CursorXP is a program that gives your Windows XP and Windows 2000 cursors a wide range of effects. Your cursors can be semitransparent and have more advanced shadows and alpha blending. Version 1.31 works under non-admin accounts on Windows 2000 and XP, has high dpi support and better, faster shadows. The application also supports hyperthreaded machines and works on 64-bit versions of Windows XP.Version 1.31 adds support for DEP on AMD64 processors running 32-bit Windows XP SP2.Editor's review of CursorXP Replace your plain white arrow cursor with an animated 3D hand that presses buttons and even drums its fingers while idle. CursorXP includes a number of nifty cursor themes, and more wait online. You can move the custom cursor up or down and rotate it relative to the desktop, as well as make its shadow darker. The customizable hot key switches back to the default Windows cursor when you need precision over style. CursorXP integrates into the Mouse panel, takes only about 1MB of RAM, and does not slow the cursor. This free program provides a good starting point for customizing the Windows shell.

Amazing full set of animated cursors. Style: Hi-Tech blue. There are up to 64 frames in each particular cursor, semitransparent smooth shadows, and amazing look. Hi-quality frame images were processed manually to produce the best appearance. Includes automatic easy-to use installer: it creates cursor scheme in one mouse click.

If you want the Colts to help you navigate your day-to-day computer use, you're in the right place. Download and install these custom Colts cursors for free.

CursorFX is a program for Windows XP and Windows Vista that enables users to vastly improve the visual appearance and functionality of the Windows mouse cursor. Once installed, users can choose between hundreds of different mouse cursors with fluid animations, smooth edges, unique sizes, and more system event behaviors. In addition, CursorFX supports features such as smooth motion which the default Windows mouse cursor does not. Version 2 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, and bug fixes.

Use your mouse as magnifier, color dropper and distance analyzer. MouseZoom is a nice small utility. It zooms the current mouse position (up to 50x), and shows the color value (RGB, HEX, HLS, CMYK), and the absolute and relative position of the point where the mouse is. MouseZoom is available in English and German language (auto detection). That software doesn't record activities, doesn't require runtimes, doesn't require installation, doesn't write to the registry, and doesn't modify files outside of its own directories.Editor's review of MouseZoom Get a closer look with MouseZoom, a handy freeware utility that displays a magnified view of the screen beneath your cursor. In addition to magnifying, MouseZoom gauges the distance between pixels and indicates the color of the nearest pixel in RGB and CMYK notation--useful for graphic designers. Unlike Windows Magnifier, MouseZoom lets you move and resize the program window. It lacks hot keys for zooming in and out, but on the upside it doesn't require installation. Vision-impaired users should be aware that the magnified view appears in a separate window rather than directly beneath the cursor, so it's not the best reading aid. MouseZoom is really designed for artistic types who want to get details pixel-perfect.

AniTuner lets you create, edit and convert Windows animated cursors (.ani files); use animated cursors to customize the appearance of Windows (desktop themes), or convert and insert them as animations in Web pages, e-mails, documents, manuals or even applications. AniTuner can create animated cursors from animated GIF and AVI; import existing images (BMP, GIF, PNG, PSD, CUR, ICO) to turn them into cursors or animated cursors; add/edit/remove/move frames, change their duration with real preview; export animated cursors to animated GIF, AVI, static BMP and Flash SWF. AniTuner handles all cursor sizes (not only 32x32) & color depths (from 1bpp to 32bpp). Special support for 32-bit cursors with a 8-bit alpha channel (Windows XP cursors). The package includes a context-sensitive help file, an online animated tutorial in Flash format, some sample animated cursors. Full freeware program.

Pankaj Arora Software's Tumi Cursor PowerPack is a collection of over 25 different 3D animated cursor sets for Windows 95 and above. The product includes an easy to use installer and uninstaller to add or remove the cursor sets from the user's system. The installation application is 4.35MB and a full installation of all the cursor sets will take up about 27MB. The installer allows the user to choose exactly what cursor sets to install and which to not install.

Mouse Move is a hidden computer prank that moves a user's cursor to random positions on the screen. Imagine trying to send an e-mail to someone, and your cursor keeps moving to the left and up. You can configure a variety of options for Mouse Move in one easy-to-use interface. You can specify the interval of time between each move, and the amount of space and in which direction to move the cursor. By default, Mouse Move starts hidden with no user interface.Editor's review of Mouse Move Friends and pranksters may be more apt to password-protect their PCs knowing this trick program is around. Mouse Move is a practical-joke program, intended to exasperate your friends while they try to get their work done. This small program is easily downloaded and launches automatically. Its one trick is to move the mouse cursor at regular intervals, either randomly or in a predefined direction. During testing our only gripe was that we had to type the name of the program and then setup in the command line to configure the path of the wayward mouse cursor. One other potentially useful application for Mouse Move is for those who have an annoying screensaver at work yet can't change Desktop settings; this program will keep your mouse moving and, thus, your screensaver at bay. Overall, it's a silly prank that's worth a few laughs.

MouseAround is a fun, creative program that brings your otherwise dull desktop to life. MouseAround produces a variety of user selectable cursor trails that directly interact with your mouse cursor to produce a wide variety of exciting effects, perfect for all seasons and occasions. MouseAround makes a perfect addition to a home or office computer and is easy to use, perfect for children, family members and schools. MouseAround provides a wide variety of cursors, colors and effects to choose from. You may choose a color scheme, speed, and cursor for each individual effect.

CursorSkins changes the mouse pointer into creative trails of your choosing. Why just have one cursor image when you can have a plethora of them following you around. CursorSkins were created to make your computing time a more pleasant experience because you could change them to fit your mood. We have hundreds of CursorSkins styles to choose or you can create your own. Our library includes Cartoons, Celebrity, Sports, Nature, Travel, Holidays, Floral and more. They are simple to install, free for the taking, fun all day long and easy to change.. We have provided you a means to keep your collection of CursorSkins safe and ready for that change of mood.

From the developer: A great animated cursor. Cycles through every single Warcraft II character, hero, and NPC. Get it.

AX-Cursors is a fully integrated multidocument application that lets you create static and animated cursors (sizes up to 72x72 and up to 16.8 million colors). It handles ANI and CUR libraries (ACL) and EXE and DLL files. Other features include a built-in librarian, an IE-4-style toolbar, and the ability to compile cursors as EXE files. In this shareware version, the ability to export and compile is limited to five cursors.

RealWorld Cursor Editor can create and edit static and animated Windows cursors. A drag-and-drop based interface allows users to easily reorder, duplicate, or append frames to animated cursors. Images in cursors can be modified by drawing tools such as Lines, Curves, Rectangles, or Ellipses. Application contains several predefined filters covering color corrections, sharpening, softening, motion blur, and other effects.

JustCursors.exe is a "no frills" cursor editor you can use to edit/create static or animated cursors for Windows. It is a stand alone Win32 application and only 58K in size. Quick, handy tool for creating or modifying animated/static cursors.Editor's review of JustCursors For making simple cursors, professional image editors are sometimes overkill. JustCursors provides a more basic set of tools for creating and editing animated cursors. However, when we say basic, we mean basic. The program doesn't have a brush or a gradient tool, and the only available shapes are a rectangle and an oval. The palette is limited to 256 colors, and the color picker is badly organized. You can't import any images except from cursors themselves (CUR and ANI files), and, most perplexing, rather than undoing the last action, the Undo feature cancels all editing since the last save. The most attractive features are the freeware price and the tiny, 58KB memory profile. That said, JustCursors is perfectly serviceable for quickly throwing together a cursor for personal use.

With Ani.cur.ico Editor you can: create and edit animate cursors with image formats in standard and custom sizes; create and edit icons for Windows XP in 32-bit color depth with 8-bit alpha channel; create and edit icons and cursors with image formats in standard and custom sizes, and in color depths up to 24-bit; extract/replace EXE-DLL icons; convert pictures to icons; import .ICO, .BMP, .JPEG images into icons; export icon images to .ICO, .BMP, .JPG files; extract icons from Windows executables and libraries; modify images with rotate, roll, mirror, transparent effects.Editor's review of Ani.cur.ico Editor A real case of a split personality, Ani.cur.ico Editor consists of two programs for creating cursors and icons. The first is a static icon/cursor editor with an adequate toolset, including a channel mixer. It also can extract icons from EXE and DLL files--a minor task it executes well. On the other hand, importing images requires you to convert the image to an ICO file and open it for editing, a process that requires several clicks. However, the real offender is the second program, a practically unusable animated-cursor editor that can only import CUR and ICO files, which you first have to create (or convert, as mentioned above) in the static icon/cursor editor. You might get by with Ani.cur.ico Editor if you just need to extract icons from EXE files, but we wouldn't suggest it to serious designers.

Copy Cursor replicates the current Windows mouse cursor over-and-over again on the screen. This is VERY annoying which makes it a great prank!By default the program starts with no user interface and begins to copy the current mouse cursor and paste it where your mouse just was on the desktop. After several minutes you could have hundreds of mouse pointers on your desktop.

Ever seen your mouse arrow turn into a house fly? DotMouse does so. It simply rotates your mouse cursor to the direction you move it. This version comes with 20 Free DotMouse Cursors, including a Butterfly, Jet Airplane, White cat, Race Car, Spider, Default (rotating) Windows Arrows, a cute Mousie and so on. DotMouse also allows you to launch the rotating Mouse Cursor without showing the main screen. Version 1.2 now includes a Cursor Selector to rotate either the Normal Windows Mouse Cursor, The Hourglass Cursor, or both. Added Rotating Sensitivity Settings. Some minor bugs were fixed.

This is the brand new Techline Cursor Pack for Windows. This is a modern, future-based cursor pack, with dazzling animations.

The Finger is a hilarious joke program that will flash the cursor to a hand with the middle finger up and then back to the normal cursor again. Launch The Finger on an unsuspecting user and watch their reaction when the cursor changes to the middle finger and then back to normal again. By default The Finger will switch the cursor to a finger every 5 seconds, but you can configure how often the cursor will change. Closing this program is now easier then ever, just move the mouse cursor to the top-left corner of the screen and it will close. This is a must have joke program for the serious prankster.

CursorBeauty is a new program that lets you use and create incredibly cool looking Windows mouse cursors. It does this by taking advantage of the new visual effects features of Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

It is the new version of the popular program with same name v1.1. The new version of the program has new nice cursors edited for lovers, kids. It Installs itself automatically, and no need to change anything manually.

The Polite Pointer makes sure that your mouse pointer is never in the way by hiding it when typing occurs, and then showing it again when the mouse moves. Also, The Polite Pointer can instantly hide the desktop icons and the Windows taskbar, beautifying your desktop while providing privacy while you are away from your computer. Great for business professionals and casual users alike, The Polite Pointer hides all 16 system pointers. It effectively hides the current pointer in almost all applications. Improve your productivity and reduce frustration while working in Internet Explorer, Excel, PowerPoint, Instant Messengers, Media Players, and other applications.Verion 2.01 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.Editor's review of The Polite Pointer A simple tool aimed at hiding the mouse pointer while typing, this software in truth offers little more than what Windows contains as standard features. Its main task is a simple one, making the mouse pointer invisible in any application, so that it won't be a distraction. It also can be set to move the pointer with every keystroke, to remove it from a form you're typing in, for example. However, the hidden-pointer function can be set in Windows, and the second function can actually slow your work down as the pointer reaches the side of the screen.The software also has the ability to hide the taskbar and launch a screensaver, again standard features in Windows. Its main novelty is the ability to hide all desktop icons, a potentially interesting privacy feature, retrieving them by pressing the ESC key.On the whole, we don't see this program as improving much on Windows' own options, though it uses a considerable chunk of system memory. However, if these precise features are attractive, this bundle may be worth a try.

Screen Ruler is an innovative strip magnifier. It enlarges the horizontal strip under the cursor and provides easier viewing of anything on the PC. Screen Ruler will assist anyone with viewing and concentrating on text or pictures. The "strip" or "ruler" across the screen can be magnified, can have the colour contrast changed, and have the background "grayed" or dimmed out if desired. The cursor color can also be changed easily. Screen Ruler will work with any piece of software, as it acts as an "overlay" on the PC screen.Editor's review of Screen Ruler This download is aimed at people who have trouble reading what's on the screen, but frankly, we'd suggest glasses instead.Designed as a kind of digital magnifying glass, the program creates a strip across the screen that doubles the vertical size of everything underneath. This might have been useful if the magnified area followed the cursor, but instead, the strip moves up and down only when the cursor touches the upper or lower end of the strip. Essentially this means you're stuck guessing, since getting the cursor in place requires moving it through a now-invisible area of the screen.In our tests, the program crashed shortly after its first launch. We also were not pleased with the considerable size of the installation package or the high price to register the software. While recognizing that it may help some users, we'd nevertheless recommend passing this one by.

Cursor Hider helps you work more productively. It removes the mouse pointer (the mouse cursor does not cover the entered text) while you're working with the keyboard and returns the pointer with any mouse action. You can turn off the mouse pointer completely. This is a useful option for touch-screen devices. Improved keyboard layout selector. Version 1.5.0.6 improved pointer hiding procedure.

Cursor Hider helps you work more productively. It removes the mouse pointer (the mouse cursor does not cover the entered text) while you're working with the keyboard and returns the pointer with any mouse action. You can turn off the mouse pointer completely. This is a useful option for touch-screen devices. Version 1.5.0.5 improved keyboard layout selector.

If you like smooth, these cursors are made from the smoothest substance known to man. Sort of. But they do use alpha blending to blast away the rough edges. This is a full cursor set with animation. The zip includes an inf file to install the scheme. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Cursor Hider helps you work more productively. It removes the mouse pointer (the mouse cursor does not cover the entered text) while you're working with the keyboard and returns the pointer with any mouse action. You can turn off the mouse pointer completely. This is a useful option for touch-screen devices. Version 1.5.0.4 adds native Vista icons.

This application was created mainly for fun, but it might prove useful if your mouse clicks don't work properly. Basically, CheeseMouse simulates mouse clicks on your computer. You move your mouse as you normally would, but you press the CTRL key on your keyboard to simulate a mouse click. If you hold it down, 64 clicks per second of either the left or right mouse button (left and right clicks correspond to the left and right ctrl keys on your keyboard). And since 64 clicks per second isn't usually that fun, there is an optional n00k mode that allows you to toggle (again, with the control keys) ~2500 clicks per second. Just for fun, you could try enabling n00k mode and moving your cursor across your desktop. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Cursor Hider helps you work more productively. It removes the mouse pointer (the mouse cursor does not cover the entered text) while you're working with the keyboard and returns the pointer with any mouse action. You can turn off the mouse pointer completely. This is a useful option for touch-screen devices. Version 1.5.0.2 is a bug fixing release.

Cursor Hider helps you work more productively. It removes the mouse pointer (the mouse cursor does not cover the entered text) while you're working with the keyboard and returns the pointer with any mouse action. You can turn off the mouse pointer completely. This is a useful option for touch-screen devices.Version 1.5.0.1 is a bug fixing release.

Cursor Hider helps you work more productively. It removes the mouse pointer (the mouse cursor does not cover the entered text) while you're working with the keyboard and returns the pointer with any mouse action. You can turn off the mouse pointer completely. This is a useful option for touch-screen devices.Version 1.4.9.10 adds uninstall shortcut in the programs menu group.

ViVi Cursor is an easy to use Windows cursor enhanced software, which brings your exciting desktop effects to life. ViVi Cursor produces a variety of user selectable cursor trails that directly interact with your mouse cursor to produce a wide variety of exciting effects. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

RealWorld Cursor Editor can create and edit static and animated Windows cursors. A drag-and-drop based interface allows users to easily reorder, duplicate, or append frames to animated cursors. Images in cursors can be modified by drawing tools such as Lines, Curves, Polygons, Rectangles, or Ellipses. Application contains several predefined filters covering color corrections, sharpening, softening, motion blur, and other effects. Version 2007.1 include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.

Your keyboard layout is displayed under cursor over working window. This product supports cursors for following languages: Azerbaijani, Byelorussian, Bulgarian, Czech, Hebrew, Hungarian, Hindi, English, Estonian, French, German, Greek, Kazakh, Lettish, Lithuanian, Polish, Roumanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Sib Cursor Editor will help you to inlay your mouse pointers, or other images with shining diamonds of rich-looking and lively cursors. The program supports all 32-bit versions of Windows and meets the requirements of the most demanding graphic specialists. It features creating and editing static and animated cursors in color depths up to 16 million colors, a variety of formats for exporting and importing cursors, and much more. Version 3 features new design for Windows Vista.

Cursor Hider helps you work more productively. It removes the mouse pointer (the mouse cursor does not cover the entered text) while you're working with the keyboard and returns the pointer with any mouse action. You can turn off the mouse pointer completely. This is a useful option for touch-screen devices. Version 1.4.9.9 is a bug fixing release.

E-Mail Image Generator is a program based on a fairly simple principle - it enables you to generate email images that can be used as a substitute for your email address. Images can be easily read by other people while being totally inaccessible to email harvesting programs, which ensures that your email will not appear on spam lists. Reliable spam protection at an affordable price - that's all Sibcode E-Mail Image Generator is about. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

ArtCursors allows you to find and extract cursors, create and edit cursors, import and export cursors and manage cursor libraries. With this program you can create and edit static and animated cursors with color depths up to 32-bit Ttue Color. ArtCursors contains different paint tools, including enhanced gradient fills. You can import cursors from image, icon and library files and from executables. Version 5.16 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.