Limelight
What is Click Highlighting?
Click highlighting is an on-screen effect that animates a ring, ripple, or flash at the pointer whenever you press a mouse button, so viewers can see your clicks.
Click highlighting is a feedback effect that appears at the moment you click. Typically a colored ring, ripple, or burst expands outward from the pointer for a fraction of a second, signaling that a click happened and where it landed. Some tools use different colors for left and right clicks. The key trait is that the effect is event-driven: it shows up only when a button is pressed, then fades away.
Click highlighting is different from a cursor highlight or cursor spotlight, which stay on the pointer continuously regardless of clicking. It also differs from a mouse trail, which marks movement rather than clicks, and from a magnifier, which enlarges content. Click highlighting answers the question "did they just click, and where," which a steady spotlight does not directly convey.
Click highlighting is valuable in software tutorials and demos where viewers need to follow precise actions, such as which button you pressed. Limelight focuses on continuous cursor visibility rather than click animations: its cursor spotlight is a soft glow that follows the pointer, and it does not animate individual clicks. If your priority is keeping the pointer easy to follow during a presentation or recording, Limelight provides that as a menu-bar overlay on top of any macOS app.
Why Limelight
- ▸Click highlighting flashes a ring or ripple at the pointer each time you click.
- ▸It is event-driven and appears only on button presses, then fades.
- ▸It differs from a cursor spotlight, which stays on the pointer continuously.
- ▸Limelight does not animate clicks; it provides a glowing cursor spotlight that follows the pointer.
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FAQ
- Does Limelight show click animations?
- No. Limelight does not animate clicks. It offers a cursor spotlight that continuously follows the pointer to keep it visible.
- What is the difference between click highlighting and a cursor spotlight?
- Click highlighting flashes only when you click, while a cursor spotlight stays on the pointer the whole time you move it.