Cursory

Cursory is a lightweight and fast Windows cursor manager.
Apply full cursor themes with one click, convert Linux XCursor themes to .cur and .ani, and manage your pointer experience without a hassle.

Features

One-Click Cursor Theme Switching

Apply complete Windows cursor themes instantly. Cursory updates all system cursors in a single operation - no need to change each pointer manually.

• Automatically modifies the Windows Registry to apply the new scheme
• Handles all standard roles: Arrow, Wait, IBeam, Hand, Resize, etc.
• Optionally reset to the default Windows theme at any time

Full Support for .cur and .ani Formats

Cursory fully supports native Windows cursor formats:

• .cur: Static cursors (with alpha transparency)
• .ani: Animated cursors with multiple frames

It correctly handles:

• Frame delays and looping for .ani
• Proper structure and metadata
• Compatibility with all major Windows versions

XCursor to Windows Cursor Conversion

Convert Linux/X11 cursor themes into Windows compatible cursor sets.

• Import PNG-based XCursor themes or .xcursor files
• Automatically extract cursor images and map metadata
• Convert standard XCursor names (like left_ptr, xterm, hand2) to Windows cursor roles (Arrow, IBeam, Link, etc.)
• Batch convert entire themes with consistent format

Supports themes from:

• KDE, GNOME, Xfce, and other Linux desktops
• Popular cursor packs like Breeze, Adwaita, and Phinger

Installation

No installer required - just run the executable.
Cursory does not modify system files and only updates cursor-related registry keys.

Warning

Administrator privileges may be required to apply system-wide changes.

License

MIT License

Credits

• libbzip2 Implements decompression of .bz2 files using libbzip2 with dynamic memory handling.

• lzma Contains code using the 7-Zip LZMA SDK for .xz stream decoding.

• miniz Used for .zip archive extraction.

• zlib Zlib dependency folder (for gzip support).

• inih INI Parser for c.