Customizing your computer experience goes beyond wallpapers and themes — even your cursor can be a unique reflection of your style.
With the help of AI tools like ChatGPT and free online editors, creating your own custom cursor has never been easier.
Whether you’re looking to design something entirely new or modify existing cursor icons, this guide shows you simple and effective methods to generate, edit, and apply custom cursors to your system. Let’s get started on creating a personalized cursor set in just a few easy steps.
Process To Generate Custom Cursors using ChatGPT
Follow this step-by-step guide to generate custom cursors using ChatGPT.
1. Generate Custom Cursors Using ChatGPT
Creating custom cursors using ChatGPT is simple and efficient. Now, here is what to do:
- Open ChatGPT and log in using your account credentials. If you don’t have an account, create one and then log in.
- Now, provide a detailed prompt.
- Describe how you want your cursor to look. For example, you can request: “Give me a set of neon glow cursors.”
- ChatGPT will generate the images based on your description. This process may take a few moments, so be patient.
- Once the images are generated, ask ChatGPT to send them in a convenient format, such as a ZIP file: “Can you give them to me individually in a ZIP file to download and use?”
- Download and extract the images to your preferred location.
2. Edit Custom Cursors Using Online Tools
Once you have downloaded the custom cursor images, you can edit them as per your necessity and preferences. There are several free tools to do that.
Here we are showing how to edit the cursor images using Photopea. Phhotopea is a free online tool that has plenty of editing options. Here is how to edit images using Photopea:
- Open your web browser and visit Photopea.com.
- Click on the “Start using Photopea” button.
- You can select New Project and choose a format of your preference. Or you can directly Open from Computer option. Then go to the location where you have downloaded and extracted the cursor images. Or you can Select then click on Open or press Ctrl + O.
- Select the image you want to edit and select Open to upload it.
- Now from the left side pane of the Photopea tool, select the Magic Eraser tool.
- Using that you can fine-tune the image and make necessary changes.
- Once you are satisfied with the editing, click on the File menu.
- Then select Export as. Then choose a format. Here we are selecting PNG format. Then set the width to 50 and the height to 50, or, 45 as width and 50 as height.
- Then click on the Save button and save the image to a desired location.
Also read: Fix: Windows 11 Black Screen With Visible Cursor
3. Convert the Image into a Cursor File
After editing, you need to convert the PNG image into a cursor format.
- Open a web browser and search for an online image-to-cursor converter.
- Upload the PNG image you created.
- Select .CUR format for conversion.
- Convert the image and download the newly created .CUR file.
- Move the file to a preferred folder for easy access.
Now, your custom cursor is ready to use! You can apply it to your system settings for a personalized touch.
Wrapping Up
Creating custom cursors is a fun and creative way to personalize your computing experience. With the help of ChatGPT for generating cursor designs and tools like Photopea for editing, you can bring your unique cursor ideas to life.
Once edited and converted to the proper format, these cursors are ready to be used on your system, adding a personal touch to your desktop. For further queries feel free to write to us in the comments section below.
