AutoHideMouseCursor

Whether you need to take desktop screenshots or record your desktop activity, the mouse cursor seems to always be in the way. While there are screen capturing and recording applications that automatically hide the cursor, there is another convenient solution provided by AutoHideMouseCursor.

This small application can automatically hide the mouse cursor after a period of time if you are inactive. In other words, if the mouse is no longer moved, AutoHideMouseCursor starts the countdown and hides the cursor when the time is up.

Since the single purpose of this application is to automatically hide the mouse cursor, no wonder that the interface is minimalistic. Moreover, there is no need to install AutoHideMouseCursor, as it is a portable application. To put it another way, this utility does not leave traces in the Windows registry and it is ready to use as soon as you double click on the main executable file.

The simple GUI sports a clean layout with just a few configuration settings available. You get to choose the number of seconds until the mouse cursor will disappear from the screen, counting from the last mouse move.

The application can be launched with Windows and sent to the system tray so as not to interfere with your work. You can also have it run in hidden mode, which is even mode convenient.

With a single entry in its to-do list, AutoHideMouseCursor leaves a minimal footprint on the system’s resources. Even though it runs in the system tray or in the background, it does not put a strain on the system.Since the configuration process is not difficult at all, this is the tool to go is if you need to find a way to hide the mouse cursor automatically.