Limelight

Highlight your cursor for online classes on a Mac

When you share your screen to teach, students often lose track of where your pointer is. Limelight puts a soft glowing spotlight around your cursor so the whole class can follow it.

On a shared screen, a small arrow cursor disappears against busy slides, code, or a website. Students keep asking "where are you pointing?" and your explanation stalls while they hunt for the mouse.

Limelight is a macOS menu-bar overlay. Press ⌃⌥1 to turn on the cursor spotlight and a gentle glow follows your pointer wherever it goes. Because Limelight draws on top of everything, it works the same whether you are in Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, a slide deck, or a browser. Press ⌃⌥1 again to turn it off.

Turn the spotlight on before you start sharing so students see it from the first slide. It runs alongside your meeting app and any recorder, so a recorded lesson keeps the highlight too.

Why Limelight

  • ▸Cursor spotlight toggles with ⌃⌥1
  • ▸Works on top of Zoom, Meet, Teams, slides, and browsers
  • ▸A live overlay, not a recorder — pair it with any recording tool
  • ▸7-day free trial, then $15 one-time for macOS 14+
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One-time payment, no subscription. 7-day free trial, then $15 once. macOS 14+, notarized by Apple.

FAQ

Does it work inside Zoom and Google Meet?
Yes. Limelight is a screen overlay, so the spotlight appears on top of whatever you share, including Zoom, Google Meet, and Teams.
Will students see the spotlight in a recording?
Yes. Anything captured while the spotlight is on, by Zoom's recorder or any tool, includes the glow.

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