Cursor Utils
This mod attempts to add the visual cursor updates from present versions of Minecraft into older ones. For example, in the versions 1.21.9 or later, hovering over buttons makes the cursor turn into the pointer icon. Or hovering your mouse over a text box turns it into a caret icon, etc.
Disclaimer
This mod does not add every cursor feature from the new visual behavior of present versions. If you wish to see more features related to Minecraft's cursor behavior then feel free to suggest it in the discord server!
This gif shows the cursor being changed based on the UI elements the cursor is being hovered on. The cursor is quite small but I have tried time and time again to make it bigger and it doesn't work. My apologies.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.1
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as cursorutils-1.0.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 12 KB
- Download link checked 24 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.