Mouseposé
Mouseposé is a macOS utility that highlights the mouse pointer, clicks, and keystrokes to make presentations, demos, and screencasts easier to follow.
What is Mouseposé?
Mouseposé is a native Mac utility for drawing attention to your cursor during presentations, training sessions, and screen recordings. It helps presenters, teachers, and demonstrators show exactly where they are pointing by dimming the screen around the cursor and placing a spotlight over the active area. The app can also visualize mouse clicks and display keystrokes so viewers can follow actions more easily during live demos or tutorials. Mouseposé supports common presentation workflows on macOS, including full-screen use and compatibility with tools such as Keynote and PowerPoint. Published by Boinx Software International GmbH, it is designed for people who regularly explain software, teach workflows, or record guided walkthroughs on a Mac.
Key features
- Highlight the mouse pointer with a configurable spotlight effect
- Dim the rest of the screen to focus attention on an area of interest
- Show typed keystrokes during demonstrations and tutorials
- Visualize mouse clicks with colored click indicators
- Customize the size and intensity of the cursor highlight
- Use it during full-screen presentations on macOS
- Work alongside presentation apps such as Keynote and PowerPoint
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Safety overview
Status: Safe
Mouseposé is legitimate presentation software for macOS. To do its job, it may need normal permissions related to monitoring input or displaying visual overlays so it can show cursor highlights, clicks, and keystrokes during a demo. If you use keystroke display, be mindful not to reveal passwords or other sensitive text while presenting or recording. Keep it installed if you actively present or teach from your Mac.
Recommendation: Keep Mouseposé if you give presentations, run training sessions, or record screencasts where viewers need help following the cursor and keyboard input. If you no longer use it, you can remove it without affecting macOS itself, though you will lose its pointer-highlighting and keystroke-display features.
Common paths
/Applications/Mouseposé.app
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