How to make the mouse pointer bigger on a Mac
2 min read · 4 steps · Updated 4 October 2026
Open System Settings, click Accessibility, then Display, and drag the Pointer size slider to the right. To find a lost pointer quickly, keep Shake mouse pointer to locate switched on: move the mouse or your finger on the trackpad quickly back and forth, and the pointer grows for a moment.
- Device
- Mac
- Shown on
- macOS Tahoe 26
- App
- System Settings
- Path
- System Settings › Accessibility › Display › Pointer size
- Real screenshots
- 4 of 4 steps
- Checked
- October 2026
- Sources
- 1 official, linked below
On a large or very sharp screen the pointer is small and easy to lose. macOS has a slider for its size and a trick for finding it. Both are in the Accessibility settings, under Display.
The screenshots show System Settings on macOS Tahoe 26.
Step by step
Open System Settings
Click the Apple menu in the top left corner of the screen and choose System Settings.
Click Accessibility, then Display
Accessibility is in the sidebar on the left. Display is in the Vision group on the right. You may need to scroll down in the sidebar.
Drag the Pointer size slider
Scroll down to the Pointer group. The slider goes from Normal to Large.
Keep Shake mouse pointer to locate on
It is the row above the slider and is on in the picture. Quickly move the mouse pointer back and forth to make it bigger.
Good to know
Below the slider you can choose a colour for the outline of the pointer and for its inside. Reset Colors brings back the white outline and black fill.
In short: System Settings, Accessibility, Display, Pointer size.
Links checked on 3 October 2026. Rules and prices change. Check the official source before you act.