macOS Monterey adds the ability to change the color of the cursor. You can now specify the color of the fill as well as the outline and your choice carries over to all cursors, including arrow, text, hand, and pointer. The location of this setting might surprise you, though.

Enter Accessibility

I previously wrote about macOS Accessibility preferences in August 2019 (Ergonomic Input; Eyes & Ears; Mouth & Nose; Accessibility Extras). Three versions of macOS later, this pane of System Preferences continues to grow. In macOS Monterey, there are 14 categories of settings, several with additional subcategories.

Pointer Control

Some cursor settings are in Pointer Control, which is part of the Motor label and focuses on ways to control pointing, clicking, and scrolling in the macOS interface. You may recognize a number of settings that previously resided in the Mouse and Trackpad panes of System Preferences.

Display Accessibility

Settings related to colors on the screen are in the Display category. This includes a subcategory called Pointer, where you can control pointer size and findability.

macOS Monterey adds color to the choices and you can specify separate colors for fill and outline. You’ll see I changed mine to brown and light gray, respectively. I tried some brighter colors but they were too distracting.

There’s also a button to revert to the default black fill and white outline.

What new features will you discover in Accessibility preferences? What colors will you make your cursor? Get creative!