Desktop Lux: Effects

Name: Desktop Lux: Effects
Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Author: pothosru

By: pothosru

Customize your Web with stunning animations and effects.

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Features & Capabilities

Desktop Lux: Effects is a lightweight Chrome extension that transforms any webpage with eye-catching animations and interactive cursor effects. Choose from dozens of visual effects — from confetti, balloons and fireworks to snow, rain, lightning, and themed electric garlands — to personalize your browsing or use the extension as a screensaver for your desktop.

Effects include cursor trails, flame and flashlight cursors, Matrix, smoke, leaf fall, multiple snow styles, and a variety of garland and light themes. The extension is free to use and requires occasional activation via a free key available on the developer website. Easy to enable and customize, Desktop Lux: Effects offers a fun, fast way to add seasonal, festive, or whimsical visuals to any site.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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Version:

1.5.0.0 Last updated: 2025-10-08

Version code:

6049748

Creation date:

2021-04-26

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Permissions:

Content scripts matches:

<all_urls>

Size:

1.40MB

Email:

ma*****@pothos.info

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Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-15

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 18,047 ▼ 327

Other rankings

#6 in effect keyword 35 #12 in desktop keyword 58 #130 in cursors keyword 65 ▲ 23

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Developed by:

pothosru

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/effects/

Email:

ma*****@pothos.info

Website:

https://desktoplux.com

User Reviews

by 远离*****, 2025-04-11

by 敬念*****, 2025-03-18

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Is Desktop Lux: Effects Safe?

Risk impact

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Desktop Lux: Effects 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.
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Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

Desktop Lux: Effects is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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