Change mouse cursor on Windows and Mac OS

How you can change your computer's mouse cursor depends on whether you are using a Windows PC or a Mac. While Windows gives you several themes to choose from, changing the cursor on a Mac requires additional software.

Changing the mouse cursor: Here's how to do it on a Windows PC

If you no longer like the default mouse cursor on your computer, you can customize it in various ways. If you have a Windows PC, the fastest way to make changes to the mouse pointer is through the design settings.

1. To open them, first please press the key combination of "Windows key" + "i" and click on the "Personalization" entry.
2. Then navigate to "Designs" > "Mouse Pointer" to open a new window with the mouse properties and select one of the available mouse pointer designs under "Scheme".
3. To use a completely new mouse cursor, search the Internet for cursor packages that you like and save them to "C:\Windows\Cursors".
4. Then go back to "Personalization" > "Design" > "Mouse Cursor" and select the newly installed cursor package.

How to make changes to the mouse cursor on Mac

If you have a Mac, you can change the size of the mouse cursor by opening the Apple menu, going to "System Preferences" > "Accessibility" > "Display" and moving the slider next to the "Cursor Size" entry. If you want to make further changes to the mouse cursor, this is only possible with the help of additional software. To do this, download the program "Mousecape" to your Mac and search for mouse pointers you like on websites like "DevianArt".