Use your own pointer
Upload a PNG, or a GIF that plays, and it becomes the pointer: your logo, a pencil, a laser dot. Then click the spot it points from.
Mac app only
Where to find it
- Video editor
- Pro
- Cursor
- Pointer
- Your own
- 1Open Cursor › Pointer in Pro and choose Your own.Pick a PNG, or a GIF that plays.
- 2In the pointer’s square, drag the picture to move it and scroll to size it.
- 3Click where it points.That spot is where its clicks land and what follows the recorded pointer. The arrow keys move it a pixel at a time.
- Fit
- The tightest square around the picture.
- Tip
- Points from the top of the picture, where an arrow or a finger points.
- Centre
- Points from the middle, for a dot, a ring or a crosshair.
- Size
- How big the picture sits in its square. 100% is the tightest fit.
A picture can stand in for the whole pointer, or for one moment only, such as over links. See Pointer shapes.
Read next
Change how the pointer looksPick one of 9 pointers and colour it with a ready-made ramp, a gradient or a colour cycling rim. For takes from the Mac app.Pointer shapes: arrow, hand and I-beamThe pointer changes with the page: a hand over links, an I-beam over text. Pick another shape for any moment, keep one shape throughout, or hide it while typing.Styles: save a look and reuse itA style remembers how a video looks and puts it on another in one click. 12 starter styles come built in, and you can save, share and import your own.
Something not working the way this page says? See Troubleshooting, or start from Getting started.