# Focus Follows Mouse

> A productivity tool to automatically place the cursor inside of text inputs when hovering over them. When else do you hover over a text input? Additionally, radio and checkbox elements will be focused but not checked upon hovering.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/focus-follows-mouse](https://chrome-stats.com/d/focus-follows-mouse)

## Overview

- **ID:** `focus-follows-mouse`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** spyrosoft
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 20
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 3.86 / 5 (7 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.2resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2012-06-11
- **Size:** 10 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/focus-follows-mouse/)
- **Website:** [http://spyrosoft.com](http://spyrosoft.com/)

## Description

Focus Follows Mouse is a productivity tool that automatically places the cursor inside text inputs and focuses on other form elements when hovered over. It enhances efficiency by eliminating the need to manually click on inputs while working with web forms.

## Rankings

- #24,535 — Overall
- #47 — focus
- #47 — mouse
- #112 — input
- #127 — cursors
- #130 — cursor

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `http://*/*`
- `https://*/*`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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/focus-follows-mouse)