Limelight
Highlight your cursor in a screen recording on a Mac
In a screen recording, the default Mac pointer is tiny and easy to lose. Limelight adds a glowing spotlight that follows your cursor so every move is easy to track.
When you record your screen on a Mac, the pointer is small and the same color as everything around it. Viewers squint to find it, lose the thread when you jump across the screen, and miss the exact spot you clicked. Bumping up the system cursor size helps a little, but it still does not draw the eye.
Limelight is a menu-bar overlay that puts a soft, glowing spotlight around your pointer. Press ⌃⌥1 to turn the cursor spotlight on and your mouse instantly becomes the brightest thing on screen. Because Limelight draws on top of everything, it works with whatever recorder you already use, QuickTime, OBS, or Screen Studio, and the recorder captures the spotlight right along with your screen.
Start Limelight before you hit record, toggle the spotlight with ⌃⌥1 whenever you want it, and record as usual. Nothing is uploaded or processed, the spotlight is purely a live overlay on your own screen. When you are done, just toggle it off. The glow is enough to guide attention without covering the content underneath.
Why Limelight
- ▸Press ⌃⌥1 to toggle the cursor spotlight on or off at any time.
- ▸Works on top of any recorder, including QuickTime, OBS, and Screen Studio.
- ▸Pure live overlay, nothing is recorded or uploaded by Limelight itself.
- ▸Runs from the menu bar so it never gets in the way of your recording app.
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FAQ
- Does Limelight record my screen?
- No. Limelight is only a live overlay. You keep using your normal recorder, such as QuickTime or OBS, and it captures the spotlight as part of the screen.
- Will the spotlight show up in the final video?
- Yes. Because the spotlight is drawn on screen, any screen recorder captures it just like the rest of your display.