Cursorlux - Mouse Highlighter

A customizable mouse highlighter extension to highlight your cursor and clicks!

Cursorlux - Customizable Mouse Highlighter Chrome Extension

Cursorlux - Mouse Highlighter is a free and open-source Chrome extension that helps to underline your mouse movements and clicks. It offers an array of customization settings, allowing you to modify the look of your cursor to suit your preferences. The extension syncs across all your Google accounts and can easily be activated or paused. Ideal for screen sharing, recording tutorials and demos, assisting visually impaired users or simply giving your cursor a fresh look for regular browsing.

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Extension stats

By: Joshua Daniel

Users: 4,000+

Rating: 4.40

(20)

Version: 2.0.0 (Last updated: 2024-03-18)

Creation date: 2021-03-20

Permissions:

storage
scripting

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size: 677.89K

Email: jo*****@gmail.com

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 15,372 ▲ 11

Other rankings

#476 in Tools ▼ 10 #44 in mouse keyword 31 ▲ 1 #47 in custom cursor keyword 70 ▲ 2 #54 in highlighter keyword 43 ▲ 6

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Easy to set up
Works fine on many pages
Free and open source
Simple to use with a decent interface

Cons

Does not work on some pages (like Google home page)
Unpredictable behavior regarding when design changes take effect
Some users reported it doesn't work at all
Lacks additional features like reset settings and more annotation tools

Most mentioned

Works inconsistently on certain web pages
Need for a reset settings button
Desire for more features like drawing tools

User reviews

works fine, I solved my requirement.

Edgar Alcala, 2025-01-28

Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you.

Mike Michael, 2025-01-28

Works ok.

drawing me me, 2024-11-15

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Cursorlux - Mouse Highlighter requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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