Animated Cursors Forever!

Name: Animated Cursors Forever!
Rating: 3.5555555555555554 (27 reviews)
Author: lettuce

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

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Animated Cursors Forever! is a Chrome extension that revitalizes the classic web experience by reintroducing animated cursors (.ani and .cur files) which browsers discontinued over a decade ago. It injects animated cursors into every page you visit, adding a lively and nostalgic touch to your browsing without compromising performance—only adding ~0.4ms to page loading times.

Fully open source and privacy-conscious, this extension collects no user data and operates with only essential permissions: Host to inject cursors on pages visited and Storage to retain cursor files. If a particular animated cursor doesn't work, users are encouraged to provide feedback. Embrace the charm of animated cursors once again with Animated Cursors Forever!

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By:

lettuce

Users:

7,000+

Rating:

3.56

(27)

Version:

1.4 Last updated: 2023-08-30

Creation date:

2021-03-07

Risk:

Permissions:

storage

Size:

226.30K

Email:

le*****@gmail.com

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 11,874 ▼ 30

Other rankings

#94 in Just for Fun #7 in cursors keyword 63 #33 in animation keyword 14 ▼ 5

User reviews

Users generally enjoy the cute, nostalgic animated cursors and the ability to customize them, praising the extension's fun early internet vibe. However, many face issues with the extension not functioning correctly, such as the cursor not changing globally but only within the extension tab, difficulty uploading custom cursors, and bugs causing malfunction. Additionally, Mac users report poor compatibility with display problems. Despite these issues, users express affection for the extension's charm and potential.

Pros

Provides cute and fun animated cursors with a nostalgic early 2000s internet vibe
Allows users to upload and create custom cursors (though with some difficulty)
Offers a variable selection of cursor options
Users find it enjoyable and appreciate its unique aesthetics

Cons

Extension often doesn't work properly or fails to change the cursor as intended
Cursor changes only apply within the extension tab and do not persist across all browser areas
Difficult or confusing process to upload custom cursors; users report bugs and errors
Poor compatibility with Mac versions of Chrome, leading to display issues and missing text
After deletion, cursor glitch issues sometimes persist

Recent reviews

i am bereft without this extension pleaseeeeeeeeee update so chrome allows it again <3

Bethany, 2025-03-13

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?

Delph Elph, 2024-07-11

Can't change the cursor

Mitosu Mao, 2024-06-08

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Animated Cursors Forever! requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.

Risk likelihood

Animated Cursors Forever! has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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