OVERLAID

// HONEST COMPARISON · CHECKED SEPTEMBER 2026

Overlaid vs
Mouseposé

Mouseposé has been helping Mac presenters find their cursor for a long time. It dims the screen around your pointer, shows your clicks and displays your keystrokes.

Overlaid overlaps with all of that and adds drawing and zoom. The other big difference is how you pay.

PICK MOUSEPOSÉ IF

you only need a cursor spotlight, click effects and keystrokes, and you like click sounds.

PICK OVERLAID IF

you also want to draw, circle and zoom, and you'd rather pay once than subscribe.

// AT A GLANCE

THE BASICS.

MOUSEPOSÉOVERLAID
PriceSubscription$11.99 ($4.99 at launch)
How you payYearly planOne-time
Free trialFree trial download7 days, everything unlocked
Runs onmacOS 10.14 or latermacOS 14 or later
Made byBoinx SoftwareA solo developer

// CREDIT WHERE IT'S DUE

Where Mouseposé is better.

MOUSEPOSÉ WINS

Click sounds

Mouseposé can play a sound on each click and colour left and right clicks differently. Overlaid's ripples are silent and single-coloured.

MOUSEPOSÉ WINS

Deep spotlight settings

Circle size and dimming intensity are extensively customisable.

MOUSEPOSÉ WINS

A long track record

Boinx has been making Mac presentation tools for years. Mouseposé 4 was rewritten in Swift with native Apple Silicon support.

MOUSEPOSÉ WINS

Older Macs

It runs on macOS 10.14 and later. Overlaid needs macOS 14.

Where Overlaid is better.

  • +You can draw

    Pen, highlighter, shapes, arrows, text and a ruler, over any app. Mouseposé doesn't list drawing.

  • +Freeze and zoom

    Zoom up to 8x on a frozen frame and draw on it.

  • +Pay once

    Overlaid is a one-time purchase. Mouseposé is sold as a yearly plan on Boinx's site.

  • +More cursor styles

    Halo, trail and a live magnifier lens as well as spotlight and click ripples.

Drawing on the live screen, the part Mouseposé doesn't do.

// FEATURE BY FEATURE

SIDE BY SIDE.

“Not listed” means we couldn't confirm it from Mouseposé's own site or docs either way. It might exist. If it does, tell us and we'll update this.

FEATUREMOUSEPOSÉOVERLAID
Draw over any app, liveNot listedYesMarks stay put while you keep using the app underneath
Arrows and shapesNot listedYesLine, arrow, rectangle, ellipse
Freeze, zoom and drawNot listedYesUp to 8x, pan around, draw at any zoom
Spotlight cursorYesVery configurableYesBOTH
Cursor halo or click effectsYesClick colours and soundsYesHalo, click ripples, trailBOTH
Keystroke overlayYesYesKeycaps, themes, 9 positionsBOTH
Works in any call appYesYesShare your whole screenBOTH

Choose Mouseposé if

  • ✓You only need cursor and click highlighting
  • ✓You want click sounds
  • ✓You're on an older Mac

Choose Overlaid if

  • ✓You want to draw and circle things too
  • ✓You zoom into details
  • ✓You'd rather not subscribe

// FAQ

QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK.

Its site describes cursor highlighting, spotlight, click visualisation and keystrokes, but not drawing. Overlaid does drawing plus all of those.

Boinx's site sells it as a yearly plan. Overlaid is a one-time purchase.

// WHERE THIS CAME FROM

SOURCES.

Checked September 2026. Apps change. If something here is out of date or wrong, email us and we'll fix it.

// MORE COMPARISONS

OTHER APPS.

// YOUR NEXT CALL

Don't take our word for it. Try both.

7 days free with every feature. Then a one-time purchase. No account, no subscription.

BUY OVERLAID · $4.99or try it free for 7 days