This software enables users to create and modify animated cursor files (.ani) for Windows, perfect for customizing mouse pointers or embedding animations into various digital content types like web pages, blogs, IM, emails, presentations and applications.

This software tool makes it possible for everyone to create their animated cursors and animations in a snap. Users can make animated cursors from animated GIFs, AVI clips, bitmap strips, or by importing existing image files like BMP, JPEG, PNG, GIF, PSD, ICO, CUR as cursor frames.
Moreover, users can create animated GIFs, AVI clips, Adobe Flash movies, bitmap strips from animated cursors, or any other image set. It's also possible to resize and edit frames, set frame duration, perform operations directly on one or several frames like rotation, flip, reverse or image merging, change color depth, and create 32-bit XP and Vista cursors with partial transparency (alpha channel). AniTuner can deal with any cursor size, not just 32x32, and color depth, from grayscale to RGBA.
AniTuner also lets users replace the default mouse pointers of Windows with animated cursors made with AniTuner, or use AniTuner to produce animations for your web pages, blogs, instant messaging applications, e-mails, presentations, video clips or even programs.
The software tool comes with a context-sensitive help file, video tutorials, and samples. Finally, AniTuner is a full freeware program, available with a standard installer (and uninstaller) or as a portable edition with no required installation. You can run AniTuner from any removable storage device like a USB stick and without leaving any traces on the computer.
Overall, AniTuner is a highly recommended software tool for creating animated cursor files for Windows, and it's an excellent option for those looking to add more personality to their user interface.
Version 2.0: Real portable edition available, full compatibility with Windows Vista, new GUI and enhanced functionality, import and export of bitmap strips, new frame transformations