Pokey
Make your screen shares unmissable
Pokey launched on August 1, 2026 with 20 votes, #750 of 23,274 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.
What it does
✦ Add a spark of fun to repetitive team syncs and standups ✦ Break the ice on sales calls and intro meetings ✦ Soften tense moments when reviewing errors or tough feedback ✦ Pokey – a tiny menu bar app that turns your cursor into the reason they remember your call. Because nobody should suffer through another boring screen share 😀
Own every screenshare. Pokey turns your cursor into the most memorable thing on the call — whenever you need it.
Forget boring cursor highlighters. Pokey turns your cursor into an interactive pointer that taps every click you make. It adapts to your energy — from subtle to impossible to miss. Say goodbye to boring demos and screen shares! It actually clicks Only the look changes — click, drag, and select in any app, just like before. From a polite presentation to calls that could’ve been an email. Follows your cursor across all your displays, pixel-perfect. Five modes: from a subtle highlight to an expressive, in-your-face pointer. Replaces your default cursor on demand with a hand pointer people can't miss. Toggle it on or off anytime — hotkey or menu bar. Click and the hand taps; you can dial how…from pokeyapp.com
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