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Card 783 of 9912026-09-15 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-09-15

Sleek Mouse Gives macOS a More Opinionated Cursor

sleekmouse.app Observed source
Editorial interest 84/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

A $5 macOS menu bar app that replaces the standard pointer with emoji and switches the cursor automatically for different apps.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-15 issue.

Field notes

The app organizes cursor changes around three named packs—Brainrot, Work, and Gamer—with mappings for applications including Chrome, Discord, Terminal, Slack, Figma, and Steam. The page describes a menu-bar toggle, launch-at-login support, and system-wide behavior through the window server rather than a browser extension. It also claims to preserve and restore the original cursor after a crash, and explains that private CoreGraphics APIs require direct distribution outside the Mac App Store.

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OpenPublic substance visible
$PaidCommerce or pricing visible
PrettyNotable craft visible
ProPolished or operationally mature
NicheUnusually specific use
ƒJavaScriptBrowser-side code central

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Landing page observed 2026-09-15. The live site may have changed.