Limelight
Make coding tutorials easy to follow on a Mac
In a coding tutorial, viewers lose track of your cursor and miss the shortcuts you press. Limelight highlights your pointer and shows your keystrokes right over your IDE.
Coding tutorials move fast. You jump between files, trigger a refactor with a shortcut, and your cursor darts across a dense editor. Viewers trying to follow along get stuck on two questions, where is the cursor right now, and what did you just press. If they cannot answer those, they fall behind and stop following.
Limelight solves both at once. Press ⌃⌥1 to turn on the cursor spotlight so your pointer glows and is easy to track across your IDE. Press ⌃⌥2 to turn on the keystroke display so every shortcut you trigger appears as a badge on screen. Together they let viewers see where you are working and exactly which keys made it happen, all on top of your editor and terminal without changing your setup.
Because Limelight is a live overlay, it works with whatever recorder you use to capture the tutorial, and the spotlight and badges are recorded right along with your screen. Turn the features on before you record, code as you normally would, and your audience gets a clear, follow-along view of both your cursor and your shortcuts.
Why Limelight
- ▸Press ⌃⌥1 for the cursor spotlight so viewers can track your pointer in the IDE.
- ▸Press ⌃⌥2 for the keystroke display so shortcuts appear on screen.
- ▸Both work on top of your editor, terminal, or any other app.
- ▸Captured by any screen recorder since they are live on-screen overlays.
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FAQ
- Will viewers see the shortcuts I press in my editor?
- Yes. With the keystroke display on (⌃⌥2), your shortcuts and special keys appear as badges on screen, so viewers can see what you pressed.
- Does it work over any IDE?
- Yes. Limelight is an overlay that sits on top of every app, so the spotlight and keystroke display work over any editor or terminal.