macOS native · menu bar app · v1.0

Present like a pro.
Without the fuss.

HoverBoard is a macOS menu bar app that puts draw, freeze, whiteboard, break timer, and cursor highlight over your screen — all a hotkey away. Works seamlessly while you share on Zoom, Meet, or Teams.

Download for macOS See it in action
macOS 14+ Free download $9.99 to unlock 30-day money-back
E T D P
★★★★★
Loved by presenters, trainers & educators who present every day.
HoverBoard Draw mode with live annotations over a presentation slide

Works seamlessly over the tools you present on

Zoom Google Meet Teams Keynote PowerPoint
The real cost

Mid-presentation friction
costs you more than you think.

Your slides are ready. What kills the moment isn't the content — it's fumbling with tools while everyone watches.

You can't point at the thing

"See this number here?" Your cursor vanishes against a bright slide. You end up waving the mouse around hoping anyone can follow.

Switching apps breaks your flow

Need to draw a quick diagram? Tab out, open another app, share a new window — by the time you're back, you've lost the room.

Breaks drift, nobody notices

"Five-minute break" becomes fifteen. You forget to track it, the audience disengages, and the agenda slips for the rest of the session.

Every awkward pause costs you credibility. HoverBoard exists so the tools never get in your way again.

Your overlay

Not another app.
A presentation layer you summon mid-flow.

HoverBoard lives in your menu bar and floats over whatever you're presenting. One hotkey and your cursor is a pen, your screen is frozen, or a whiteboard appears — without leaving your slides or your video call.

  • Draw in the momentAnnotate live over any screen with pen, arrows, and shapes. Auto-fade or keep — your call.
  • Freeze timeSnapshot the screen and explain at your own pace. The audience sees a still frame while you annotate.
  • A private whiteboardAn infinite canvas a hotkey away — shapes, text, diagrams. Export to PNG, SVG, or Excalidraw.
  • Make your cursor seenAn animated halo follows your pointer so every attendee — and recording — can follow along.
HoverBoard Freeze and Explain mode with numbered annotations over a frozen slide
See it in action

Five tools, zero friction

Click through each workflow — every one is a single hotkey away, layered right over your screen.

Annotate in the moment

Press a hotkey and your cursor becomes a pen. Draw freely, add arrows and rectangles, pick colors and stroke width. Set drawings to auto-fade or keep them until you dismiss.

  • Pen, arrows, rectangles, freehand
  • Auto-fade or persistent drawings
  • Works over slides, browsers, and video calls
HoverBoard Draw mode with live annotations over a presentation slide

Pause time

Capture the current screen as a frozen image, then draw on top. Your audience sees the snapshot while you annotate and explain at your own pace — no more rushing while content changes underneath you.

  • One-key freeze of the live screen
  • Numbered annotations for step-by-step walkthroughs
  • Resume the live screen when you're done
HoverBoard Freeze and Explain mode with numbered annotations

Your private canvas

Open an infinite whiteboard without leaving your presentation. Add shapes, lines, text, and freehand drawings. Select, move, resize, rotate — with full undo/redo. All data stays local, no account required.

  • Shapes, text, connectors, freehand
  • Export to PNG, SVG, or Excalidraw format
  • Local-only — no cloud, no signup
HoverBoard Whiteboard mode with diagram tools and properties panel

Keep everyone on schedule

Set a countdown timer overlay for breaks. Choose fullscreen or a minimal corner display, customize the message, and add an optional chime when time's up. Perfect for workshops and long sessions.

  • Fullscreen or minimal corner overlay
  • Custom messages and end chime
  • Pause or add minutes on the fly
HoverBoard Break Timer countdown overlay

Be seen

Add an animated halo around your cursor. Customize color, size, and animation style, with click effects that show exactly where you're interacting. Essential for screen recordings, demos, and remote teaching.

  • Customizable halo color and size
  • Click ripple effects for emphasis
  • Visible on shared screens and recordings
HoverBoard cursor halo and click highlight during a demo
Built for the moment

Every detail tuned so the tools disappear

Small features that keep you in flow instead of fighting your software.

Auto-fade, or keep it forever

Set drawings to fade after a few seconds so they never clutter your slides — or pin them in place when you want them to stick. Your choice, per session.

Export anywhere

Whiteboards export to PNG, SVG, or Excalidraw. Drop them straight into your deck or docs.

Custom hotkeys

Every tool is a global shortcut — remap them to whatever fits your muscle memory.

Flexible timer

Fullscreen blast or a quiet corner countdown. Add or pause time mid-break.

Click effects

Ripples on every click so demos and tutorials are effortless to follow.

Private & local by design

No account, no cloud, no telemetry on your screen contents. HoverBoard runs entirely on your Mac — your slides and annotations never leave it.

Why HoverBoard

vs. the stock macOS pointer

macOS gives you a cursor. HoverBoard gives you a whole presentation layer — a hotkey away.

HoverBoard Stock macOS / Keynote pointer
Draw & annotate over any screen
Freeze the screen & explain
Infinite whiteboard a hotkey away
Break timer overlay
Cursor halo & click effects
Global hotkeys across every app
Works over Zoom / Meet / Teams
Loved by presenters

People who present for a living

★★★★★

"I teach three online classes a day. Freeze & Explain alone changed how I walk through diagrams — I snapshot the slide, annotate step by step, and the class actually follows. The hotkeys are muscle memory after a day."

E
Elena Vasquez
Online instructor
★★★★★

"I run corporate training over Teams every week. The break timer keeps everyone honest and the cursor halo means nobody asks 'which button?' anymore. It just floats over whatever I'm sharing. Genuinely effortless."

T
Tom Bridger
Corporate trainer
★★★★★

"Demoing software to clients used to mean endless 'let me find the right window'. Now I draw on the screen, freeze to explain a flow, and the halo shows every click. My demo recordings look professional with zero editing."

D
Devon Park
Solutions engineer
Simple pricing

Download free. Unlock once.

Install HoverBoard and try every feature. Like it? Pay $9.99 once, paste the license key from your email, and it's yours forever. Not for you? Get a full refund within 30 days.

★ Launch price — save 37%
HoverBoard
$ 9.99 $15.99 / one-time

Every tool, unlocked, on every Mac you own. Pay once — own it forever.

  • Draw & annotate over any screen
  • Freeze & Explain mode
  • Infinite whiteboard (PNG / SVG / Excalidraw export)
  • Break timer & cursor halo
  • Customizable global hotkeys
  • Works over Zoom / Meet / Teams
  • All updates in this major version
  • Licensed for all your Macs + priority support
Buy a license — $9.99 Download the app

One-time payment, not a subscription. Download the app, buy a license, and paste the key from your email to activate. 30-day money-back guarantee, no questions asked.

Questions

Before you ask

Does it work while I'm sharing my screen on Zoom, Meet, or Teams?
Yes. HoverBoard draws and overlays on top of whatever is on your screen, so when you share your screen or a window in any video call, your audience sees the annotations live. It works over Keynote, PowerPoint, browsers, IDEs — anything.
Does my data stay private?
Completely. HoverBoard has no backend server, no account, and no telemetry on your screen contents. Your slides, drawings, and whiteboards stay on your Mac. Whiteboards export only when you choose to.
What's the refund policy?
A 30-day, no-questions-asked money-back guarantee. If HoverBoard doesn't fit your workflow within 30 days of purchase, email us and we'll refund the full amount — you don't need to justify it. Buy it, put it through its paces in real presentations, and if it's not for you, get every cent back.
Which macOS version do I need?
HoverBoard runs on macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later. It's a lightweight native menu bar app that uses minimal resources and stays out of the way until you summon it.
Can I customize the hotkeys?
Yes. Every tool — Draw, Freeze, Whiteboard, Break Timer, Cursor — has a global hotkey, and all of them are remappable in Settings to whatever fits your muscle memory. Defaults are ⌘⇧D / F / W / B / C.
Can I export my whiteboards?
Yes. Whiteboards export to PNG, SVG, or Excalidraw format, so you can drop them straight into your slides, docs, or hand off the source file for further editing.

Your next presentation
deserves better tools.

Install HoverBoard once. Stop fighting your software mid-presentation.

Download for macOS See pricing
macOS 14+ Free download $9.99 to unlock 30-day money-back