouse Locator.

    • myPoint Light is Paid and ProprietarySimple Mouse Locator is also Paid and Proprietary
  5. PointerStick icon

    PointerStick

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    PointerStick screenshot 1
     
  6. Mouse Locator icon

    Mouse Locator

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Mouse Locator screenshot 1
     
  7. iCursor icon

    iCursor

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    iCursor screenshot 1
     
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