Limelight

A Pinpoint alternative for live screen presenting

Pinpoint helps you find and highlight your cursor during presentations. Limelight adds that spotlight, plus on-screen keystrokes and freehand drawing, in one menu-bar overlay.

Tools like Pinpoint are built to make your mouse cursor easy to spot, so a remote audience never loses track of where you are pointing on a busy screen. That focus on cursor visibility is genuinely useful for demos and lectures.

Limelight is built for the wider job of presenting live. It runs as a menu-bar overlay on top of any app, giving you a glowing cursor spotlight (⌃⌥1), on-screen keystroke badges (⌃⌥2), and freehand drawing (⌃⌥3) without switching tools mid-flow.

If all you need is to locate the cursor, a focused utility like Pinpoint may be enough. If you also want to show the shortcuts you press and draw on the screen during the same session, Limelight covers all three.

Why Limelight

  • ▸Glowing cursor spotlight that follows your pointer so your audience stays oriented
  • ▸On-screen keystroke display shows the shortcuts you press as clean badges
  • ▸Freehand drawing and annotation to circle and emphasize live, cleared with ⌃⌥C
  • ▸One menu-bar overlay, native SwiftUI, $15 one-time after a 7-day free trial
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One-time payment, no subscription. 7-day free trial, then $15 once. macOS 14+, notarized by Apple.

FAQ

Does Limelight highlight the cursor like Pinpoint?
Yes. Limelight gives your pointer a glowing spotlight (⌃⌥1) so it is easy to follow, and it also adds keystroke display and drawing in the same app.
Is Limelight a one-time purchase?
Yes. After a 7-day free trial, Limelight is $15 once, including all future updates, on macOS 14 and later.

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