Limelight

Highlight your cursor in Microsoft Teams on a Mac

When you share your screen in Microsoft Teams, viewers often lose track of your mouse pointer. Limelight puts a live spotlight around your cursor so it stands out in the call.

Teams shares your screen exactly as it looks, and a small Mac pointer is easy to miss on a packed slide or busy app window. People on the call ask where you are pointing, and you end up describing your mouse position out loud.

Limelight is a macOS menu-bar app that draws a spotlight directly on your screen. Press ⌃⌥1 to dim everything except a soft circle that follows your cursor, then start or continue your Teams screen share. Because the overlay sits on top of your screen, Teams captures it just like the rest of your display and everyone watching sees the highlight. Press ⌃⌥1 again to turn it off.

It works over any app you share in Teams, including Keynote, PowerPoint, a browser, or your code editor. Limelight runs alongside Teams rather than replacing it, so your normal screen-share controls stay exactly the same.

Why Limelight

  • ▸Press ⌃⌥1 to toggle the cursor spotlight on or off
  • ▸Works over any app you share in Microsoft Teams
  • ▸Pure on-screen overlay — nothing is recorded or uploaded by Limelight
  • ▸macOS 14+, Apple-notarized, 7-day free trial then $15 one-time
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One-time payment, no subscription. 7-day free trial, then $15 once. macOS 14+, notarized by Apple.

FAQ

Will people in the Teams call actually see the highlight?
Yes. Limelight draws the spotlight on your screen, and Teams shares your screen as-is, so the highlight appears for everyone watching your share.
Does this enlarge my cursor?
No. Limelight does not change your pointer size. It dims the area around the cursor so the pointer stands out, which keeps your screen looking normal.

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