Limelight

Limelight is a macOS utility that solves the most annoying problem in screen recording: nobody can see what the hell you're doing. Your cursor is a 12px needle in a 1080p haystack, your keystrokes are invisible, and circling anything requires waving the mouse in circles like a madman. So they built Limelight—three hotkeys that make screen presentations actually followable.

Hit Ctrl+Option+1 and a glowing spotlight tracks your cursor so it's impossible to miss. Hit Ctrl+Option+2 and every key you press appears on screen—no more "wait, what did you just hit?" Hit Ctrl+Option+3 and draw directly over any app to circle, underline, or point at exactly what matters. It works over Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, OBS, QuickTime, Loom, literally anything. One-time payment: $9. No subscription. Fully offline. macOS native.

Everyone and their mother is building AI this and agent that, but sometimes you just want your screen recordings to not suck. Limelight is $9 and it solves the problem in three hotkeys. That's the kind of tool you didn't know you needed until you try it.