CUR

File Format
Name	CUR
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Graphics CUR
Extension(s)	.cur
PRONOM	fmt/385

CUR is a Microsoft Windows cursor format.

CUR files can have multiple icon images of different sizes in the same file, so that programs displaying them can pick the size that is appropriate for a particular use. Image data within the file is either in BMP or PNG format, with some header bytes defined by the CUR standard.

Format

Files have a 6-byte fixed header, followed by one or more 16-byte directory entries, followed by the image data.

CUR format is very similar to ICO (icon) format.

Identification

Files begin with bytes 00 00 02 00.

See also

• ANI (Windows Animated Cursor)
• CUR (Windows 1.0)
• ICO

Software

• icoutils (icotool)
• Deark
• ImageMagick

Sample files

• http://cd.textfiles.com/desktopworks/MOUSEPNT/
• dexvert samples — image/cur

References

• ICO (Wikipedia) (also describes CUR)
• GFF Format Summary: Microsoft Windows Cursor and Icon