Troubleshooting

Cursor Effects Not Visible

Possible causes:

• The feature is toggled off. Check the corresponding tab in settings.
• The opacity or size is set too low. Increase these values.
• Another overlay application is covering the effects.

Fix: Open settings, verify the feature is enabled, and increase the opacity/size.

Effects Not Showing in Screen Recordings

Possible causes:

• Your recording software is using window capture instead of display capture.
• The recording is capturing a specific window that doesn’t include the overlay.

Fix: Switch to display capture (or screen capture) mode in your recording software.

High CPU Usage

Possible causes:

• Multiple effects running simultaneously with high-quality settings.
• The Magnifier is using a high image quality mode at a large lens size.

Fix: Lower the Magnifier image quality or reduce the lens size. Disable effects you’re not currently using.

Hotkeys Not Working

Possible causes:

• Another application has registered the same keyboard shortcut.
• FriskyMouse is not running (check the system tray).

Fix: Change the hotkey to a different key combination in settings, or close the conflicting application.

Settings Not Saving

Possible causes:

• The settings folder has restricted write permissions.
• Antivirus software is blocking file writes.

Fix: Run FriskyMouse as administrator, or add the settings folder to your antivirus exclusion list.

Note

If you encounter an issue not listed here, please reach out through the support channels listed on the Download page with details about your system and the problem.