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Empathy vs PointerFocus

A side-by-side look at Empathy and PointerFocus. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Empathy

Empathy

Social & Communications

Empathy is an open source instant messaging client that supports text, voice and video chat. It uses the Telepathy framework and integrates with the GNOME desktop environment. Empathy supports popular protocols like XMPP, IRC, Facebook Messenger, and more.

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PointerFocus

PointerFocus

Os & Utilities

PointerFocus is a Windows utility that helps keep the mouse cursor visible by temporarily enlarging it when you press a hotkey. It can help those who often lose track of their mouse cursor on screen.

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