# alexzielenski/Mousecape

Cursor Manager for OSX

Repository: https://github.com/alexzielenski/Mousecape
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/mousecape
Homepage: http://www.alexzielenski.com
Language: Objective-C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2024-07-17T06:13:06+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5303, "days_push": 777, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2067, forks 253 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:10.119819+00:00)

## What it is
Mousecape is a free, open-source cursor manager for macOS that lets users install and switch custom mouse cursor packs called 'capes'. It runs a background daemon that applies cursors at login using private CoreGraphics APIs.

## Use cases
- customize mac mouse cursor
- install custom cursor packs on macOS
- create animated cursors for mac
- apply cursors automatically at login
- import and manage cursor themes

## When to choose
- you want to change or theme your macOS mouse cursor
- you need animated or multi-scale custom cursors on a Mac
- you want a free, background cursor manager

## When to avoid
- you are on Windows or Linux
- you need a fully supported solution using only public APIs
- you require commercial use of its private-API techniques

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: gui, developer-tools
- domain: desktop-applications, apple-ecosystem, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: cursor-manager, custom-cursors, mouse-cursor, themes, objective-c, mac-app, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- alexzielenski/Mousecape (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:10.119819+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:56:48.695318+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/alexzielenski/Mousecape (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:10.119819+00:00, sha f6401bac583c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.