Install SHARA on Windows

SHARA installs free from the Microsoft Store on Windows 10 (version 2004 or later) and Windows 11. Click Download, let the Store install it, then move your mouse: the cursor halo is already on. Hold Ctrl+Space to open the Wheel and try a tool. No account is needed.

Before you install#

  • Windows 10 or 11. On Windows 10 you need version 2004 (build 19041) or later. To check, right-click Start, choose Settings, then System and About, and read the Version under Windows specifications. You can also press Win+R, type winver and press Enter.
  • The Microsoft Store. SHARA installs from its Store listing (product ID 9NSBK9J07HS4). The Store is part of Windows 10 and 11 by default.
  • English. SHARA is English only for now.
  • Nothing else. No account, card or sign-up inside SHARA. An internet connection is needed only to download it.

Install SHARA from the Microsoft Store#

  1. Open the SHARA page in the Microsoft Store, or use the Download button below.The button downloads a small Microsoft Store installer. It opens the Store and installs SHARA from there.
  2. In the Store, choose Get (or Install).Wait for the download to finish. SHARA is about as quick to install as any Store app.
  3. Open SHARA from the Start menu.Your 14 days of every Pro tool start now, at the first launch.
  4. Move your mouse.A cursor halo follows it. Nothing to switch on.

Free to install. The free tools never expire.

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Free forever: cursor halo, click animation, Pen, Laser, Arrow, Text, Eraser, Screenshot and the Ctrl+Space Wheel. Every Pro tool is free for your first 14 days, with no card and no account. After that, Pro is a one-time purchase ($19.99 in the US). See pricing and the 14-day trial →

What you see at first launch#

SHARA cursor halo ringing the pointer over code, with a keystroke pill showing Ctrl+Shift+P
The cursor halo follows your pointer from the first launch.
  1. The halo is already on. It is a squircle ring around your pointer. Change its shape, size and colour any time.
  2. A prompt points at the Wheel. It reads “Hold Ctrl+Space to open the Wheel”. If you have a Chinese input language installed, the shortcut is Ctrl+Alt+Space. If the docked toolbar is on screen instead, the prompt says to pick a tool from it.
  3. Pick a tool and use it. Hold Ctrl+Space, pick a tool, draw something, then let go. The Wheel and toolbar page lists the six slices.
  4. A card asks about starting with Windows. After your first tool, SHARA asks “Start SHARA with Windows?” It never turns this on by itself. If you skip it, SHARA is off after each restart and you open it from the Start menu. Later you can change it in Settings, under “Start with Windows”.
  5. SHARA keeps running in the tray. After you close its window, SHARA stays running in the tray until you quit it or restart Windows.

Install questions#

Is SHARA free to download?

Yes. Installing costs nothing, and the halo, click flash, Laser, Pen, Arrow, Text, Eraser, Screenshot, Wheel and toolbar stay free forever. Every Pro tool is free for 14 days from your first launch. See what the trial covers.

Is there an .exe I can download without the Store?

The Download buttons on this site fetch Microsoft’s small Store installer, which then installs SHARA from the Store. There is no separate download from other sites, so install from the Store listing or this site only.

Does SHARA work on Windows 10?

Yes, on Windows 10 version 2004 (build 19041) or later, and on Windows 11. It is Windows only: there is no Mac or Linux version.

Does SHARA need an account?

No. It has no sign-in, telemetry, analytics or ads. The network is used only to download the app and, for Pro, to check the price, check out and restore a purchase.

Does SHARA start with Windows?

Not unless you say so. It asks once after your first tool, and you can change the answer in Settings under Start with Windows.

If it doesn’t work

If the Store won’t install SHARA, or your work PC blocks it, see install blocked. If the install worked but SHARA isn’t visible, check that it is not turned off with Ctrl+Win+Z (the same keys turn it back on), then read what SHARA is for the basics.

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