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1.11.0 2025.03.17 | NEW: effect settings: added color+sizing for Scope and Halo. | | NEW: collection: recall last app configured. | | NEW: show warning when using Compliance Passive mode. | | BUFF: improve tutorial to avoid confusion. | | BUFF: support XBox GamePass games by allowing UWP apps to be targeted | | FIX: crash when deleting cursors with windows app selected. | | FIX: stuck keys again: revert to when it used to work. | | FIX: strange HDR-like brightness when using overlay cursors with latest AMD GPU drivers. | | FIX: cursor binding sometimes failing with multiwindow games like GW2. |
1.10.1 2025.03.02 | NEW: Effects: Applies additional effect behind the cursor. available effects: scope and halo. | | NEW: Setting: Compliance Ptealth: Renames the yolomouse executables to avoid the janky "The Finals" anticheat. | | NEW: Setting: Compliance Passive: Makes YM overlay only and no longer attempt injecting into any games/apps. | | FIX: Finally fixes hotkey triggering when they shouldnt. | | FIX: Crash when creating a new cursor under certain conditions. | | HOTFIX: Fix false positive AV alert |
1.9.2 2025.02.05 | UPDATE: rework underlying rendering engine. this is mainly a step toward future features, but also improves current performance :) | | UPDATE: dont immediately start UI into editing windows cursors. | | FIX: stuck input issue causing hotkeys sometimes triggering when they shouldnt | | FIX: crash when editing a cloned cursor (regular version) | | FIX: various minor UI issues and potentially a few crashes. | | FIX: not being able to hotkey cursors in while UI is open in some situations. |
1.9.1 2025.01.12 | NEW: cursor mirror option | | NEW: expert mode. currently this disables tooltips and disables showing the UI on launch. | | NEW: safemode to disable GPU use. WARNING: this can make some cursors laggy. | | UPDATE: slim down UI size to accomodate smaller resolutions and higher DPI settings. | | FIX: unresponsive hotkeys | | FIX: excess delay while spamming hotkeys | | FIX: various editor issues (create tab) + polishing | | FIX: in LOTR Online... and any other games that do janky cursor things ;) | | FIX: dragging YM window getting stuck in some multimonitor setups |
1.9.0 2025.01.06 | UI: new UI that consolidates cursor picker, editor, and settings. includes new features like app selection from cursor picker. | | FIX: long list of known and possibly unknown issues. |
1.8.6 2024.08.03 | FIX: memory leak while using multimonitor on the latest Win11. |
1.8.5 2024.06.15 | NEW: replace the engine behind the 3D cursors. now a super lightweight custom one. | | FIX: blackscreen caused by recent NVIDIA update and when using AMD GPUs | | FIX: due to engine replacement a long list of performance and other bugs were fixed. hopefully nothing new added ;) | | UPDATE: reworked the 3D cursors as a result of engine update. | | REMOVE: unfortunately pixelfire had to be removed to get this update out sooner. |
1.8.4 2024.03.05 | UPDATE: Simplified injection system and made it more robust | | UPDATE: Remastered cursors: Arrow, Circle, Cross, CrossX | | FIX: Overlay cursor losing state when switching between between windows within a game/app. | | FIX: Cursor sometimes hiding when it shouldnt. | | FIX: Certain long load time games (like D3) falsely being labeled as "Protected" if assigning a cursor during this time. | | FIX: Not being able to reinstall or upgrade YM due to hooked DLLs still being attached to running games/apps. | | FIX: Sometimes basic windows cursors being chosen instead of intended game cursor while entering picker hotkey. | | FIX: Picker hotkey not working after a settings reset. |
1.8.3 2024.02.12 | Fix: Error popup if opening YM quickly multiple times. | | Fix: Subscribed workshop cursors disappearing if starting YM while steam already running while "sync with steam" is OFF. | | Fix: Larger cursors not showing in preview, like Nyan cat. | | Fix: Fullscreen games getting minimized by license nag | | Update: Some localization text tweaks to satisfy upcoming Steam requirements. |
1.8.2 2024.01.10 | new: added YoloBypass.exe which serves purely to fix wierd input issues in some anticheat protected games like Lost Ark. It only runs when needed (no bloat!). | | new: cursors: anvil, bag, balance, book, bow, chest, flame, heart, mail, satchel, skull | | buff: improve performance by disabling rendering for the cursor and settings menus when theyre not in focus. | | buff: improve performance and anticheat security by only hooking into intended apps. | | buff: improve hooking safety against crashing the target app | | buff: block other overlays from hooking into YM. this prevents various known or potential problems. | | remove: old 32bit injector. replaced by above changes. | | 1.8.1: hotfix: apps targeted by YM not shutting down properly | | 1.8.1: hotfix: partially disabled overlay app blocking. it was overly aggressive and caused black screens for some folks. for now it only blocks the geforce and steam overlays. | | 1.8.2: hotfix: invisible cursors in WoW. |
1.7.1 2023.06.04 | new: readded "pyro" cursor and with some improvements :) | | new: added "run as admin" menu option. only needed for a few rare games like everquest. this compensates for following fix. | | fix: no longer automatically show admin prompt for some games and apps. this happened when it shouldnt and caused many other issues. | | fix: 3D cursors sometimes disappearing when switching between monitors | | fix: visual artifacts when switching between monitors using certain cursors | | fix: improve static+hidden cursor positioning | | fix: workshop page selection problem | | fix: crash when using activate button | | fix: migration of certain settings |
1.7.0 2023.05.29 | new: overlay (using godot engine) that allows much cooler cursors :) only loaded on demand to avoid bloat. | | new: editor for new overlay cursors. not very user friendly atm: docs/samples coming. | | new: pixelfire overlay cursor | | new: cursor picker: show hotspot in preview | | new: hotkey to toggle yolomouse (CTRL ALT Y) | | update: improved prism and petals cursors using new overlay | | update: old overlay simplified and now only used for certain anticheat purposes. | | update: prompt to enable new overlay upon 3D cursor selection. | | update: reduce UI memory use | | remove: pyro cursor. pixelfire used as a replacement. may come back in a different form based on demand :) | | fix: partial fix (until next update) for overlay input interference for anticheat games: albion online and lost ark. for now run those games as admin for proper operation. | | fix: handle games with anticheat + software cursor. seen in: destiny 2 | | fix: auto self admin for some admined games. seen in: everquest | | fix: overlay handling desktop resize | | fix: addition of new overlay fixes various problems like blackscreen. these may still exist when old overlay active. |
1.6.0 2023.01.15 | new: anti-anticheat: a new+safe anticheat bypass discovery that improves upon the last bypass by hiding the original game cursor :D | | new: anti-anticheat: support resizing original game cursors when in anti-anticheat state | | new: overlay: allow overlay cursors to work in fullscreen games | | new: tutorial: general intro and cursor changing example | | new: ui: add value display to slider widget | | udpate: overlay: reenable vsync | | fix: anti-anticheat: hotspot of animated cursors when using non-default size | | fix: overlay: transparency issues when reusing existing game cursors |
1.5.1 2023.01.02 | new: picker: add workshop mirror support for regular version. via new "find more" button. | | update: saves: save json files using standard format (instead of simplified) | | update: picker: adjust cursor picker list order to: new > personal > community > included | | update: picker/browser: make preview link to the workshop page and remove description | | update: picker/browser: support additional preview formats: jpg and gif | | fix: editor: saving non 1:1 aspect ratio animated cursors will no longer stretch to 1:1 | | fix: links: opening links now properly foregrounds the browser | | fix: taskbar: potential fix for taskbar icon sometimes not showing | | fix: overlay: semifix for any unexpected fps or black screen issues by hiding 3d cursor overlay when not in use | | fix: workshop cursors not working when steam isnt running or offline | | fix: hotkeys: changing default cursor size |
1.5.0 2022.12.05 | new: editor: custom cursor preview image support + additional text options | | update: polish existing cursors based on feedback | | update: change cursor bundle id system + migratation of old ids | | fix: cursors and settings failing to load from folders with certain windows tags | | fix: inverted cursors | | fix: make editor export inverted cursors as mono only instead of RGB. will review inverted RGB later. | | fix: non-english cursor bindings not persisting |
1.4.3 2022.10.30 | new: cursors: sword, shield, potion, speech bubble, coins/shop, gear/settings, hand | | new: picker+editor: show labels indicating cursor type | | new: added default size support everywhere applicable | | new: editor: add missing play button for animated cursor editor | | new: support animated cursors for anticheat protected games | | update: cursors: improve existing cursors: arrow, circle, cross, crossx | | update: cursors: add namespacing to support large number of user created cursors | | update: cursor picker: show animated cursors animating in preview | | update: cursor picker: sizing is now more flexible | | update: editor: unrestricted sizes | | update: editor: show warning if trying to change cursors while editor open | | fix: cursor picker: glitches on some original cursor previews | | fix: editor: cursor deletion not updating cursor preview | | fix: taskbar menu: fix positioning with top+right oriented taskbar |
1.4.2 2022.09.16 | new: editor: added animated cursor (ani) support. can also be inverted :) | | new: editor: added import button with support for gif, png, bmp, ico, cur(copy), ani(copy) | | improve: various editor improvements | | fix: hotkeys not working |
1.4.1 2022.10.09 | new: editor: added inverted cursor support | | fix: high dpi scaling breaking some UI elements | | fix: crash when certain cursors are observed | | fix: crash for older GPUs | | remove: cursor picker: removed "reset all" prompt. not needed since cancel button can just undo this. |
1.4.0 2022.10.03 | new: cursor editor: open from taskbar icon. supports basic cursors (.cur files). | | update: increased max cursor size to 256 | | improve: error reporting | | fix: launcher not launching yolomouse for some folks | | fix: potentially (could not reproduce) fixed taskbar popping up for some folks | | fix: hide overlay cursor choices when assigning to a fullscreen game (since this isnt supported yet) | | fix: cursor picker sometimes not hiding from taskbar when closed |
1.3.0 2022.07.23 | updated: redesigned cursor picker | | new: made all discovered app cursors selectable in cursor picker, instead of just current visible one. | | new: cursor picker option: "static" for hidden cursors. this prevents movement of the hidden cursor. intended for games like gw2, ffxiv, wow. not yet supported in dedicated fullscreen. | | fix: default language always being english | | fix: inverted cursor not showing in cursor picker | | fix: elevated 32bit games like DAOC and sometimes LOL not working. | | fix: reopening existing cursor picker focuses current cursor, instead of first chosen one. | | fix: improve font scaling at higher DPI | | fix: ym not starting from a remote desktop session |
1.2.4 2022.06.16 | new: UI now scales with windows DPI settings | | new: Chinese language support | | update: reworked how YM starts to as admin. this provides several QoL improvements and fixes some major issues for regular account users. | | update: cursor changer menu: will now prioritize changing the game cursor over a window cursor. this only applies if a game uses a normal windows cursor (like hourglass, arrow, etc). | | update: cursor changer menu: notify when changing windows cursor. | | update: cursor changer menu: refocus/repick if activating while already in the background. this minor QoL change fixes alot of usability confusion :) | | fix: windows sometimes treating YM as unresponsive |
1.2.3 2022.01.22 | new: taskbar right click menu. moved shutdown button from settings here. | | new: upgrade notification ui + setting to disable it | | new: in cursor picker: if chosen cursor is windows cursor, offer option to change cursor for that app only (instead of globally) | | update: cursor picker layout | | fix: several multimonitor issues by moving the overlay to the monitor with the cursor, rather than having a single giant overlay for all | | fix: "start with windows" not working for basic windows accounts | | fix: prevent steam overlay from hooking into YM | | improve: cursor bind logic for some games |
1.2.2 2021.12.25 | update: rework settings menu | | update: always run as admin | | improve: hidden cursor support for apps that misuse this feature. this fixes ping UI issues in LoL. | | fix: prevent hotkey activation when AltGr key is pressed | | fix: ignore simulated input to fix POE apps triggering YM hotkeys | | fix: clicking taskbar icon sometimes opening taskbar options | | fix: lost config issue by tracking apps better |
1.2.1 2021.12.1 | fix: hidden cursor support for some games (king arthurs gold, overwatch, daoc) | | fix: hotkey issues with some games (ex: POE apps) by replacing active hotkey system with a passive system | | update: improve the way steam syncs with steam. this still has the old side effect of showing your status as playing yolomouse. to disable uncheck "sync with steam" option. |
1.2.0 2021.11.24 | new: windows/universal cursor support | | new: readd hotkey support with a few minor tweaks | | fix: launcher sometimes launching another install of yolomouse | | fix: unnecessary fps caused by overlay when its not in use | | fix: lost config some witnessed by improving communication with target games/apps | | fix: improve migration of old bindings | | udpate: improve how YM starts with windows |
1.1.3 2021.10.17 | new: running as admin now persists between reboots | | new: readd "start as admin" option (on by default) | | fix: animated cursors | | fix: pixelated cursors | | fix: migrate older bindings files | | fix: not being able to close YM from steam |
1.1.2 2021.10.11 | new: cursor selection ui to replace multi hotkey system. hotkey: CTRL ALT C | | new: support for binding hidden cursors | | new: admin requested on demand instead of at window start | | new: taskbar/settings/actions button to open setting folder | | remove: admin request on startup | | remove: reduce overlay lag option. default is improved now and will continue to be improved. | | change: deprecate old hotkeys. these will open the new UI until removed in a future update | | change: for anticheat protected games will now allow same operation as normal, but longer hide original cursor. will improve further next update. | | fix: black screen when nvidia FXAA setting is on | | fix: ym failing to start before explorer has started | | dev: major rewrite | | dev: custom mini game engine. for use in upcoming updates | | dev: new settings format (json instead of ini). old is auto-migrated to new. | | 1.1.1.0: hotfix: bitdefender false positive | | 1.1.2.0: hotfix: opening ui menu causing vulkan mode valheim to crash | | 1.1.2.0: hotfix: add button to easily remove old hotkeys (taskbar > pinkarrow > hotkeys) | | 1.1.2.0: hotfix: only support old hotkey (CTRL ALT 1) instead of all of them | | 1.1.2.0: hotfix: likely fixed (couldnt reproduce) grainy cursors some folks noticed | | 1.1.2.0: hotfix: prevent YM binding to desktop/taskbar (this will be available again next update) |
1.0.7.3 2021.05.03 | fix: overlay getting enabled when it shouldnt. this fixes LOL fps drop and likely gsync disabling. the actual LOL FPS drop remains to be resolved so please use windowed or fullscreen (not borderless) or avoid using overlay cursors (CTRL ALT 2) for now. | | fix: cursor assignment problems with DAOC | | fix: some settings like "start in steam" and "start as admin" sometimes being ignored | | fix: a few problems due to a communication issue between YM and the game | | fix: hotkeys not working for some win7 users | | 1.0.7.1: hotfix: disable debug logging | | 1.0.7.2: hotfix: for paradox games and any other games that misuse the windows cursor API | | 1.0.7.3: hotfix: last update to resolve a problem in GW2 |
1.0.6 2020.09.08 | fix: anticheat mode engaging randomly for non anticheat games | | fix: randomly seeing spinning blue arrow by using a special hash instead of default cursors in anticheat mode | | improve: hiding original game cursor in anticheat protected games | | update: move+migrate game/app settings to a subfolder (apps/) |
1.0.5 2020.08.30 | update: hide original game cursor in anticheat protected games. | | fix: now show overlay error message only upon user initiated hotkey. also moved this message to screen bottom. cliffs: its alot rarer and less annoying now :) |
1.0.4 2020.08.20 | fix: not being able to disable "start with windows" option | | (steam) new: option to toggle running YM from steam. if disabling this, remember to shutdown YM first before updating YM in steam. | | update: the overlay used by overlay cursors (CTRL ALT 2) is now ondemand and optional. meaning its only started upon first use of an overlay cursor, and if it fails YM will continue to work without overlay cursors. |
1.0.3 2020.07.10 | new: start yolomouse through a new launcher. this fixes several compatibility issues (steam version) and improves running ym at windows start (both versions). | | new: show/hide button for settings/about/activation code (regular version) | | fix: overlay errors seen in some multimonitor setups | | fix: crashing during display adapter updates or changes | | fix: center display messages on current monitor, instead of between all monitors. | | fix: cycling basic cursors no longer resets color back to blue | | update: improve checking if a game needs admin mode or overlay only mode (for anticheat protected games) |
1.0.2.1 2020.06.02 | improve: multimonitor support | | fix: nasty memory leak seen by multimonitor folks | | fix: defaulting cursors (CTRL ALT 0) not saving | | fix: reduce memory usage by disabling depth buffer | | fix: normalize size of arrow and particle overlay cursors | | fix: code signing problem that caused defender/antivirus blue screen |
1.0.1 2020.05.28 | new: "run as admin" will now persist upon windows boot (can disable in settings/options) | | update: move taskbar popup choices to gui and just show gui directly. this fixes a bug that causes YM to freeze. | | fix: major rework. fixes several major issues people reported... thx again for the reports :D | | fix: inconsistent behavior when hiding cursors in some games like daoc, gw2, and ffxiv. | | fix: prevent potential upgrade/uninstall/restart problems by using temporary versions of injected dlls. cleaned on YM boot. | | fix: cycling overlay cursor colors | | remove: hiding original cursor in anticheat protected games. this is temporary until this feature is improved for stability. |
1.0.0 2020.02.16 | new: gui menu: change hotkeys, options, and default reset | | new: overlay cursor: flaming arrow | | new: overlay cursor: cyber cherry blossom tree | | new: multiple monitor support | | new: now code signed. this allows whitelisting with anticheat vendors | | new: trial mode + serial key authentication for direct (paypal) purchases | | update: make default cursors toggleable (ctrl alt D) | | update: reduce overhead caused by some games spamming cursor updates | | update: tweak overlay cursor lag reduction to be more flexible | | update: add gradient+bevel to basic arrow cursor | | remove: nyan cat cursor. its copyrighted lol! | | remove: circle overlay cursor. its special enough ;) | | fix: dll crash due to vs2019 optimizations | | fix: potential crash by queuing overlay cursor changes onto overlay thread | | fix: prevent binding to self | | fix: cursor not hiding when it should in some games such as GW2 |
0.11.3 2019.08.23 | fix: prevent YM overlay from hiding taskbar, notifications, etc |
0.11.2 2019.08.03 | new: 3d overlay cursors. slightly laggier but much prettier. they also work with anticheat protected games, unlike basic cursors. | | new: overlay error notifications | | new: option: "Reduce overlay log": enable to reduce overlay pointer lag (may cause choppy movement on some systems). | | new: default cursors: brought these back by popular request. same operation and hotkey (CTRL ALT D) as before. | | new: reworked hotkeys: | | etc: large code rework (cleanup, fixes, optimizations, etc) | | remove: option: "games only": this didnt work too, but due to other changes misassigning cursors to non-games should be less problematic. |
0.10.0 2019.04.29 | new: "Games Only" option: prevents YM from working with non-game apps. enabled by default. this isnt perfect and may false positive, but goal is to just reduce unwanted assignments to untested/nongame apps. | | new: can now resize any cursor, not just preset cursors. | | removed: default cursors: this wasnt used much... probably because i shouldve better worded it as "make all cursors same as current one"? i can add again if requested enuf :) | | fixed: original game cursors sometimes not restoring when closing YM | | fixed: hourglass cursor being assigned when first alt-tabbing/loading some games like PoE and Overwatch |
0.9.1 2017.12.12 | entire cursors are now hashed to increase hash accuracy. this will outdate some cursor bindings requiring them to be rebound again. thanks @Archomeda for this update. | | properly hide cursor when certain games request it. this fixes FFXIV showing cursor while panning. |
0.9.0 2017.05.03 | added new X crosshair cursors under CTRL ALT 4 | | added more cursor sizes. now between 16 and 128 with 8 pixel increments. | | improved quality of existing cursors | | fixed restoring original cursor when closing YM for some apps | | reduced chance of special windows hotkeys like CTRL ALT DEL accidentally triggering cursor hotkeys | | prevented hotkeys from getting queued up due to lag and causing unwanted hotkey assignements |
0.8.3 2017.04.20 | fixed hotkey buttons getting stuck after hitting various windows hotkeys like CTRL ALT DEL which resulted in unwanted YM cursor assignements |
0.8.2 2017.02.08 | fix windowed fullscreen support in hots and other recently updated blizzard games | | allow lowercase hotkeys in settings file |
0.8.1 2016.11.13 | improved shutdown handling in case of startup error | | fixed stuck cursor issues with some games like d3 and lol introduced by last update |
0.8.0 2016.10.31 | numpad keys are now detected as regular 1-9,-,+ keys (if numlock is on) in consideration of various foreign keyboards | | added 32/64 bit version to about menu | | added "open settings folder" option | | default hotkeys are now CTRL ALT 1-9. SHIFT removed since it conflicts with numpad. | | Windows XP support is discontinued. | | improved support for various games like path of exile and overwatch and apps like bluestacks | | changed window detection from the foreground one to the one at the cursor. hopefully this fixes issues with various overlays getting in the way. | | possibly fixed mysterious D: drive access. thx shagv@reddit for the find :) | | fixed handling of game using an invalid cursor. fixes stellaris. |
0.7.0 2016.03.25 | added default cursor hotkey (CTRL-ALT-D). will make all other game cursors use currently active YM cursor. | | added error log. access this from system tray menu and copy/paste me when things dont work! | | readded option to hide system tray icon but only in Settings.ini as ShowMenu=0 | | widened crosshair cursors | | fixed cursor profile inconsistency when YM and game are different users |
0.6.1 2015.10.27 | added "run as administrator" option to system tray menu | | added new group of cross cursors under hotkey #3 |
0.6.0 2015.10.26 | now supports up to 90 cursors using default hotkeys 1-9 | | hotkeys now cycle through a group of up to 10 cursors | | new resize options: original and 16 to 128. unfortunately game fullscreen modes limit this to 64. | | resizing now works on any non-animated cursor | | fixed animated cursors not animating | | various optimizations | | larger application icons | | custom cursor users: please read updated help section! |
0.5.6 2015.10.17 | if YM is running as admin it no longer requires other apps also have admin rights | | fix more WildStar compatibility problems. NOTE: this game requires YM to be run as admin |
0.5.5 2015.10.13 | fixed compatibility with WildStar | | improved coexistance with OverWolf | | added about dialog | | removed hide icon option |
0.5.4 2015.03.21 0.5.3 2015.03.19 | fixed firefox crash. this is also likely fixes many other problems. | | injected apps now identified by process not window allowing multiwindow apps to work correctly. |
0.5.2 2014.10.14 | fixed for Strife. | | fixed error when installing as non-admin. | | added 26 more cursor hotkeys. |
0.5.1 2014.10.08 | fixed crashing guild wars 2 (and possibly other games) |
0.5.0 2014.09.18 | 64 bit game support. examples include HotS and WoW (if configured for 64bit in battle.net client) | | changed injection to CreateRemoteThread method to accomodate 64 bit support. this also fixed several bugs. | | improved support for World of Warcraft and any other games that depend on SetClassLong to change cursors. | | increased number of different cursors that can be bound per game from 10 to 200. | | added a new color negative cursor #6 and removed the old cursor #8. |
0.4.3 2014.07.05 | now works properly with Guild Wars 2 | | allow empty (invisible) cursors to be bound | | improved retaining cursor settings between game versions (like LoL) |
0.4.2 2014.04.18 | fix saving settings and cursor bindings for non-admin users |
0.4.1 2014.04.16 | fix sizes not being saved. how'd i miss this lol |
0.4.0 2014.04.13 | added animated cursor (.ani) support | | fixed a memory leak due to misuse of GetIconInfo() |
0.3.0 2014.04.10 | added two more cursor sizes | | changed hotkeys and start menu for changing cursor size |
0.2.0 2014.04.08 0.1.0 2014.04.07
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