[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":115},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-how-to-change-your-cursor-on-mac":3},{"path":4,"data":5,"meta":9,"nodes":17},"\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-to-change-your-cursor-on-mac",{"title":6,"description":7,"date":8},"How to change your cursor on Mac","macOS can resize and recolor the pointer, but it cannot swap in a custom cursor. Here’s the built-in path, then how to change your Mac cursor in one click.","2026-08-13",{"key":10,"source":11,"stem":12,"extension":13,"kind":14,"type":15,"metaOnly":16},"blog\u002Fhow-to-change-your-cursor-on-mac.md","blog","how-to-change-your-cursor-on-mac",".md","document","text\u002Fmarkdown",false,[18,22,27,37,40,44,68,76,80,86,90,97,103,109],[19,20,21],"p",{},"macOS does not let you pick a new pointer the way Windows does. In System Settings you can only make the existing cursor bigger, recolor it, or shake to find it. To actually change the cursor on a Mac, you need an app that replaces the system pointers.",[23,24,26],"h2",{"id":25},"what-you-can-change-without-an-app","What you can change without an app",[28,29,30,34],"ol",{},[31,32,33],"li",{},"Open System Settings → Accessibility → Display → Pointer.",[31,35,36],{},"Drag Pointer size, set outline and fill color, and optionally turn on Shake mouse pointer to locate.",[19,38,39],{},"That helps if the cursor is hard to see. It does not give you a new design.",[23,41,43],{"id":42},"how-to-change-your-mac-cursor-with-cursor-craft","How to change your Mac cursor with Cursor Craft",[28,45,46,54,57,65],{},[31,47,48,53],{},[49,50,52],"a",{"href":51},"\u002Fdownload\u002Flatest","Download Cursor Craft",". It’s a free native Mac app, macOS 13 or later, no account.",[31,55,56],{},"Open the catalog and preview a set. Hover a tile: left side is the pointer, right side is the hand cursor.",[31,58,59,60,64],{},"Apply the set in one click. No ",[61,62,63],"code",{},".cape"," files, no dragging images into System Settings.",[31,66,67],{},"Switch anytime, or revert to the default macOS cursor.",[19,69,70,71,75],{},"Browse the ",[49,72,74],{"href":73},"\u002Fcursors","gallery"," first if you want to see styles (minimal, anime, nature, left-handed Mac, and the weekly drops) before installing.",[23,77,79],{"id":78},"mousecape-and-other-tools","Mousecape and other tools",[19,81,82,83,85],{},"Mousecape can do this too, with helper tools and ",[61,84,63],{}," packs you import yourself. Cursor Craft is the same idea without the file wrangling: a gallery, one-click apply, optional premium packs as one-time purchases.",[23,87,89],{"id":88},"faq","FAQ",[19,91,92,96],{},[93,94,95],"strong",{},"Can I change the cursor in System Settings?"," Only size and color.",[19,98,99,102],{},[93,100,101],{},"Does it work in every app?"," Yes, these are system pointers, not a browser overlay.",[19,104,105,108],{},[93,106,107],{},"Is Cursor Craft free?"," The app is free. Many sets are free. Premium packs are optional and not a subscription.",[19,110,111,114],{},[93,112,113],{},"How do I go back?"," Revert to the default macOS cursor in the app.",1786716873343]