CursorFX
CursorFX is a very easy to use Windows application that allows you to change the default mouse cursor of the operating system with new and more attractive designs. Although it's supposed to change a feature of the operating system, CursorFX does the whole job pretty well, so you're on the safe side all the time, even without a backup. The worst that could happen is a package to fail to load, in which case you end up with the standard cursor included in Windows.
One can argue whether additional interface decorations are needed, whether they distract from work or, on the contrary, make it more productive. For many, the choice of a program is always associated with beauty and pleasant emotions, which is why they use beautiful programs and often change the default Windows interface. CursorFX is another program from Stardock that will change the default cursor into something completely different, with tons of great effects.
The program itself has a very simple, but very beautiful look. Cursors change depending on the selected topic. Themes contain beautiful animation. Everything is transformed: the shadows from the cursor, their position, color, transparency. Any mouse action can be provided with a colorful effect, for example, when you click with the left button, splashes will fly out or sparkling dots will appear, so working at the computer will turn into a beautiful interactive spectacle. The paid version of the program has a lot of additional effects, a lot of hidden settings (for example, changing the size of cursors, their orientation, changing the color scheme).
CursorFX boasts a pretty eye-candy interface, with features nicely organized in the main window and letting you browse all menus quickly. You thus get “My Cursors”, “Effects”, “Trails”, “Sounds”, “More Cursors” and “Settings”. Of course, “My Cursors” is the screen that lets you pick a new cursor and CursorFX comes with multiple built-in packages. It's enough to double click any of them or hit the “Apply” button at the bottom of the main window to enable it.
The “Effects” window lets you configure effects for a number of events, such as left button down, left button double-click or right button up. While “Trails” and the rest of the options come with self-explanatory names, it's very important to have a look in “Settings” because it lets you customize the cursor even more.
You can adjust hue, brightness, contrast, opacity and size, configure shadow and movement smoothness. Obviously, if none of the packages included in the standard package doesn't fit your taste, you can always go online and download new cursors. All in all, CursorFX is quite a nice application and it runs on low resources, which is quite important given that it's supposed to run all the time. Plus, it's very easy to use and doesn't assault the user with too many configuration options.
Here are some key features of "CursorFX"
- Cursors with unlimited size
- Fully anti-aliased cursors
- Fully 32-bit alpha blended cursors
- Animations and scripts
- Cursors with normal and pressed states
- Full featured theme editor
· Full featured graphic control panel
· Fully configurable soft shadow
