Mouse Highlighter

Highlight your mouse cursor on web pages when you're screen sharing.

Mouse Highlighter Chrome Extension

Mouse Highlighter is a Google Chrome extension that allows you to highlight your mouse cursor on web pages, making it easier to see while screen sharing. It is an open source project distributed under the MIT license and available on GitHub.

Download

Extension stats

This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2021-08-06

By: Joel Dare

Users: 2,405+

Rating: 2.38

(8)

Version: 16.11.24 (Last updated: 2016-11-24)

Creation date: 2016-11-24

Permissions:

tabs
http://*/*
https://*/*
storage

Size: 8.32K

Price: Free

Email: jo*****@joeldare.com

Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

It doesn't record mouse clicks which is a shame. And it lags when I record my screen. Well, every single time I move my mouse, I see more circles. I wouldn't quite recommend this if you are doing tutorials for your students or clients

by Rahayu Wulandini, 2020-08-07

Is 5 stars worth, but can I suggest a feature? Maybe it would be an idea to add an option to turn off the highlighter. Especially with short use oftenly, it is a missing thing that you can not turn it off quickly instead of reloading the website (on sites like Google or Bing images then you have to scroll forever after a reload to come back on the place on the page where you left off, and there are many more examples that reloading a page is not desired). Would be my fifth star worth.

by M D M, 2019-04-14

You have to keep clicking back on the extension to continue having a highlight if the page reloads. Very frustrating when trying to demo a cloud-based application.

Lauren Longest, 2018-05-21

View all user reviews

Extension safety

Risk impact

Mouse Highlighter requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
Critical ****** ****** ** *** ********* ****** * *********** ******** **** ** ** *** ******* *** ****** **** **** *** ******* *****
Low ******* ****** ** *** ********* ********