Cursor Installer Creator is a tool designed to create, package, and install Windows cursor schemes from .cur and .ani files. It simplifies the process of assembling custom cursor sets into self-contained packages that can be easily installed.
Key Features:
Drag and drop .cur and .ani files into predefined slots for quick assembly.
Create cursor packages as folders or compressed .zip archives for easy distribution.
Directly install cursor schemes with a right-click, requiring only administrator approval when making system changes.
Preview cursors in both light and dark modes to ensure compatibility with different themes.
Target Audience and Benefits:
Ideal for developers, designers, and enthusiasts who create or redistribute custom cursor sets. This tool streamlines the creation of cursor packages, saving time and reducing errors that often occur during manual assembly. It ensures users can easily share and install custom cursor themes without technical complexity.
README
Cursor Installer Creator
Cursor Installer Creator builds distributable Windows cursor schemes from individual cursor files. Packaging one by hand means collecting the .cur and .ani files, mapping each one to the system role it should replace, and writing the .inf file that Windows uses to register the scheme. This is tedious work that is easy to get wrong. This application handles that assembly and produces a self-contained package that anyone can install with a right-click, or apply directly to the machine it is running on. It is intended for people who create or redistribute custom cursor sets.
Pick or Drag & Drop cursor files in their corresponding slot. Give the cursor package a name and hit create package. Optionally you can also decide wether to create the package inside a .zip compressed archive or just inside a folder.
Features
Pick .cur and .ani cursor files
Drag and Drop .cur and .ani files
Create Installer-Package as Folder or .zip archive
Directly install a new cursor from the program
Reset individual cursors to default
Import Cursor-Installer (.inf) File
Preview Cursors
Light and Dark Mode
System changes made by the app
Choosing Install Cursor copies the selected cursor files into %WINDIR%\Cursors and updates the current user's cursor scheme under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Cursors. This requires administrator approval (UAC) and only happens when you explicitly start an install.
Creating a package (folder, ZIP, or installer) only writes to the location you choose and makes no system changes.
Privacy Policy
Cursor Installer Creator does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data.
Update check: On Windows, the desktop app contacts the public GitHub Releases API (https://api.github.com/repos/Der-Floh/Cursor-Installer-Creator/releases/latest) once at startup to compare your installed version against the latest release. The request sends only a generic User-Agent header - no personal data, telemetry, or analytics.
No accounts or tracking: The app has no user accounts, ads, or third-party analytics.
Opt out / offline use: The app is fully functional offline. The update check is the only outbound request the app makes; you can prevent it by blocking network access to api.github.com. The web version performs no update check.
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Cursor Installer Creator
