diff --git a/c-host/app.c b/c-host/app.c
index 55c4c39f..50d75cd3 100644
--- a/c-host/app.c
+++ b/c-host/app.c
@@ -288,10 +288,7 @@ int app_main()
     }
     app.reinit = false;
 
-    bool frameUpdate   = false;
-    bool pointerUpdate = false;
-
-    switch(iface->capture(&frameUpdate, &pointerUpdate))
+    switch(iface->capture())
     {
       case CAPTURE_RESULT_OK:
         break;
diff --git a/c-host/capture/interface.h b/c-host/capture/interface.h
index a9b89669..4cc9d174 100644
--- a/c-host/capture/interface.h
+++ b/c-host/capture/interface.h
@@ -33,10 +33,17 @@ CaptureResult;
 
 typedef enum CaptureFormat
 {
-  CAPTURE_FMT_BGRA,
-  CAPTURE_FMT_RGBA,
+  // frame formats
+  CAPTURE_FMT_BGRA  ,
+  CAPTURE_FMT_RGBA  ,
   CAPTURE_FMT_RGBA10,
   CAPTURE_FMT_YUV420,
+
+  // pointer formats
+  CAPTURE_FMT_COLOR ,
+  CAPTURE_FMT_MONO  ,
+  CAPTURE_FMT_MASKED,
+
   CAPTURE_FMT_MAX
 }
 CaptureFormat;
@@ -52,6 +59,16 @@ typedef struct CaptureFrame
 }
 CaptureFrame;
 
+typedef struct CapturePointer
+{
+  int           x, y;
+  CaptureFormat format;
+  unsigned int  width, height;
+  unsigned int  pitch;
+  void        * data;
+}
+CapturePointer;
+
 typedef struct CaptureInterface
 {
   const char *  (*getName        )();
@@ -61,10 +78,9 @@ typedef struct CaptureInterface
   void          (*free           )();
   unsigned int  (*getMaxFrameSize)();
 
-  CaptureResult (*capture)(
-    bool * hasFrameUpdate,
-    bool * hasPointerUpdate);
+  CaptureResult (*capture)();
 
-  bool (*getFrame)(CaptureFrame * frame);
+  bool (*getFrame  )(CaptureFrame   * frame  );
+  bool (*getPointer)(CapturePointer * pointer);
 }
 CaptureInterface;
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diff --git a/c-host/linux/capture/xcb.c b/c-host/linux/capture/xcb.c
index c65535f1..b4939e36 100644
--- a/c-host/linux/capture/xcb.c
+++ b/c-host/linux/capture/xcb.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ static unsigned int xcb_getMaxFrameSize()
   return this->width * this->height * 4;
 }
 
-static CaptureResult xcb_capture(bool * hasFrameUpdate, bool * hasPointerUpdate)
+static CaptureResult xcb_capture()
 {
   assert(this);
   assert(this->initialized);
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ static CaptureResult xcb_capture(bool * hasFrameUpdate, bool * hasPointerUpdate)
         this->seg,
         0);
 
-    *hasFrameUpdate = true;
     this->hasFrame  = true;
     os_signalEvent(this->frameEvent);
   }
@@ -223,6 +222,11 @@ static bool xcb_getFrame(CaptureFrame * frame)
   return true;
 }
 
+static bool xcb_getPointer(CapturePointer * pointer)
+{
+  return false;
+}
+
 struct CaptureInterface Capture_XCB =
 {
   .getName         = xcb_getName,
@@ -232,5 +236,6 @@ struct CaptureInterface Capture_XCB =
   .free            = xcb_free,
   .getMaxFrameSize = xcb_getMaxFrameSize,
   .capture         = xcb_capture,
-  .getFrame        = xcb_getFrame
+  .getFrame        = xcb_getFrame,
+  .getPointer      = xcb_getPointer
 };
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diff --git a/c-host/windows/capture/dxgi.c b/c-host/windows/capture/dxgi.c
index ecf80d52..14870710 100644
--- a/c-host/windows/capture/dxgi.c
+++ b/c-host/windows/capture/dxgi.c
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ static unsigned int dxgi_getMaxFrameSize()
   return this->height * this->pitch;
 }
 
-inline static CaptureResult dxgi_capture_int(bool * hasFrameUpdate, bool * hasPointerUpdate)
+inline static CaptureResult dxgi_capture_int()
 {
   assert(this);
   assert(this->initialized);
@@ -553,14 +553,12 @@ inline static CaptureResult dxgi_capture_int(bool * hasFrameUpdate, bool * hasPo
         this->texWIndex = 0;
 
       ID3D11Texture2D_Release(src);
-      *hasFrameUpdate = true;
     }
   }
 
   if (frameInfo.PointerShapeBufferSize > 0)
   {
     os_signalEvent(this->pointerEvent);
-    *hasPointerUpdate = true;
   }
 
   IDXGIResource_Release(res);
@@ -615,6 +613,11 @@ static bool dxgi_getFrame(CaptureFrame * frame)
   return true;
 }
 
+static bool dxgi_getPointer(CapturePointer * pointer)
+{
+  return false;
+}
+
 static CaptureResult dxgi_releaseFrame()
 {
   assert(this);
@@ -656,5 +659,6 @@ struct CaptureInterface Capture_DXGI =
   .free            = dxgi_free,
   .getMaxFrameSize = dxgi_getMaxFrameSize,
   .capture         = dxgi_capture,
-  .getFrame        = dxgi_getFrame
+  .getFrame        = dxgi_getFrame,
+  .getPointer      = dxgi_getPointer
 };
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