# Smooth cursor & clicks: A cursor that moves like it was animated.

> Smoothed cursor motion, click ripples and sounds, cursor styles and lens effects.

Canonical: https://www.smoothcapture.app/features/smooth-cursor

SmoothCapture records the cursor separately from the screen, so you can smooth its path, change its size and style, and add click effects after you record without re-recording anything.

## Highlights

### Smooth or classic motion

Smooth glides the cursor between positions. Classic keeps its raw path for tutorials where every movement matters.

### Size and style

Scale the cursor from 50% to 200% and pick a set: macOS, System, Fancy, Touch for mobile demos, or the Pumpkin, Ghost and Slime sets.

### Click ripple and sound

Show a ripple on every click and add a click sound with its own volume.

### Hide when idle

Auto-hide fades the cursor out when it stops moving. You can also hide it for one clip only.

### Follow the text caret

When you type, the cursor can follow the text caret so the viewer looks where the words appear.

### Magnify, lens and fire trail

Add Magnify, Lens Distortion or Light Box blocks on the Effect track, a particle Fire Trail, and motion blur on the cursor, screen and device.

## How to do it

### 1. Open the Cursor tab

Select a clip and open Cursor in the inspector. Choose a cursor set, scale and motion type, then switch on Click Ripple, Click Sound and Auto-hide.

### 2. Try another cursor set

Cursor sets change every cursor shape at once, from the arrow to the I-beam, the grab hand and the resize arrows.

### 3. Add a lens or magnifier

Add an Effect block where you want the viewer to look closer, then set its radius and intensity. A hard cut makes it appear without easing.

## FAQ

### Can I change the cursor after recording?

Yes. The cursor is recorded as data, not burned into the video, so its size, style, smoothing and click effects can all change after you stop.

### Can I hide the cursor completely?

Yes. Turn off Show Cursor for a clip, or use Auto-hide when idle so it fades out whenever it stops moving.

### Is there a cursor for mobile demos?

Yes. The Touch set shows a soft touch indicator instead of an arrow, and SmoothCapture switches to it automatically when you record the iOS Simulator.

More: [Recording iPhone and the Simulator](https://www.smoothcapture.app/features/ios-ipad-recording)

### Can I add a click sound?

Yes. Turn on Click Sound in the Cursor tab and set its volume. It plays on every recorded click.

### What if the cursor runs ahead of the screen?

Use Visual Delay to shift the cursor from half a second earlier to half a second later so it lines up with the picture.

## Related

- [Auto zoom](https://www.smoothcapture.app/features/auto-zoom)
- [Annotations & keystrokes](https://www.smoothcapture.app/features/annotations-and-keystrokes)
- [Screen recording](https://www.smoothcapture.app/features/screen-recording)