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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By: lettuce

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Users: 15,704 ▼ -309

Rating: 3.47 (19)

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

Creation date: 2021-03-07

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

storage

Size: 226.30K

Email: Click to see

URLs: Website

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 7006 ▼ 69

Other rankings

#73 in Just for Fun ▼ 1 #27 in cursors keyword 85 #247 in animation keyword 17 ▼ 199

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

Summary

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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

User reviews summary

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Pros

Cute and variable options
Old-school web 2000s vibes
Potential in the extension
Helpful for creating .ani cursor files

Cons

Difficult to understand how it works
Not compatible with Mac
Cursor not appearing or being unable to change
Only works within the extension tab

Most mentioned

Difficulty in changing or appearing of cursors
Incompatibility with Mac
Cute and variable designs

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Safety

Risk impact

Animated Cursors Forever! may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.