Animated Cursors Forever!

Chrome extension that brings animated cursors back to the web! Supports .ani and .cur files.

What is Animated Cursors Forever!?

Animated Cursors Forever! is a Chrome extension that brings back the long-lost joy of animated cursors on the web. The extension supports .ani and .cur files, injecting the nostalgic allure into every page you visit. It asks for Host and Storage permissions, where Host is utilized for the application of the cursor on the webpages, and Storage is used for storing the cursor files. The extension has no data collection measures in place and is open-sourced on GitHub.

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Extension stats

By: lettuce

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Users: 10,000+

Rating: 3.50 (26)

Version: 1.4 (Last updated: 2023-08-30)

Creation date: 2021-03-07

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

storage

Size: 226.30K

Email: le*****@gmail.com

Ranking

# 9113 ▼ 485

Other rankings

#65 in Just for Fun ▼ 1 #14 in cursors keyword 81 ▲ 1 #26 in animation keyword 10 ▼ 2

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

Analyze keywords

Adds ~0.4ms to page loading.

Animated cursors used to be a thing on the web until browsers discontinued them a decade ago. This brings back .ani support to the web. Long live animated cursors ✨

This collects absolutely no data and is open source. https://github.com/lettucegoblin/animated-cursors-forever-extension

If a specific cursor doesnt work please link it in your feedback.

This extension asks for Host and Storage permissions. Host is for injecting the cursor into every page you visit. Storage is for storing the cursor files.

User reviews

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Super cute and brings back early internet whimsy
Options for varied and cute cursors
Ability to upload custom images

Cons

Doesn't work outside of the extension area
Issues with cursor not appearing or changing
Compatibility problems on Mac
Requires downloading each cursor one by one
Glitches and errors experienced by users

Most mentioned

Can't change the cursor
Cursor only works within the extension tab
Frustration with downloading and using cursors
Compatibility issues on Mac
Glitches even after uninstalling

Recent reviews

was able to change the cursor and upload my own image but the cursor won't stay changed when I move out of the extension area! Am I messing something up here or is this a bug?