Hide mouse pointer Firefox

Hide mouse pointer

Hides the mouse pointer/cursor after scrolling.

Features & Capabilities

Hide Mouse Pointer is a lightweight Chrome extension designed to automatically hide your mouse cursor after you scroll a webpage. This ensures a distraction-free and cleaner browsing experience, especially useful when reading articles or viewing content. The cursor becomes visible again instantly when you move the mouse, allowing seamless interaction when needed.

With its simple yet effective functionality, this extension helps enhance focus by removing the cursor clutter from the screen during passive browsing.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Manifest V3 Add-on
By:
Kenneth Sundqvist
Daily users:
130 6
Rating:
5.00
(2)
Version:
2.0.1 Last updated: 2024-12-17
Version code:
5862237
Creation date:
2018-11-19
Risk:
Moderate risk impact Low risk likelihood
Content scripts matches:
  • <all_urls>
Size:
29.54KB
Email:
ke*****@kesu.se
URLs:
Website
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Firefox Add-ons Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-16
Compare stats and ranking:

Other platforms

Chrome
Hide mouse pointer (v2.0.1)
1,000 3.71 (7)
Edge
Hide mouse pointer (v2.0.1)
281 2.20 (4)

Contact the developer

Chrome-Stats does not own this Firefox add-on. Please use these information below to contact the Firefox add-on developer.
Developed by:
Kenneth Sundqvist
Firefox Add-ons Store
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/hide-mouse-pointer/
Email:
ke*****@kesu.se
Website:
https://github.com/KennethSundqvist/hide-mouse-pointer-browser-extension#readme

User Reviews

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Is Hide mouse pointer Safe?

Risk impact
Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Hide mouse pointer requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood
Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

Hide mouse pointer 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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