LanguageCUR
Windows cursor
File type: Graphics file
A cur file extension is related to the mouse cursor image format used by Microsoft Windows. A cur file stores mouse cursor (mouse pointer).
What is cur file?
File type category:
Graphics file
Date updated: June 23, 2025
The cur file extension is used for one format of cursors used in Windows.
The cur file contains cursors (the mouse pointer design) in Microsoft Windows 3.x and later versions of Windows operating systems.
In Windows 95, NT and later, this format has been largely superseded by the ANI format which allows animated and color cursor designs.
The CUR format also allows transparency so that cursors do not have to appear rectangular when displayed on screen.
The cur files are not compressed. However, as the images that they contain are usually quite small, compression is not really needed anyway.
How to open cur file?
Use XnView to simple view cursors files or specialized software for making windows cursors.
How to convert cur file?
Various tools are able to transform *.cur files to other file formats.
Suggested software to open cur file:
Associated software actions with the cur file
Software applications that can open cur files:
CursorWorkshop (Microsoft Windows)
Revelation Natural Art (Microsoft Windows)
IconForge (Microsoft Windows)
FastStone Image Viewer (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that can edit cur files:
CursorWorkshop (Microsoft Windows)
Revelation Natural Art (Microsoft Windows)
FastStone Image Viewer (Microsoft Windows)
Software capable of saving cur files:
CursorWorkshop (Microsoft Windows)
Revelation Natural Art (Microsoft Windows)
FastStone Image Viewer (Microsoft Windows)
Programs for viewing cur files:
ACDSee Photo Manager (Microsoft Windows)
FastStone Image Viewer (Microsoft Windows)
XnView MP (Multiplatform)
Software apps that create cur files:
CursorWorkshop (Microsoft Windows)
Revelation Natural Art (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that convert cur files:
FastStone Image Viewer (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that import cur files:
AniTuner (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that export cur files:
CursorWorkshop (Microsoft Windows)
IconsExtract (Microsoft Windows)
RealWorld Cursor Editor (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that print cur files:
XnView MP (Multiplatform)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving cur files:
Microsoft Windows (Microsoft Windows)
Resource Builder (Microsoft Windows)
ACDSee Photo Manager (Microsoft Windows)