diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 8af5d8cb..ba115cad 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ pub mod application;
 pub mod changelog;
 #[macro_use]
 pub mod error;
-mod cursor;
+use winit_core::cursor;
 pub mod event;
 pub mod event_loop;
 pub use winit_core::{icon, keyboard, monitor};
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/apple/appkit/cursor.rs b/src/platform_impl/apple/appkit/cursor.rs
index 0a965a41..45036a26 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/apple/appkit/cursor.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/apple/appkit/cursor.rs
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ impl CustomCursor {
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn cursor_from_image(cursor: &CursorImage) -> Result<Retained<NSCursor>, RequestError> {
-    let width = cursor.width;
-    let height = cursor.height;
+    let width = cursor.width();
+    let height = cursor.height();
 
     let bitmap = unsafe {
         NSBitmapImageRep::initWithBitmapDataPlanes_pixelsWide_pixelsHigh_bitsPerSample_samplesPerPixel_hasAlpha_isPlanar_colorSpaceName_bytesPerRow_bitsPerPixel(
@@ -60,15 +60,16 @@ pub(crate) fn cursor_from_image(cursor: &CursorImage) -> Result<Retained<NSCurso
             32,
         )
     }.ok_or_else(|| os_error!("parent view should be installed in a window"))?;
-    let bitmap_data = unsafe { slice::from_raw_parts_mut(bitmap.bitmapData(), cursor.rgba.len()) };
-    bitmap_data.copy_from_slice(&cursor.rgba);
+    let bitmap_data =
+        unsafe { slice::from_raw_parts_mut(bitmap.bitmapData(), cursor.buffer().len()) };
+    bitmap_data.copy_from_slice(cursor.buffer());
 
     let image = unsafe {
         NSImage::initWithSize(NSImage::alloc(), NSSize::new(width.into(), height.into()))
     };
     unsafe { image.addRepresentation(&bitmap) };
 
-    let hotspot = NSPoint::new(cursor.hotspot_x as f64, cursor.hotspot_y as f64);
+    let hotspot = NSPoint::new(cursor.hotspot_x() as f64, cursor.hotspot_y() as f64);
 
     Ok(NSCursor::initWithImage_hotSpot(NSCursor::alloc(), &image, hotspot))
 }
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/linux/wayland/types/cursor.rs b/src/platform_impl/linux/wayland/types/cursor.rs
index 682d959a..2f16816a 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/linux/wayland/types/cursor.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/linux/wayland/types/cursor.rs
@@ -39,14 +39,14 @@ impl CustomCursor {
         let image = &image.0;
         let (buffer, canvas) = pool
             .create_buffer(
-                image.width as i32,
-                image.height as i32,
-                4 * (image.width as i32),
+                image.width() as i32,
+                image.height() as i32,
+                4 * (image.width() as i32),
                 Format::Argb8888,
             )
             .unwrap();
 
-        for (canvas_chunk, rgba) in canvas.chunks_exact_mut(4).zip(image.rgba.chunks_exact(4)) {
+        for (canvas_chunk, rgba) in canvas.chunks_exact_mut(4).zip(image.buffer().chunks_exact(4)) {
             // Alpha in buffer is premultiplied.
             let alpha = rgba[3] as f32 / 255.;
             let r = (rgba[0] as f32 * alpha) as u32;
@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ impl CustomCursor {
 
         CustomCursor {
             buffer,
-            w: image.width as i32,
-            h: image.height as i32,
-            hotspot_x: image.hotspot_x as i32,
-            hotspot_y: image.hotspot_y as i32,
+            w: image.width() as i32,
+            h: image.height() as i32,
+            hotspot_x: image.hotspot_x() as i32,
+            hotspot_y: image.hotspot_y() as i32,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/linux/x11/util/cursor.rs b/src/platform_impl/linux/x11/util/cursor.rs
index ecef41f7..c7bf497a 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/linux/x11/util/cursor.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/linux/x11/util/cursor.rs
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ impl CustomCursor {
         };
 
         // Reverse RGBA order to BGRA.
-        cursor.rgba.chunks_mut(4).for_each(|chunk| {
+        cursor.buffer_mut().chunks_mut(4).for_each(|chunk| {
             let chunk: &mut [u8; 4] = chunk.try_into().unwrap();
             chunk[0..3].reverse();
 
@@ -222,11 +222,11 @@ impl CustomCursor {
         let cursor = event_loop
             .xconn
             .create_cursor_from_image(
-                cursor.width,
-                cursor.height,
-                cursor.hotspot_x,
-                cursor.hotspot_y,
-                &cursor.rgba,
+                cursor.width(),
+                cursor.height(),
+                cursor.hotspot_x(),
+                cursor.hotspot_y(),
+                cursor.buffer(),
             )
             .map_err(|err| os_error!(err))?;
 
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/web/cursor.rs b/src/platform_impl/web/cursor.rs
index e67f0860..02216762 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/web/cursor.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/web/cursor.rs
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@ use super::backend::Style;
 use super::main_thread::{MainThreadMarker, MainThreadSafe};
 use super::r#async::{AbortHandle, Abortable, DropAbortHandle, Notified, Notifier};
 use super::ActiveEventLoop;
-use crate::cursor::{
-    Cursor, CursorAnimation, CursorImage, CustomCursorProvider, CustomCursorSource,
-};
+use crate::cursor::{Cursor, CursorImage, CustomCursorProvider, CustomCursorSource};
 use crate::platform::web::CustomCursorError;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
@@ -48,7 +46,8 @@ impl CustomCursor {
                 from_url(UrlType::Plain(url), hotspot_x, hotspot_y),
                 false,
             ),
-            CustomCursorSource::Animation(CursorAnimation { duration, cursors }) => {
+            CustomCursorSource::Animation(animation) => {
+                let (duration, cursors) = animation.into_raw();
                 Self::build_spawn(
                     event_loop,
                     from_animation(event_loop.runner.main_thread(), duration, cursors.into_iter()),
@@ -512,17 +511,17 @@ fn from_rgba(
             fn new(array: Uint8ClampedArray, sw: u32) -> Result<ImageDataExt, JsValue>;
         }
 
-        let array = Uint8Array::new_with_length(image.rgba.len() as u32);
-        array.copy_from(&image.rgba);
+        let array = Uint8Array::new_with_length(image.buffer().len() as u32);
+        array.copy_from(image.buffer());
         let array = Uint8ClampedArray::new(&array);
-        ImageDataExt::new(array, image.width as u32)
+        ImageDataExt::new(array, image.width() as u32)
             .map(JsValue::from)
             .map(ImageData::unchecked_from_js)
     };
     #[cfg(not(target_feature = "atomics"))]
     let result = ImageData::new_with_u8_clamped_array(
-        wasm_bindgen::Clamped(&image.rgba),
-        image.width as u32,
+        wasm_bindgen::Clamped(image.buffer()),
+        image.width() as u32,
     );
     let image_data = result.expect("found wrong image size");
 
@@ -538,7 +537,10 @@ fn from_rgba(
             .expect("unexpected exception in `createImageBitmap()`"),
     );
 
-    let CursorImage { width, height, hotspot_x, hotspot_y, .. } = *image;
+    let width = image.width();
+    let height = image.height();
+    let hotspot_x = image.hotspot_x();
+    let hotspot_y = image.hotspot_y();
     async move {
         let bitmap: ImageBitmap =
             bitmap.await.expect("found invalid state in `ImageData`").unchecked_into();
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/windows/icon.rs b/src/platform_impl/windows/icon.rs
index e751782a..15b9173d 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/windows/icon.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/windows/icon.rs
@@ -184,11 +184,11 @@ impl CustomCursorProvider for WinCursor {
 
 impl WinCursor {
     pub(crate) fn new(image: &CursorImage) -> Result<Self, RequestError> {
-        let mut bgra = image.rgba.clone();
+        let mut bgra = Vec::from(image.buffer());
         bgra.chunks_exact_mut(4).for_each(|chunk| chunk.swap(0, 2));
 
-        let w = image.width as i32;
-        let h = image.height as i32;
+        let w = image.width() as i32;
+        let h = image.height() as i32;
 
         unsafe {
             let hdc_screen = GetDC(ptr::null_mut());
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ impl WinCursor {
 
             let icon_info = ICONINFO {
                 fIcon: 0,
-                xHotspot: image.hotspot_x as u32,
-                yHotspot: image.hotspot_y as u32,
+                xHotspot: image.hotspot_x() as u32,
+                yHotspot: image.hotspot_y() as u32,
                 hbmMask: hbm_mask,
                 hbmColor: hbm_color,
             };
diff --git a/src/cursor.rs b/winit-core/src/cursor.rs
similarity index 92%
rename from src/cursor.rs
rename to winit-core/src/cursor.rs
index 69dba15f..54728d95 100644
--- a/src/cursor.rs
+++ b/winit-core/src/cursor.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 
 use cursor_icon::CursorIcon;
 
-use crate::utils::{impl_dyn_casting, AsAny};
+use crate::as_any::{impl_dyn_casting, AsAny};
 
 /// The maximum width and height for a cursor when using [`CustomCursorSource::from_rgba`].
 pub const MAX_CURSOR_SIZE: u16 = 2048;
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ impl From<CustomCursor> for Cursor {
 /// # }
 /// ```
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-pub struct CustomCursor(pub(crate) Arc<dyn CustomCursorProvider>);
+pub struct CustomCursor(pub Arc<dyn CustomCursorProvider>);
 
 pub trait CustomCursorProvider: AsAny + fmt::Debug + Send + Sync {
     /// Whether a cursor was backed by animation.
@@ -235,7 +235,6 @@ impl fmt::Display for BadAnimation {
 impl Error for BadAnimation {}
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Eq, Hash, PartialEq)]
-#[allow(dead_code)]
 pub struct CursorImage {
     pub(crate) rgba: Vec<u8>,
     pub(crate) width: u16,
@@ -277,6 +276,30 @@ impl CursorImage {
 
         Ok(CursorImage { rgba, width, height, hotspot_x, hotspot_y })
     }
+
+    pub fn buffer(&self) -> &[u8] {
+        self.rgba.as_slice()
+    }
+
+    pub fn buffer_mut(&mut self) -> &mut [u8] {
+        self.rgba.as_mut_slice()
+    }
+
+    pub fn width(&self) -> u16 {
+        self.width
+    }
+
+    pub fn height(&self) -> u16 {
+        self.height
+    }
+
+    pub fn hotspot_x(&self) -> u16 {
+        self.hotspot_x
+    }
+
+    pub fn hotspot_y(&self) -> u16 {
+        self.hotspot_y
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
@@ -297,4 +320,16 @@ impl CursorAnimation {
 
         Ok(Self { duration, cursors })
     }
+
+    pub fn duration(&self) -> Duration {
+        self.duration
+    }
+
+    pub fn cursors(&self) -> &[CustomCursor] {
+        self.cursors.as_slice()
+    }
+
+    pub fn into_raw(self) -> (Duration, Vec<CustomCursor>) {
+        (self.duration, self.cursors)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/winit-core/src/lib.rs b/winit-core/src/lib.rs
index 3fa05dc1..659e1a02 100644
--- a/winit-core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/winit-core/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #[macro_use]
 pub mod as_any;
+pub mod cursor;
 pub mod icon;
 pub mod keyboard;
 pub mod monitor;