Mouse Trail

The Mouse Trail feature draws a series of shapes along the path of the cursor. Each shape fades out after a set time, so viewers can follow how the cursor moved, not only where it is. The trail is drawn on a transparent overlay and doesn’t block clicks.

Mouse Trail is disabled by default. The default shortcut is Ctrl + Shift + T. See Keyboard shortcuts for all shortcuts and how to change them.

Set up the trail

Open FriskyMouse and select Mouse Trail.
Turn on Enable Mouse Trail.
Move the mouse to see the trail.
Adjust Shape, Color, and Fade Duration (ms) under Trail Options.

Trail options

Setting	Range	Default
Shape	Circle, Square, Diamond	Circle
Color	Any color	Deep Sky Blue
Size	4 to 30 px	12 px
Opacity	10 to 100%	80%
Trail Length	5 to 100 points	30
Fade Duration (ms)	100 to 2000	600
Min Point Distance	2 to 30 px	3 px

Shape: the shape drawn at each point.
Color: the fill color of each shape.
Size: the diameter of each shape. Values from 4 to 8 px give a fine trail; 12 px and above give a bold trail.
Opacity: the opacity of each shape before it starts to fade.
Trail Length: the maximum number of points in the trail at one time. More points make a longer trail.
Fade Duration (ms): how long each shape takes to fade out completely.
Min Point Distance: how far, in pixels, the cursor must move before a new point is added. Lower values give a denser, smoother trail during slow movement.

Activation mode

The Activation Shortcut runs in Toggle mode by default: press it to turn the trail on or off. In Hold mode, the trail is active only while you hold the shortcut. Choose the mode in the drop-down next to the shortcut. See Activation mode for details.

Example configurations

The following combinations are starting points for common situations.

Use	Shape	Size	Opacity	Fade Duration	Trail Length
Screen recording	Circle	10 px	75%	500 ms	25
Live presentation	Circle	14 px	85%	700 ms	35
Subtle daily use	Circle	6 px	60%	300 ms	20
Bold or creative	Diamond	16 px	90%	800 ms	40