5 free software to customise your mouse cursor

1. CursorFX:

http://www.stardock.com/products/cursorfx/downloads.asp
- 13 categories of cursors

- quickly change to the default cursor with "Ctrl + Shift + C"

- many effects and sounds for mouse actions

- easy to change size and color of cursors in "Settings"

2. RealWorld Cursor Editor:

http://www.rw-designer.com/cursor-maker

- generating cursor files (.cur or .ani) from images (GIF, PNG, BMP, JPG)
- many tools for drawing and editing
- compatible with all Windows versions

3. AniTuner:

http://www.gdgsoft.com/anituner/
- easy to create, edit and covert .ani files
- simple and easy-to-use interface
- you can preview and export to different file formats (Animated GIF, Adobe Flash, Clip AVI, Bipmap Strip)
- compatible with all Windows versions

4. Change Cursor:

http://www.rw-designer.com/change-cursor
- the default cursor can be replaced with any .cur or .ani files on your computers
- thousands of free cursors from the web to select
- you can change cursor directly in the software
- supporting 32 and 64-bit Windows

5. DotMouse:

http://download.cnet.com/DotMouse/3000-2317_4 10068477.html?tag=main;dropDownForm
- you can create new mouse cursors from GIF images      
- 20 free built-in cursors