# Desktop Lux: Effects

> Customize your Web with stunning animations and effects.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/effects](https://chrome-stats.com/d/effects)

## Overview

- **ID:** `effects`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** pothosru
- **Category:** appearance,games-entertainment
- **Daily users:** 25
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.5.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-10-08
- **First published:** 2021-04-26
- **Size:** 1.40 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/effects/)
- **Website:** [https://desktoplux.com](https://desktoplux.com/)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #21,943 — Overall
- #10 — effect
- #17 — desktop
- #190 — cursors
- #194 — cursor

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `storage`
- `idle`
- `tabs`
- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- 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/effects)