CUR to MTV Converter

CUR to MTV in seconds — online conversion tool

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Phone, tablet, laptop, desktop — the CUR to MTV converter runs on any device with a modern browser. No platform restrictions.

Format Versatility

Beyond MTV, Convertio supports dozens of output formats for your CUR files. One tool handles all your conversion needs.

Privacy Protected

Uploaded CUR files are removed immediately post-conversion. Generated MTV files auto-delete within 24 hours for complete privacy.

How to convert CUR to MTV

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Select files from Computer, Google Drive, Dropbox, URL or by dragging it on the page.

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Choose mtv or any other format you need as a result (more than 200 formats supported)

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Let the file convert and you can download your mtv file right afterwards

About formats

CUR is the cursor image format for Microsoft Windows, structurally nearly identical to the ICO (icon) format but with the addition of a hotspot coordinate that identifies the precise pixel position where mouse clicks register. Introduced with early Windows versions, CUR files use the same container structure as ICO: a directory header listing one or more image entries, each specifying dimensions and color depth, followed by the pixel data for each variant. Like ICO, a single CUR file can contain multiple images at different sizes and color depths, allowing Windows to select the most appropriate cursor image for the current display resolution and color settings. Image data within CUR files can be stored as BMP pixel arrays (for legacy compatibility) or as embedded PNG images (supported since Windows Vista) for alpha-blended cursors with smooth edges. The hotspot coordinate — the distinguishing feature separating CUR from ICO — is stored as an X,Y pair in the directory entry header, typically pointing to the tip of an arrow or the center of a crosshair. One advantage is multi-resolution packaging: a single CUR file provides appropriate cursor imagery across display densities from standard DPI to high-DPI screens. Native Windows integration is another strength — CUR files are loaded directly by the operating system for mouse cursor display without any third-party software. CUR files are used by application developers and theme creators to customize the pointing experience across Windows environments.
Developer: Microsoft
Initial release: 1987
MTV is a simple raster image format created by Mark T. VandeWettering for the MTV Ray Tracer, a ray tracing program released in 1988 as one of the early publicly available ray tracers distributed through Usenet. The format stores 24-bit RGB images with a minimal text header followed by raw pixel data. The header consists of a single line containing the image width and height as ASCII integers, followed immediately by the pixel data where each pixel occupies three bytes (red, green, blue) arranged in row-major order from top-left to bottom-right. The MTV Ray Tracer itself was significant in the history of computer graphics — distributed freely via the comp.graphics Usenet newsgroup, it introduced many programmers and students to the principles of ray tracing: ray-object intersection, reflection, refraction, shadows, and recursive shading. The MTV format was the program's native output, and its simplicity made it easy for users to write custom viewers and converters on whatever platform they had access to — a practical necessity in the fragmented Unix workstation landscape of the late 1980s. One advantage is extreme implementation simplicity: the format can be read in a handful of lines of code in any programming language, with no libraries, no compression algorithms, and no metadata parsing required — just read two integers and then read width x height x 3 bytes of pixel data. The format's historical significance in the computer graphics community provides another dimension — MTV files from early ray tracing experiments represent primary artifacts from the era when ray tracing transitioned from academic research to accessible software. MTV files are supported by ImageMagick and various legacy graphics tools.
Initial release: 1988

Frequently Asked Questions

Why convert CUR to MTV?

Archiving or cataloging cursor collections is easier in MTV, which any gallery or thumbnail viewer can display.

What programs open MTV files?

ImageMagick and MTV ray tracing software open this simple uncompressed raytracer output format

Can I batch convert multiple CUR files to MTV?

Upload several CUR files at once. Each one converts to MTV independently — download them individually or together when all are done.

Are colors preserved in the CUR to MTV conversion?

Color information transfers accurately to MTV. The converter maintains the original color profile as closely as the target format allows.

How fast is CUR to MTV conversion?

Most conversions complete within seconds. Larger or more complex files may take slightly longer, but processing happens on fast cloud servers.

Does this converter work on mobile devices?

Absolutely. The browser-based converter runs on phones and tablets — iOS, Android, or any device with a modern browser handles it fine.