# Cursor Reading Guide

> A movable reading guide that follows your cursor to help maintain focus while reading online.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/cursor-reading-guide](https://chrome-stats.com/d/cursor-reading-guide)

## Overview

- **ID:** `cursor-reading-guide`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Mari Serrano
- **Category:** bookmarks
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-06
- **First published:** 2026-02-05
- **Size:** 12 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/cursor-reading-guide/)

## Description

Cursor Reading Guide helps improve reading comfort by adding a horizontal highlight that moves along with your mouse pointer. The guide makes it easier to stay on the current line, reducing distraction and eye fatigue when reading long articles, documents, or dense text on web pages.

Features:
<ul><li>Horizontal reading guide that follows cursor movement</li><li>Adjustable guide size and transparency for comfortable viewing</li><li>Works across most text-based webpages</li><li>Lightweight design with quick enable or disable control</li><li>Helpful for improving reading focus and reducing visual strain</li></ul>

## Rankings

- #99,113 — Overall
- #167 — cursor
- #223 — cursors
- #223 — guide

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `activeTab`
- `scripting`

### 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/cursor-reading-guide)