Administrator Updated on March 31, 2023 You definitely need your mouse cursor while working on your Mac, but on some occasions, like when you are writing a document, watching a movie, or reading some notes or documents, the mouse cursor is nothing but a distraction. To avoid this irritation, temporarily hiding your mouse cursor with a single keystroke is better.
Hiding the mouse cursor temporarily
You may have noticed that most media apps and video streaming services automatically hide the cursor after a while when you enable a full-screen mode. It’s because they have this built-in feature to hide the cursor.
But we may have also seen that there are a lot of games, apps, and services where the mouse cursor does not hide. Even when you go to the full-screen mode, it remains there. So, if you have Mac OS X, then you can hide your mouse cursor by just pressing the F8 key on the keyboard. The mouse cursor will be hidden unless you move your mouse right or left to make it visible.
Note that, although the mouse cursor is hidden, the left and right-click of your mouse functions the same as in normal mode. Therefore, remove it from the critical button before hiding it.
Use the keyboard to hide the mouse cursor
The cursor can also be made invisible with the help of a keyboard shortcut. When you want to hide the cursor, press the combination of “Option+ Control+ k.” This method can work in any mode and any app. After finishing your work, move the mouse to the left or right, and the cursor will be visible again.
Use third-party software to hide the mouse cursor
Another option is to use third-party software like “Cursorcerer” to hide the mouse cursor on Mac. Download and run it on your Mac.
When you run the Cursorcerer app on your Mac, automatically set the interval time to hide your cursor after the mouse is inactive. The minimum interval time to hide the mouse is 30 seconds, which means that when your mouse is in inactivity, the cursor will hide after thirty seconds. You can also increase the time duration for hiding the cursor. Also, there is an option of never hiding on your Cursorcerer app.
Final thoughts
You can see how easily you can hide the mouse cursor on Mac. Different options for hiding the cursor are discussed in this article. If you have Mac OS X, you need to press F8, or keyboard shortcuts are also used to hide the cursor.
Further, the option of installing the Cursorcerer app is also discussed. Now, it depends upon you which one of the following methods you like the most to hide the mouse cursor on your Mac.
