public static MyCursor CaptureCursor() { CursorInfo cursorInfo = new CursorInfo(); cursorInfo.cbSize = Marshal.SizeOf(cursorInfo); if (GetCursorInfo(out cursorInfo) && cursorInfo.flags == CURSOR_SHOWING) { cursorInfo.ptScreenPos = CaptureHelpers.GetZeroBasedMousePosition(); IntPtr hicon = CopyIcon(cursorInfo.hCursor); if (hicon != IntPtr.Zero) { IconInfo iconInfo; if (GetIconInfo(hicon, out iconInfo)) { Point position = new Point(cursorInfo.ptScreenPos.X - iconInfo.xHotspot, cursorInfo.ptScreenPos.Y - iconInfo.yHotspot); using (Bitmap maskBitmap = Bitmap.FromHbitmap(iconInfo.hbmMask)) { Bitmap resultBitmap = null; if (IsCursorMonochrome(maskBitmap)) { resultBitmap = new Bitmap(maskBitmap.Width, maskBitmap.Width); Graphics desktopGraphics = Graphics.FromHwnd(GetDesktopWindow()); IntPtr desktopHdc = desktopGraphics.GetHdc(); IntPtr maskHdc = NativeMethods.CreateCompatibleDC(desktopHdc); IntPtr oldPtr = NativeMethods.SelectObject(maskHdc, maskBitmap.GetHbitmap()); using (Graphics resultGraphics = Graphics.FromImage(resultBitmap)) { IntPtr resultHdc = resultGraphics.GetHdc(); // These two operation will result in a black cursor over a white background. // Later in the code, a call to MakeTransparent() will get rid of the white background. NativeMethods.BitBlt(resultHdc, 0, 0, 32, 32, maskHdc, 0, 32, CopyPixelOperation.SourceCopy); NativeMethods.BitBlt(resultHdc, 0, 0, 32, 32, maskHdc, 0, 0, CopyPixelOperation.SourceInvert); resultGraphics.ReleaseHdc(resultHdc); } IntPtr newPtr = NativeMethods.SelectObject(maskHdc, oldPtr); NativeMethods.DeleteDC(newPtr); NativeMethods.DeleteDC(maskHdc); desktopGraphics.ReleaseHdc(desktopHdc); // Remove the white background from the BitBlt calls, // resulting in a black cursor over a transparent background. resultBitmap.MakeTransparent(Color.White); } else { resultBitmap = Icon.FromHandle(hicon).ToBitmap(); } return(new MyCursor(new Cursor(cursorInfo.hCursor), position, resultBitmap)); } } } } return(new MyCursor()); }