Spotlight
The Mouse Spotlight feature draws a colored circle around your mouse cursor and moves it with the cursor, so viewers can find the pointer on any background.
Spotlight is enabled by default. The default shortcut is Ctrl + Shift + Alt + A. See Keyboard shortcuts for all shortcuts and how to change them.
Set up the spotlight
Section titled “Set up the spotlight”- Open FriskyMouse and select Mouse Spotlight.
- Turn on Enable Mouse Spotlight.
- Adjust Spotlight Size (px) and Spotlight Color for your screen and audience distance.
- Optionally, turn on Glow Effect and choose a Glow Style.
The settings are grouped into spotlight options, outline options, glow, and crosshair options. Each group is described below.
Spotlight options
Section titled “Spotlight options”- Filled Spotlight: fills the circle with color. When off, only the outline and glow are drawn. Default: on.
- Spotlight Color: the fill color. Default: yellow.
- Spotlight Size (px): the size of the circle, from 5 to 80. Default: 15. On large displays or projectors, use a larger size so viewers at a distance can follow the cursor.
- Spotlight Opacity (%): how opaque the fill is, from 10 to 100. Default: 75. Lower values let the content underneath show through.
Outline options
Section titled “Outline options”An outline draws a border around the circle, independent of the fill.
- Enable Spotlight Outline: turns the outline on or off. Default: off.
- Outline Style: Solid, Dashed, Dotted, Dash Dot, or Dash Dot Dot. Default: Solid.
- Outline Color: the border color. Default: red.
- Outline Width (px): from 1 to 6. Default: 2.
A semi-transparent fill with a solid outline keeps the cursor visible without hiding the content under it.
A glow draws light around the edge of the spotlight. Glow effects lists every available style.
- Glow Effect: turns the glow on or off. Default: off.
- Glow Style: the glow pattern. Default: Radial Aura Ring.
- Glow Color: the primary glow color. Default: Deep Sky Blue.
- Secondary Color: the second color of the Two-Color Gradient style. This setting appears only when that style is selected. Default: orange.
- Glow Width: how far the glow extends from the spotlight edge, from 3 to 25. Default: 10.
- Glow Intensity: the brightness of the glow at its inner edge, from 10 to 100%. Default: 80%.
Crosshair options
Section titled “Crosshair options”Crosshairs draw horizontal and vertical lines through the cursor position. Use them to point at a specific control or to align elements precisely. Crosshairs are drawn on top of the glow and work with every glow style.
- Enable Crosshair: turns crosshairs on or off. Default: off.
- Crosshair Color: the line color. Default: red.
- Crosshair Opacity (%): from 10 to 100. Default: 95.
- Line Style: Solid, Dashed, Dotted, Dash Dot, or Dash Dot Dot. Default: Dashed.
- Line Cap Style: the shape at the end of each line: None, Arrow Anchor, Diamond Anchor, Square Anchor, or Round Anchor. Default: None.
- Crosshair Length (px): how far each line extends from the cursor, from 10 to 95. Default: 20.
- Crosshair Thickness (px): from 1 to 5. Default: 2.
Activation mode
Section titled “Activation mode”The Activation Shortcut runs in Toggle mode by default: press it to turn the spotlight on or off. In Hold mode, the spotlight 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
Section titled “Example configurations”The following combinations are starting points for common situations.
| Scenario | Filled Spotlight | Outline | Glow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clean presentation | On (60%) | Off | Radial Aura Ring |
| Bold demo | On (80%) | On (Solid, 3 px) | Neon Glow |
| Subtle highlight | On (40%) | Off | Off |
| Outline only | Off | On (Solid, 2 px) | Off |