Limelight

A Cursor Pro alternative for live screen presenting

Cursor Pro is a paid menu-bar cursor highlighter for Mac. Limelight covers cursor highlighting too — free — and goes further. Here is the comparison.

Cursor Pro (appahead.studio) is a paid macOS menu-bar app that highlights your cursor so it is easy to follow during presentations, demos, and screen recordings. It is a clean, single-purpose tool for making the pointer stand out.

Limelight is also a macOS menu-bar app, and its cursor spotlight (⌃⌥1) is free forever rather than paid. On top of that it adds a keystroke display (⌃⌥2), draw-on-screen (⌃⌥3), a region spotlight (⌃⌥4), and on-screen text (⌃⌥5), all on global hotkeys. It records nothing, runs fully offline, and works over any app including Zoom, Meet, Keynote, and OBS.

If all you need is cursor highlighting, both tools deliver it well — and with Limelight that core feature costs nothing. If you also want keystroke overlays, drawing, a region spotlight, and on-screen text, Limelight bundles them into a one-time Pro with no subscription required, so it is the broader pick for tutorials and live demos.

Why Limelight

  • ▸Cursor spotlight (⌃⌥1) is free forever, not behind a paywall
  • ▸Keystroke display, drawing, region spotlight, and text all in one menu-bar app
  • ▸One-time Pro unlock — no subscription required for the extra features
  • ▸Records nothing, fully offline, works over any app
Try it free — download

Cursor spotlight free · from $2.99/mo or $34 lifetime · macOS 14+

Or get Pro — from $2.99/mo · See how it works →

free to start, then go Pro from $2.99/mo or a $34 one-time lifetime license. macOS 14+, notarized by Apple.

FAQ

Is Limelight cursor highlighting really free?
Yes. The cursor spotlight (⌃⌥1) is free forever. The paid features — keystroke display, drawing, region spotlight, and on-screen text — are unlocked with Pro: $2.99/mo or $34 lifetime.
What does Limelight do beyond highlighting the cursor?
It adds an on-screen keystroke display for tutorials, draw-on-screen, a region spotlight for a fixed area, and on-screen text, each on its own global hotkey.

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