October 13, 2026 · by Talha Bekci, maker of KeyFollow
The more screens you have, the more places the pointer can hide. These six fixes are built into macOS, and most take ten seconds.
1. Shake to find it
Wiggle the mouse, or move a finger back and forth on the trackpad, and macOS briefly makes the pointer huge. It's on by default. If not, turn on System Settings → Accessibility → Display → Pointer → Shake mouse pointer to locate.
2. Make the pointer bigger and easier to see
In the same Pointer settings you can:
- drag Pointer size up a notch or two (it scales nicely on large, high-resolution monitors);
- change the Pointer outline color and Pointer fill color. A white pointer with a bright outline is much easier to spot on dark apps and busy wallpapers.
3. Fix your display arrangement
If the pointer "sticks" at the edge of a screen, or appears somewhere unexpected on the other one, macOS's idea of your desk doesn't match reality. Open System Settings → Displays → Arrange… and drag the screens so that:
- they're in the same order as on your desk (laptop on the left? put it on the left);
- their heights line up with the real ones. The pointer can only cross where the edges touch, so a small laptop screen aligned to the top of a big monitor leaves a "wall" across most of the edge;
- the one with the white bar is the screen where you want the main menu bar and new windows. Drag the bar to change it.
4. Use Mission Control to get your bearings
⌃ ↑ (Control + Up) shows every window on every screen. Click one to bring it forward, and the pointer is right there. ⌃ ↓ shows only the windows of the current app.
5. Hot corners
In System Settings → Desktop & Dock → Hot Corners…, assign Mission Control to a corner. Throwing the pointer into that corner is easy even when you can't see it, because corners stop the pointer.
6. Stop losing it in the first place
Most "where is my pointer" moments happen right after you turn to another screen: your eyes moved, the pointer didn't. KeyFollow moves the pointer and keyboard focus to the screen you turn to. It uses the Mac's camera, fully on-device, and nothing is recorded. The pointer is always where you're looking.
Let your keyboard follow your head
KeyFollow notices which screen you turn to — with your Mac's camera, on-device — and moves keyboard focus there. No clicking, no shortcuts. Free for 7 days.