Limelight
Make your cursor easier to see when sharing your screen on a Mac
The Mac pointer is small, and it gets lost when you share your screen. Limelight spotlights your cursor so viewers can always tell where you are pointing.
When you share your screen, the standard Mac pointer can be tiny against your content, and viewers struggle to follow it. You end up moving the mouse in circles or saying where you are, which slows everyone down.
Limelight is a menu-bar app that makes your cursor stand out without changing its size. Press ⌃⌥1 and the screen dims everywhere except a soft circle that follows your pointer, so it is the brightest thing on screen and impossible to miss. Press ⌃⌥1 again to turn it off. The spotlight tracks your cursor in real time, giving viewers a clear point of focus.
It works over any app and inside any meeting or recording tool, including Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and Webex, because the spotlight is an overlay your share captures. To be clear, Limelight does not enlarge your cursor or change the system pointer — it uses a spotlight to make the pointer easy to follow.
Why Limelight
- ▸Press ⌃⌥1 to spotlight the cursor and dim the rest of the screen
- ▸Works over any app and inside any meeting or recording tool
- ▸Does not enlarge the cursor — it highlights it with a spotlight
- ▸macOS 14+, Apple-notarized, 7-day free trial then $15 one-time
7-day free trial · no card required · macOS 14+
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One-time payment, no subscription. 7-day free trial, then $15 once. macOS 14+, notarized by Apple.
FAQ
- Does Limelight make my cursor bigger?
- No. Limelight does not change your pointer size or the system cursor. It dims the screen around the pointer so it stands out, which keeps your content looking normal.
- Will viewers on my screen share see the spotlight?
- Yes. The spotlight is an overlay on your screen, so any tool that shares or records your screen captures it and your viewers see it.