.: Top 20 Best Mouse Cursor Schemes For Windows

sâmbătă, 20 februarie 2016

Top 20 Best Mouse Cursor Schemes For Windows

If you are bored with the Windows interface and you are tired of its default customization options, you should try some personalization packages. One of the best ways to make your Desktop look unique is to use a new mouse cursor theme. You'll find plenty of them on the Internet. Today, we're going to share with you 20 of the best free mouse cursor schemes for Windows, which you can use to improve the visuals of your operating system. Let's get started:

NOTE: These mouse cursor schemes work in Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.

1. Metro X Cursor Set

The Metro X package gives your computer a cursor scheme that is inspired by Windows 8.

Download page: Metro X Cursor Set

2. New Mac OS X Cursors

You might be tempted to try a set of cursors made to look like the ones from Mac OS X. This set contains six different styles of cursors. Install the INF file that matches the style you would like to use. Alternatively, install every INF for each style in the set.

Download page: New Mac OS X Cursors.

3. Gant Cursor Pack

This cursor set is based on the popular Gant icon set that is used for customizing Windows, Linux, etc. This set contains 2 color schemes: yellow and blue, each of which has two sets. In other words, there are a total of 4 sets of cursors, which are in 4 separate folders.

Download page: Gant Cursor Pack

4. Hello Cursor

For those who love the worldwide phenomenon that is Hello Kitty, here is a cursor set featuring the cute Japanese icon. This set does not contain an INF file. It also is not a complete set, meaning it only has the cursors illustrated in the image below. However it can be used if you follow the recommendations shared in its description.

Download page: Hello Cursor

5. Direction

A more unusual set of pointers, which you might actually enjoy. You can see how they look in the picture below.

Download page: Direction.

6. Mario Gant

A set of hand cursors based on the Super Mario character. Pretty awesome, right?

Download page: Mario Gant.

7. UNDERSized

A simple and small sized set of cursors for those who like really small icons.

Download page: UNDERSized.

8. Krystall

An unique and colorful icon set. This cursor pack does not include an INF file for an easy installation. However it can be used if you follow the recommendations shared in its description.

Download page: Kystall.

9. Oxygen Cursors

Originally created for KDE, this icon set was ported to Windows and is one of the most popular icon sets of all time on DeviantArt. This set contains 37 different color schemes.

Download page: Oxygen Cursors.

10. Rainbow Cursors

This is a mouse cursor scheme based on Mac cursors that changes its color constantly. If you like vivid colors you'll love this cursor.

Download page: Rainbow Cursors.

11. Metro X3 Cursor Set

Earlier in this article we presented the Metro X Cursor Set. The X3 Cursor Set has almost the same pointers but in a wider variety of colors.

Download page: Metro X3 Cursor Set.

12. Zune'D Animated Cursors Set

Zune'D Animated Cursors Set is another colorful cursor scheme inspired by the old Microsoft Zune device.

Download page: Zune'D Animated Cursor Set.

13. Crystal Clear

Crystal Clear is a translucent mouse cursor set. If you want to see what is behind the pointer you should try this scheme.

Download page: Crystal Clear v2.1.

14. DIM Cursor

Probably, the most attractive mouse cursor scheme from this roundup, DIM pointers are inspired by video games. It has a discreet animation that changes depending on how you are using the mouse cursor.

Download page: DIM Cursor.

15. Gaia 10

Gaia 10 offers a set of mouse cursors beautifully colored and elegantly designed. If you are searching for a refreshing and colorful mouse cursor theme, you can't go wrong with this one. Gaia 10 also includes an automated INF installer, for easier installation.

Download page: Gaia 10.

16. Simplify

Simplify is a mouse cursor theme for all those who love simple things and minimalist designs. The small and simple cursors included in this theme look great, are easy to follow and match perfectly with any Windows theme you've set on your computer. Simplify also has an INF file which you can use to quickly install its cursors on your system.

Download page: Simplify.

17. Chrome Glass

Chrome Glass is yet another minimalist mouse cursor theme. Its cursors are quite similar to each other, but with a twist: whenever you or the system is making an action, the cursor changes its color. For example, whenever the system is busy the mouse cursor will change its color to red. It's a very subtle way of knowing when something is happening on your computer. Chrome Glass comes in the form of an EXE file, which you must run as an administrator in order to install the cursors on your computer.

Download page: Chrome Glass.

18. StartCraft 2

Are you a StarCraft fan? If the answer is Yes, the StarCraft 2 mouse cursor theme is exactly what you might need to complete your StartCraft computer customization. It includes versions of cursors for all the races in the game: Terran, Protoss and Zerg. The only downside is the fact that this theme doesn't offer any installer, so to get it on your computer you'll need to follow the steps from its readme file.

Download page: StartCraft 2.

19. Radium 2

In case you're searching for a mouse cursor theme that's intricate and simple at the same time, look no further, as Radium 2 is probably what you want. The detailed design and the beautiful shapes of the cursors will surely make you want them on your Desktop. Radium 2 also includes an INF file which you can use to easily install the cursor theme on your computer.

Download page: Radium 2.

20. Vigyori

Everybody likes emoticons. So why not an emoticon-based mouse cursor theme? What could be better than seeing a smiling face each morning, when you turn your computer on? For a brighter and happier Desktop, try Vigyori (which, by the way, means Smile in Hungarian). :)

Download page: Vigyori.

How To Install A Mouse Cursor Scheme

Although we have previously covered the different ways to change mouse pointers, mouse schemes downloaded via the Internet can be installed through an INF file (stands for information) that is usually included in the archive file that you download.

In most cases, a mouse cursor scheme is distributed in archive file like ".rar", ".zip" and so on. After downloading the archive file containing the cursors you want to install, extract it to a temporary location on your computer. If you have trouble extracting it, try 7-Zip, a powerful open source file archiver which supports almost all imaginable formats for archives.

Open the folder and locate the .INF file. Right-click or press and hold on it and select Install.