Limelight
Highlight your mouse cursor on a Mac
On a shared screen or a 1080p recording, the macOS cursor is a tiny arrow nobody can follow. Limelight wraps it in a glowing spotlight that follows your mouse — so your audience always knows where you are.
During a screen share, half the questions are some version of "where are you on screen?" The default cursor is about 12 pixels — far too small to track on a compressed video call or a recording played on a phone.
Limelight adds a soft glowing highlight around your pointer. Press ⌃⌥1 and a spotlight follows your cursor everywhere, over any app. It shows live in Zoom, Google Meet, or Teams, and Limelight can also record your screen itself — exporting a finished, cinematic video with the spotlight baked in, all locally, so nothing is uploaded.
Combined with on-screen keystrokes and freehand drawing, it turns a hard-to-follow demo into something dead simple to watch — and a polished video to share afterward.
Why Limelight
- ▸A glowing spotlight follows your cursor — toggle with ⌃⌥1
- ▸Works over any app, on a shared screen or in a recording
- ▸Records and exports a cinematic video itself, all locally — nothing uploaded
- ▸Native menu-bar app, Apple Silicon & Intel
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
- Can I make my Mac cursor easier to see for presentations?
- Yes. Limelight puts a glowing spotlight around your cursor that follows it, far more visible than enlarging the system pointer.
- Does it work in Zoom and Google Meet?
- Yes. The spotlight sits above every app and is visible on any shared screen or recording.
- Is it free to try?
- Yes — free to start, no credit card. that it is a one-time purchase.