Cursor Highlighter

Cursor Highlighter

Add a visual indicator to your mouse cursor for better visibility

What is Cursor Highlighter?
Cursor Highlighter is a user-friendly Chrome extension designed to boost the visibility of your mouse cursor by overlaying a vibrant, customizable visual indicator. This can be particularly useful for individuals with visual impairments or when engaging in presentations or educational contexts where a cursor needs to stand out against a cluttered background. Choose from the default color array, or tailor the color with the included color picker to match your aesthetic preferences.
Stats
Users: 10,000+
Rating: 3.43 (28)
Version: 2.1.0 (Last updated: 2022-08-08)
Creation date: 2020-09-20
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 62.32K
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Summary

Add a customizable visual indicator to your mouse cursor on any website. Whether to assist those who are visually impaired or for presentation/education purposes, this will make your cursor stand out!

Select one of the default colors, or use the built-in color picker to choose your own unique color to fit your personality!

User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Makes the cursor more visible which is especially helpful for screencasts and presentations.
  • Easy to use and configure settings.
  • The clicky effect is appreciated by some users.
Cons
  • Does not work in Google Slides presentation mode.
  • Some users report that it doesn't work at all despite troubleshooting steps.
  • Does not save chosen color or allow changing the shape and opacity of the highlight.
Most mentioned
  • Does not work / functionality issues are frequently mentioned.
  • Ease of use and ability to configure settings.
  • Desire for more feature options like shape and color adjustments.
Recent reviews
for some reason my cursor always disappears in google docs making it hard to see where to type and all that but this is a life saver lol
by wdff ifdwi0ek wdff ifdwi0ek, 2024-02-20

Doesn't work in presentation mode. Doesn't save chosen color.
by Jamie Ponce Jamie Ponce, 2024-01-03

Works nicely in regular Chrome windows. A nice addition would be for it to work for Google presentations. Unfortunately when in Slide Show mode this does not work.
by Brian Clifton Brian Clifton, 2023-09-05
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Safety
Risk impact

Cursor Highlighter is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Cursor Highlighter has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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