Limelight

Highlight your cursor in Zoom

When you share your screen in Zoom, your tiny arrow gets lost and people lose track of what you are pointing at. Limelight puts a glowing spotlight around your cursor so everyone follows along.

On a Zoom call your attendees are staring at a shrunk-down, compressed copy of your screen. The default macOS pointer is just a few pixels wide, so when you say "click here" or "look at this," half the room has no idea where your mouse actually is.

Limelight runs in your menu bar and draws directly on top of Zoom. Press ⌃⌥1 to turn on the cursor spotlight and a soft circle of light follows your pointer wherever it goes. Zoom captures the overlay as part of your shared screen, so remote attendees see the spotlight too. Press ⌃⌥1 again to turn it off.

This helps anyone running training sessions, client walkthroughs, or team standups over Zoom on a Mac. The cursor spotlight is free forever, so you can keep your pointer visible on every call without paying anything.

Why Limelight

  • ▸Cursor spotlight toggles with ⌃⌥1 and is free forever
  • ▸Draws live on top of Zoom screen share, nothing is recorded
  • ▸Native macOS menu-bar app, works fully offline
  • ▸macOS 14 or later, notarized by Apple
Try it free — download

Cursor spotlight free · from $2.99/mo or $34 lifetime · macOS 14+

Or get Pro — from $2.99/mo · See how it works →

free to start, then go Pro from $2.99/mo or a $34 one-time lifetime license. macOS 14+, notarized by Apple.

FAQ

Will Zoom attendees see the cursor spotlight?
Yes. Limelight draws on top of your screen, and Zoom captures whatever is on screen when you share, so the spotlight shows up for everyone watching.
Does the cursor spotlight cost anything?
No. The cursor spotlight is free forever. You only pay the one-time purchase if you want Pro features like drawing, keystroke display, and on-screen text.

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