definitelynotchirag · May 19, 2026
diff --git a/src/components/video-editor/SettingsPanel.tsx b/src/components/video-editor/SettingsPanel.tsx
@@ -477,6 +477,8 @@ interface SettingsPanelProps {
 	onShowCursorChange?: (enabled: boolean) => void;
 	loopCursor?: boolean;
 	onLoopCursorChange?: (enabled: boolean) => void;
+	alwaysUsePointerCursor?: boolean;
+	onAlwaysUsePointerCursorChange?: (enabled: boolean) => void;
 	cursorStyle?: CursorStyle;
 	onCursorStyleChange?: (style: CursorStyle) => void;
 	cursorSize?: number;
@@ -923,6 +925,8 @@ export function SettingsPanel({
 	onShowCursorChange,
 	loopCursor = false,
 	onLoopCursorChange,
+	alwaysUsePointerCursor = false,
+	onAlwaysUsePointerCursorChange,
 	cursorStyle = DEFAULT_CURSOR_STYLE,
 	onCursorStyleChange,
 	cursorSize = 5,
@@ -1435,6 +1439,7 @@ export function SettingsPanel({
 	const resetCursorSection = () => {
 		onShowCursorChange?.(initialEditorPreferences.showCursor);
 		onLoopCursorChange?.(initialEditorPreferences.loopCursor);
+		onAlwaysUsePointerCursorChange?.(initialEditorPreferences.alwaysUsePointerCursor);
 		onCursorStyleChange?.(initialEditorPreferences.cursorStyle);
 		onCursorSizeChange?.(initialEditorPreferences.cursorSize);
 		onCursorSmoothingChange?.(initialEditorPreferences.cursorSmoothing);
@@ -2837,6 +2842,14 @@ export function SettingsPanel({
 											onCheckedChange={onLoopCursorChange}
 										/>
 									</label>
+									<label className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+										<span>{tSettings("effects.alwaysUsePointerCursor")}</span>
+										<Switch
+											aria-label={tSettings("effects.alwaysUsePointerCursor")}
+											checked={alwaysUsePointerCursor}
+											onCheckedChange={onAlwaysUsePointerCursorChange}
+										/>
+									</label>
 								</div>
 							)}
 						</div>

diff --git a/src/components/video-editor/VideoPlayback.tsx b/src/components/video-editor/VideoPlayback.tsx
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ interface VideoPlaybackProps {
 	onAnnotationSizeChange?: (id: string, size: { width: number; height: number }) => void;
 	cursorTelemetry?: CursorTelemetryPoint[];
 	showCursor?: boolean;
+	alwaysUsePointerCursor?: boolean;
 	cursorStyle?: CursorStyle;
 	cursorSize?: number;
 	cursorSmoothing?: number;
@@ -347,6 +348,7 @@ const VideoPlayback = forwardRef<VideoPlaybackRef, VideoPlaybackProps>(
 			onAnnotationSizeChange,
 			cursorTelemetry = [],
 			showCursor = false,
+			alwaysUsePointerCursor = false,
 			cursorStyle = DEFAULT_CURSOR_STYLE,
 			cursorSize = DEFAULT_CURSOR_SIZE,
 			cursorSmoothing = DEFAULT_CURSOR_SMOOTHING,
@@ -492,6 +494,7 @@ const VideoPlayback = forwardRef<VideoPlaybackRef, VideoPlaybackProps>(
 		const cursorOverlayRef = useRef<PixiCursorOverlay | null>(null);
 		const cursorTelemetryRef = useRef<CursorTelemetryPoint[]>([]);
 		const showCursorRef = useRef(showCursor);
+		const alwaysUsePointerCursorRef = useRef(alwaysUsePointerCursor);
 		const cursorSizeRef = useRef(cursorSize);
 		const cursorStyleRef = useRef(cursorStyle);
 		const cursorSmoothingRef = useRef(cursorSmoothing);
@@ -1427,6 +1430,12 @@ const VideoPlayback = forwardRef<VideoPlaybackRef, VideoPlaybackProps>(
 			requestPausedFrameRefresh();
 		}, [cursorStyle, requestPausedFrameRefresh]);
 
+		useEffect(() => {
+			alwaysUsePointerCursorRef.current = alwaysUsePointerCursor;
+			cursorOverlayRef.current?.setAlwaysUsePointerCursor(alwaysUsePointerCursor);
+			requestPausedFrameRefresh();
+		}, [alwaysUsePointerCursor, requestPausedFrameRefresh]);
+
 		useEffect(() => {
 			cursorSizeRef.current = cursorSize;
 			requestPausedFrameRefresh();
@@ -1794,6 +1803,7 @@ const VideoPlayback = forwardRef<VideoPlaybackRef, VideoPlaybackProps>(
 						dotRadius: DEFAULT_CURSOR_CONFIG.dotRadius * cursorSizeRef.current,
 						minViewportScale: 0,
 						style: cursorStyleRef.current,
+						alwaysUsePointerCursor: alwaysUsePointerCursorRef.current,
 						smoothingFactor: cursorSmoothingRef.current,
 						springTuning: {
 							stiffnessMultiplier: cursorSpringStiffnessMultiplierRef.current,

diff --git a/src/components/video-editor/editorPreferences.ts b/src/components/video-editor/editorPreferences.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ type PersistedEditorControls = Pick<
 	| "connectedZoomEasing"
 	| "showCursor"
 	| "loopCursor"
+	| "alwaysUsePointerCursor"
 	| "cursorStyle"
 	| "cursorSize"
 	| "cursorSmoothing"
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_EDITOR_PREFERENCES: EditorPreferences = {
 	connectedZoomEasing: DEFAULT_EDITOR_CONTROLS.connectedZoomEasing,
 	showCursor: DEFAULT_EDITOR_CONTROLS.showCursor,
 	loopCursor: DEFAULT_EDITOR_CONTROLS.loopCursor,
+	alwaysUsePointerCursor: DEFAULT_EDITOR_CONTROLS.alwaysUsePointerCursor,
 	cursorStyle: DEFAULT_EDITOR_CONTROLS.cursorStyle,
 	cursorSize: DEFAULT_EDITOR_CONTROLS.cursorSize,
 	cursorSmoothing: DEFAULT_EDITOR_CONTROLS.cursorSmoothing,
@@ -287,6 +289,8 @@ function normalizeEditorControls(
 		connectedZoomEasing: sanitizedRaw.connectedZoomEasing ?? fallback.connectedZoomEasing,
 		showCursor: sanitizedRaw.showCursor ?? fallback.showCursor,
 		loopCursor: sanitizedRaw.loopCursor ?? fallback.loopCursor,
+		alwaysUsePointerCursor:
+			sanitizedRaw.alwaysUsePointerCursor ?? fallback.alwaysUsePointerCursor,
 		cursorStyle: sanitizedRaw.cursorStyle ?? fallback.cursorStyle,
 		cursorSize: sanitizedRaw.cursorSize ?? fallback.cursorSize,
 		cursorSmoothing: sanitizedRaw.cursorSmoothing ?? fallback.cursorSmoothing,
@@ -343,6 +347,7 @@ function normalizeEditorControls(
 		connectedZoomEasing: normalized.connectedZoomEasing,
 		showCursor: normalized.showCursor,
 		loopCursor: normalized.loopCursor,
+		alwaysUsePointerCursor: normalized.alwaysUsePointerCursor,
 		cursorStyle: normalized.cursorStyle,
 		cursorSize: normalized.cursorSize,
 		cursorSmoothing: normalized.cursorSmoothing,

diff --git a/src/components/video-editor/export/buildExportRenderOptions.ts b/src/components/video-editor/export/buildExportRenderOptions.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ export function buildExportRenderOptions({
 		zoomRegions: effectiveZoomRegions,
 		cursorTelemetry: effectiveCursorTelemetry,
 		showCursor: effectiveShowCursor,
+		alwaysUsePointerCursor: appearance.alwaysUsePointerCursor,
 		cursorStyle: appearance.cursorStyle,
 		cursorSize: appearance.cursorSize,
 		cursorSmoothing: appearance.cursorSmoothing,

diff --git a/src/components/video-editor/layout/EditorVideoPreview.tsx b/src/components/video-editor/layout/EditorVideoPreview.tsx
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ export function EditorVideoPreview({
 			selectedAnnotationId={timeline.selectedAnnotationId}
 			cursorTelemetry={effectiveCursorTelemetry}
 			showCursor={effectiveShowCursor}
+			alwaysUsePointerCursor={appearance.alwaysUsePointerCursor}
 			cursorStyle={appearance.cursorStyle}
 			cursorSize={appearance.cursorSize}
 			cursorSmoothing={appearance.cursorSmoothing}

diff --git a/src/components/video-editor/layout/useEditorSettingsPanelProps.ts b/src/components/video-editor/layout/useEditorSettingsPanelProps.ts
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ export function useEditorSettingsPanelProps(input: Input): ComponentProps<typeof
 		onShowCursorChange: handleShowCursorChange,
 		loopCursor: appearance.loopCursor,
 		onLoopCursorChange: appearance.setLoopCursor,
+		alwaysUsePointerCursor: appearance.alwaysUsePointerCursor,
+		onAlwaysUsePointerCursorChange: appearance.setAlwaysUsePointerCursor,
 		cursorStyle: appearance.cursorStyle,
 		onCursorStyleChange: appearance.setCursorStyle,
 		cursorSize: appearance.cursorSize,

diff --git a/src/components/video-editor/presets/useEditorPreferencesPersistence.ts b/src/components/video-editor/presets/useEditorPreferencesPersistence.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export function useEditorPreferencesPersistence({
 			connectedZoomEasing: appearance.connectedZoomEasing,
 			showCursor: appearance.showCursor,
 			loopCursor: appearance.loopCursor,
+			alwaysUsePointerCursor: appearance.alwaysUsePointerCursor,
 			cursorStyle: appearance.cursorStyle,
 			cursorSize: appearance.cursorSize,
 			cursorSmoothing: appearance.cursorSmoothing,
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ export function useEditorPreferencesPersistence({
 		appearance.connectedZoomEasing,
 		appearance.showCursor,
 		appearance.loopCursor,
+		appearance.alwaysUsePointerCursor,
 		appearance.cursorStyle,
 		appearance.cursorSize,
 		appearance.cursorSmoothing,

diff --git a/src/components/video-editor/presets/useVideoEditorPresets.ts b/src/components/video-editor/presets/useVideoEditorPresets.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export function useVideoEditorPresets({
 			connectedZoomEasing: appearance.connectedZoomEasing,
 			showCursor: appearance.showCursor,
 			loopCursor: appearance.loopCursor,
+			alwaysUsePointerCursor: appearance.alwaysUsePointerCursor,
 			cursorStyle: appearance.cursorStyle,
 			cursorSize: appearance.cursorSize,
 			cursorSmoothing: appearance.cursorSmoothing,
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ export function useVideoEditorPresets({
 			appearance.setConnectedZoomEasing(snapshot.connectedZoomEasing);
 			appearance.setShowCursor(snapshot.showCursor);
 			appearance.setLoopCursor(snapshot.loopCursor);
+			appearance.setAlwaysUsePointerCursor(snapshot.alwaysUsePointerCursor);
 			appearance.setCursorStyle(snapshot.cursorStyle);
 			appearance.setCursorSize(snapshot.cursorSize);
 			appearance.setCursorSmoothing(snapshot.cursorSmoothing);

diff --git a/src/components/video-editor/project/useProjectLibraryController.ts b/src/components/video-editor/project/useProjectLibraryController.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export function useProjectLibraryController({
 }: Input) {
 	const { setProjectLibraryEntries, setProjectLibraryLoading } = project;
 	const {
+		alwaysUsePointerCursor,
 		backgroundBlur,
 		borderRadius,
 		connectZooms,
@@ -226,6 +227,7 @@ export function useProjectLibraryController({
 					previewHeight,
 					cursorTelemetry,
 					showCursor: effectiveShowCursor,
+					alwaysUsePointerCursor,
 					cursorStyle,
 					cursorSize,
 					cursorSmoothing,
@@ -274,6 +276,7 @@ export function useProjectLibraryController({
 		annotationRegions,
 		autoCaptionSettings,
 		autoCaptions,
+		alwaysUsePointerCursor,
 		backgroundBlur,
 		borderRadius,
 		connectZooms,

diff --git a/src/components/video-editor/project/useProjectLifecycle.ts b/src/components/video-editor/project/useProjectLifecycle.ts
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ export function useProjectLifecycle(input: Input) {
 		appearance.setConnectedZoomEasing(editor.connectedZoomEasing);
 		appearance.setShowCursor(editor.showCursor);
 		appearance.setLoopCursor(editor.loopCursor);
+		appearance.setAlwaysUsePointerCursor(editor.alwaysUsePointerCursor);
 		appearance.setCursorStyle(editor.cursorStyle);
 		appearance.setCursorSize(editor.cursorSize);
 		appearance.setCursorSmoothing(editor.cursorSmoothing);

diff --git a/src/components/video-editor/project/useProjectSnapshotModel.ts b/src/components/video-editor/project/useProjectSnapshotModel.ts
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ export function useProjectSnapshotModel({
 				connectedZoomEasing: appearance.connectedZoomEasing,
 				showCursor: appearance.showCursor,
 				loopCursor: appearance.loopCursor,
+				alwaysUsePointerCursor: appearance.alwaysUsePointerCursor,
 				cursorStyle: appearance.cursorStyle,
 				cursorSize: appearance.cursorSize,
 				cursorSmoothing: appearance.cursorSmoothing,
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ export function useProjectSnapshotModel({
 			appearance.connectedZoomEasing,
 			appearance.showCursor,
 			appearance.loopCursor,
+			appearance.alwaysUsePointerCursor,
 			appearance.cursorStyle,
 			appearance.cursorSize,
 			appearance.cursorSmoothing,

diff --git a/src/components/video-editor/projectPersistence.ts b/src/components/video-editor/projectPersistence.ts
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ export interface ProjectEditorState {
 	connectedZoomEasing: ZoomTransitionEasing;
 	showCursor: boolean;
 	loopCursor: boolean;
+	alwaysUsePointerCursor: boolean;
 	cursorStyle: CursorStyle;
 	cursorClickEffect: CursorClickEffectStyle;
 	cursorClickEffectColor: string;
@@ -853,6 +854,10 @@ export function normalizeProjectEditor(editor: Partial<ProjectEditorState>): Pro
 		),
 		showCursor: typeof editor.showCursor === "boolean" ? editor.showCursor : true,
 		loopCursor: typeof editor.loopCursor === "boolean" ? editor.loopCursor : false,
+		alwaysUsePointerCursor:
+			typeof editor.alwaysUsePointerCursor === "boolean"
+				? editor.alwaysUsePointerCursor
+				: false,
 		cursorStyle: normalizedCursorStyle,
 		cursorClickEffect: normalizeCursorClickEffectStyle(
 			(editor as Partial<ProjectEditorState>).cursorClickEffect,

diff --git a/src/components/video-editor/state/useAppearanceState.ts b/src/components/video-editor/state/useAppearanceState.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ export function useAppearanceState(preferences: EditorPreferences) {
 	);
 	const [showCursor, setShowCursor] = useState(preferences.showCursor);
 	const [loopCursor, setLoopCursor] = useState(preferences.loopCursor);
+	const [alwaysUsePointerCursor, setAlwaysUsePointerCursor] = useState(
+		preferences.alwaysUsePointerCursor,
+	);
 	const [cursorStyle, setCursorStyle] = useState<CursorStyle>(
 		preferences.cursorStyle ?? DEFAULT_CURSOR_STYLE,
 	);
@@ -150,6 +153,8 @@ export function useAppearanceState(preferences: EditorPreferences) {
 		setShowCursor,
 		loopCursor,
 		setLoopCursor,
+		alwaysUsePointerCursor,
+		setAlwaysUsePointerCursor,
 		cursorStyle,
 		setCursorStyle,
 		cursorSize,

diff --git a/src/components/video-editor/videoPlayback/cursorRenderer.ts b/src/components/video-editor/videoPlayback/cursorRenderer.ts
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ export interface CursorRenderConfig {
 	sway: number;
 	/** Cursor visual style. */
 	style: CursorStyle;
+	/** Render every sample as the default arrow cursor. */
+	alwaysUsePointerCursor: boolean;
 }
 
 const MIN_CURSOR_VIEWPORT_SCALE = 0;
@@ -154,6 +156,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_CURSOR_CONFIG: CursorRenderConfig = {
 	clickEffectDurationMs: DEFAULT_CURSOR_CLICK_EFFECT_DURATION_MS,
 	sway: 0,
 	style: DEFAULT_CURSOR_STYLE,
+	alwaysUsePointerCursor: false,
 };
 let cursorAssetsPromise: Promise<void> | null = null;
 let cursorPackAssetsPromise: Promise<void> | null = null;
@@ -1236,6 +1239,10 @@ export class PixiCursorOverlay {
 		this.config.sway = clamp(sway, 0, 2);
 	}
 
+	setAlwaysUsePointerCursor(enabled: boolean) {
+		this.config.alwaysUsePointerCursor = enabled;
+	}
+
 	setStyle(style: CursorStyle) {
 		this.config.style = style;
 		if (isStatefulCursorStyle(style)) {
@@ -1321,13 +1328,20 @@ export class PixiCursorOverlay {
 		const h =
 			this.config.dotRadius *
 			getCursorViewportScale(viewport.width, this.config.minViewportScale);
-		const { cursorType, clickSample, clickBounceProgress, clickProgress } =
-			getCursorVisualState(
-				samples,
-				timeMs,
-				this.config.clickBounceDuration,
-				this.config.clickEffectDurationMs,
-			);
+		const {
+			cursorType: rawCursorType,
+			clickSample,
+			clickBounceProgress,
+			clickProgress,
+		} = getCursorVisualState(
+			samples,
+			timeMs,
+			this.config.clickBounceDuration,
+			this.config.clickEffectDurationMs,
+		);
+		const cursorType: CursorAssetKey = this.config.alwaysUsePointerCursor
+			? "arrow"
+			: rawCursorType;
 		const projectedClickSample = clickSample
 			? projectCursorPositionToViewport(clickSample, viewport.sourceCrop)
 			: null;
@@ -1630,12 +1644,18 @@ export function drawCursorOnCanvas(
 	const px = viewport.x + smoothedState.x * viewport.width;
 	const py = viewport.y + smoothedState.y * viewport.height;
 	const h = config.dotRadius * getCursorViewportScale(viewport.width, config.minViewportScale);
-	const { cursorType, clickSample, clickBounceProgress, clickProgress } = getCursorVisualState(
+	const {
+		cursorType: rawCursorType,
+		clickSample,
+		clickBounceProgress,
+		clickProgress,
+	} = getCursorVisualState(
 		samples,
 		timeMs,
 		config.clickBounceDuration,
 		config.clickEffectDurationMs,
 	);
+	const cursorType: CursorAssetKey = config.alwaysUsePointerCursor ? "arrow" : rawCursorType;
 	const projectedClickSample = clickSample
 		? projectCursorPositionToViewport(clickSample, viewport.sourceCrop)
 		: null;

diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/de/settings.json b/src/i18n/locales/de/settings.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 		"show": "Anzeigen",
 		"showCursor": "Cursor anzeigen",
 		"loopCursor": "Cursor wiederholen",
+		"alwaysUsePointerCursor": "Immer Standardcursor verwenden",
 		"cursorStyle": "Cursorstil",
 		"cursorStyleOptions": {
 			"macos": "macOS",

diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/en/settings.json b/src/i18n/locales/en/settings.json
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 		"show": "Show",
 		"showCursor": "Show Cursor",
 		"loopCursor": "Loop cursor",
+		"alwaysUsePointerCursor": "Always use default cursor",
 		"cursorStyle": "Cursor Style",
 		"cursorStyleOptions": {
 			"macos": "macOS",

diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/es/settings.json b/src/i18n/locales/es/settings.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 		"show": "Mostrar",
 		"showCursor": "Mostrar cursor",
 		"loopCursor": "Cursor en bucle",
+		"alwaysUsePointerCursor": "Usar siempre el cursor predeterminado",
 		"cursorStyle": "Estilo del cursor",
 		"cursorStyleOptions": {
 			"macos": "macOS",

diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/fr/settings.json b/src/i18n/locales/fr/settings.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 		"show": "Afficher",
 		"showCursor": "Afficher le curseur",
 		"loopCursor": "Boucler le curseur",
+		"alwaysUsePointerCursor": "Toujours utiliser le curseur par défaut",
 		"cursorStyle": "Style du curseur",
 		"cursorStyleOptions": {
 			"macos": "macOS",

diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/it/settings.json b/src/i18n/locales/it/settings.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 		"show": "Mostra",
 		"showCursor": "Mostra cursore",
 		"loopCursor": "Cursore in loop",
+		"alwaysUsePointerCursor": "Usa sempre il cursore predefinito",
 		"cursorStyle": "Stile cursore",
 		"cursorStyleOptions": {
 			"macos": "macOS",

diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/ko/settings.json b/src/i18n/locales/ko/settings.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 		"show": "표시",
 		"showCursor": "커서 표시",
 		"loopCursor": "커서 반복",
+		"alwaysUsePointerCursor": "항상 기본 커서 사용",
 		"cursorStyle": "커서 스타일",
 		"cursorStyleOptions": {
 			"macos": "macOS",

diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/nl/settings.json b/src/i18n/locales/nl/settings.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 		"show": "Tonen",
 		"showCursor": "Cursor tonen",
 		"loopCursor": "Cursor herhalen",
+		"alwaysUsePointerCursor": "Altijd standaardcursor gebruiken",
 		"cursorStyle": "Cursorstijl",
 		"cursorStyleOptions": {
 			"macos": "macOS",