What is a .CUR file?
CUR is a Windows mouse-cursor image, with a defined hotspot.
- Did you know
- A CUR file is like an icon but marks the exact pixel the cursor points with.
- A CUR shares its container layout with the ICO icon format, differing mainly by a type flag and the added hotspot coordinates.
- Like an icon it can pack several sizes and colour depths, letting Windows pick the best cursor for the display.
- What Analyser reads
- Decode and preview extra still-image formats in pure JavaScript - Truevision TGA, QOI, Netpbm (PPM/PGM/PBM), PCX, farbfeld, WBMP, XBM/XPM, Sun Raster and SGI are fully rendered - and read header metadata from codec-heavy formats: Radiance HDR, DirectDraw Surface (DDS) game textures, OpenEXR, JPEG 2000, JPEG XR, EPS/PostScript, Windows WMF/EMF metafiles, Apple ICNS icons, CUR/ANI cursors, MNG and Lottie animations.
- Depth of analysis
- .CUR is an identification-grade format: Analyser recognises it from its bytes and decodes the header metadata it carries, rather than opening it in a full viewer. Formats that do get a full viewer are marked "Full" on the formats page.
- Open a .CUR file
- Drag a .CUR file onto the Analyser home page (or tap to pick one). It is identified entirely in your browser - nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and it works offline once installed.