# Auto Hide Cursor

> Hides the mouse pointer/cursor after an arbitrary period of time.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/auto-hide-cursor-inactivity](https://chrome-stats.com/d/auto-hide-cursor-inactivity)

## Overview

- **ID:** `auto-hide-cursor-inactivity`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** swg
- **Category:** appearance
- **Daily users:** 85
- **Weekly downloads:** 5
- **Version:** 0.9.1
- **Last updated:** 2022-11-27
- **First published:** 2022-11-26
- **Size:** 24 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/auto-hide-cursor-inactivity/)

## Description

Auto Hide Cursor is a lightweight Chrome extension designed to automatically hide the mouse pointer after a set period of inactivity. This helps reduce distractions and improves screen visibility, especially useful for presentations, reading, or watching videos. Users can customize the delay time before the cursor disappears, ensuring a seamless browsing experience.

The extension is simple to use, requires no complex setup, and works instantly once installed, making it ideal for users looking to enhance focus with minimal effort.

## Rankings

- #12,518 — Overall
- #10 — cursor
- #14 — cursors
- #157 — auto
- #224 — autogram
- #239 — sort

## Permissions and access

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/auto-hide-cursor-inactivity)