Hide Mouse

Hides mouse in fullscreen

What is Hide Mouse?

Hide Mouse is a Chrome extension that provides a solution for the mouse pointer that doesn't disappear when viewing videos in fullscreen on less modern video players. It does not affect platforms like YouTube that automatically hide your mouse. The extension can be easily enabled or disabled by clicking on its icon. Perfect for a distraction-free viewing experience.

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Extension stats

By: Ryan Gerald Conley

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Users: 747 ▼ -15

Rating: 3.26 (27)

Version: 1.0 (Last updated: 2016-08-11)

Creation date: 2016-08-11

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Size: 38.17K

Ranking

# 35185 ▼ 406

Other rankings

#2232 in Accessibility ▼ 5 #29 in mouse keyword 41 ▼ 2

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Extension summary

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Hides your mouse when viewing videos in fullscreen on less modern video players. It doesn't affect more modern players like Youtube's that do this automatically. Just click the icon if you want to enable/disable the extension.

User reviews

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Pros

Works extremely well without problems.
Does its job of hiding the mouse.
Very handy for certain applications.

Cons

Doesn't work on multiple platforms (Linux, MacOS).
Interferes with websites that already handle mouse visibility like YouTubeTV.
Hides the mouse in fullscreen mode, requiring manual disabling.

Most mentioned

Does not work on certain sites or platforms.
Mouse reappears immediately on some streams.
Need for settings to disable on specific sites.

Recent reviews

This doesn't work

Amy Elkurdi, 2024-07-09

Doesn't work for me on itv.com etc, on Linux. Not only that, but on a Mac it does affect youtube, despite the description saying it doesn't. It prevents the cursor from reappearing when you move the mouse. Does it only work on Windows?