AutoHide Cursor is a lightweight Windows tray app that automatically hides your mouse cursor after inactivity. It lives in the system tray and runs as a standard user (no admin required).
🚀 Features
- Automatic cursor hiding – Hides the cursor after a configurable idle time.
- Timeout presets – Quickly switch between 3 / 5 / 10 / 30 / 60 seconds.
- Quick toggle – Left-click the tray icon to enable/disable auto-hide.
- Custom tray icon – Set your own
.icoor use the theme-aware default icon. - Run at startup – Optional autostart via
HKCU\...\Run(no services, no Task Scheduler). - Persistent settings – Remembers timeout, enabled state, and chosen icon.
- Auto-update – Checks for updates on start and applies them if found.
💻 System Requirements
- Windows 10 22H2 or Windows 11 23H2/24H2 (and newer)
- No administrator rights needed
⬇️ How to use this release
- Download
AutoHideCursor.zip(orAutoHideCursor.exe) from the assets below. - Run
AutoHideCursor.exe– a tray icon will appear. - Move the mouse normally; after your chosen timeout the cursor will disappear.
Any mouse movement will instantly bring it back.
If you encounter issues, please open an issue on GitHub and mention your Windows version and steps to reproduce.