The CS:GO crosshair is the small reticle in the middle of you screen, that you need to aim at your opponents. The default crosshair in CS:GO increases it’s size when moving and jumping to give new players the understanding that these movements cause innacurate shots. The crosshair is an extremely important game element that good players adjust to improve their playstyle.
On this page, you can find all the information on what the best pro crosshairs are and how to use them. There are many commands to change the crosshair in CS:GO, but the most are only accessible through the console.
What are CS:GO Pro Crosshairs?
CS:GO pro crosshairs are custom configs from professional Counterstrike players. Every professional CS:GO player has adjusted the game to his personal needs and is using optimized and customized configurations, this shows how important the settings are to aim better and win more games. The pro settings are combined as a list of commands, which can easily be copied and used by anyone to use CS:GO pro crosshairs. This is a good choice because pro gamers invest time in finding out the best settings and as a fan, or as someone who has the same gaming devices (mouse, keyboard, monitor) these pro configs can work like a charm!
You can simply download or copy the pro configs on this page to use the same crosshair. In the table above you can find the pro crosshairs of the best CS:GO players.
What is the Best Pro Crosshair for CS:GO?
The best CS:GO pro Crosshair is the one that fits your playstyle. When choosing the best pro config for the crosshair consider three things:
Do you like the visual style of the pro crosshair?
Do you have the same gaming devices (mouse, keyboard, monitor) or want to buy the same ones? Click on each pro to find his gaming tools.
What is the playstyle of the pro player and on which weapons is he focussing on?
By considering these questions, you can quickly make a decision, which pro CS:GO pro config is the best crosshair option for you! It’s important to say that there is not the “one best CS:GO crosshair or config”, because too many factors play into this: It depends on your hands, your reactions, and your mouse. The best way is to test a few pro crosshairs and then stick to one. 😉
With which CS:GO Crosshair should I start as a Beginner?
If you just started playing it’s okay to go with the standard game settings, they are not bad at all, but what badly needs to be adjusted is the crosshair, which should be changed to a static one like the “static green”. This will lead to better aiming.
To do this open the game settings inside Counterstrike Global Offensive and choose the crosshair style called “default static” with the color “green”. The scale should be 0.85 and the alpha 0.5:
As a beginner, it’s not necessary and misleading to play with the most perfect config settings. It’s not important, you need to learn the basic gameplay and to improve your aiming. The first two things you should do are:
As soon as you want to improve your CS:GO settings, check out our best settings for CS:GO guide to increase your level of playing.
How to change your Crosshair Settings in CS:GO?
To change the CS GO crosshair you have several options:
Adjust the CS:GO Crosshair through the Game Settings:
Simply launch CS:GO, browse the game settings and change the Crosshair and game settings to any values that you want. This is the most simple way and perfectly for beginners of CS:GO. Unfortunately these options are very limited, but Valve is adding more and more options over time to the game settings.
Copy Pro Config Commands and use the Console:
To use a CS:GO pro config for your crosshair, simply click on the progamer in the table above copy the config and paste it into your console. If you need help with the developer console and how to use it, checkout this guide.
You can also adjust any of the CS:GO crosshair commands as you want. Find the complete crosshair command list for CS:GO here.
Another great thing, that perfectly fits for the CS:GO crosshair is the HUD adjustment. You can simply change the CS:GO HUD with this guide and play around with sizes, colors and the radar.
Download Pro Crosshair Config Files and Replace them on your Computer:
Another option is to copy the cfg file commands and to place a new config file into your Steam folder. For a detailled guide how to find and replace the CS:GO config file check out this step by step tutorial. ????
Use a CS:GO Crosshair generator:
CS:GO crosshair generators allow you to adjust every command and to try around with it before using it inside the game. You can simply customize everything and then copy the config settings to your console.
Use the Steam Workshop Crosshair Map:
In the Steam Workshop you can browse CS:GO maps which allo to >change the crosshair while playing. This needs completely no console and no coding. Just browse the map, download & play it and choose the perfect CS:GO crosshair while testing it. By shooting at a value, color or target the crosshair directly changes. When you quit the map, the settings will be saved after restarting Counterstrike.
Why Should You use Pro Config Settings in CS:GO?
The CS GO crosshair, which is the marked area in the middle, is of course crucial to aim and shoot at all. By changing the crosshair, you can improve a lot and get a much better CS GO rank. With a configurated CS:GO crosshair you will be able to shoot more accurately and your aiming learning curve will increase. The default settings do not have a sensitivity so that it is not even possible to understand the aiming of each weapon perfectly. But with a good CS:GO config and the best fitting crosshair you get a proper feeling for it.
When choosing a crosshair size and config aim to small distances to see the real impact. If the distance is too big for normal fighting situations it is not clear where you exactly have to hit to make a headshot. The color is always something that all treat differently. While yellow is hard to see on dust maps, blue or purple is unclear on darker maps. The best way is to choose something that you can see on every ground. I prefer green but just take what you like. If you really want to play with a dynamic crosshair, which is changing its size, think about adding a dot to the middle of the crosshair.
What are CS:GO Config Files?
Configs in CS:GO are configuration files with the file extension “.cfg”. In these files specific settings for Counterstrike CS:GO are saved as commands to change your ingame chrosshair, settings and keybinds.On this page you will find everything to simply edit your CS:GO config.
Beside final .cfg files that you replace, you can also edit single commands of your CS:GO config to play with the perfect and individual settings that match your playstyle and attitude.
The settings also should match your hardware and periphal gaming tools, like your mouse and keyboard. Many configurations are adjustable in CS:GO, to find a complete list of all CS:GO commands for your config, checkout this list.
For Counterstrike Global Offensive many many configurations are possible, that can upgrade your gameplay. The changes should perfectly match your attitudes, behavior, and gaming hardware, such as your gaming mouse & gaming keyboard.