At startup, the only thing that happens is a red circle that follows the pointer around the screen, highlighting it for easier viewing. Fortunately, Highlighter for Mac's basic purpose and operation made the lack of user instructions or tutorials moot.

While it downloaded and started up without any problems, the program did lack technical support. Highlighter for Mac focuses attention on the pointer, but lacks any other features for presentation that would make it more useful to most users. When giving live or recorded computer presentations, the mouse pointer can be easily lost to viewers.