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

Latest Version

Version
2.0.0
Update
March 17, 2024
Size
662KiB
Developer
Category
Users
4,000+
Rating
4.33333 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Storage
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Cursorlux - Mouse Highlighter Extension

What Cursorlux does:
★ Highlights your cursor and clicks
★ Allows you to customize the color, size, opacity, etc.
★ Provides you options for click, background, and border styles
★ Syncs your custom settings across your various Google accounts
★ Enables you to activate/pause the extension on the fly

Use Cases:
★ Screen Sharing
★ Screen Recording (Tutorials, Demos, etc.)
★ Accessibility Needs for the Visually Impaired
★ Or you just want your cursor to stand out more!

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Free and Open Source:
https://github.com/joshuajadaniel/cursorlux
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 3, "version": "2.0.0", "short_name": "Cursorlux", "name": "Cursorlux - Mouse Highlighter", "homepage_url": "https://github.com/joshuajadaniel/cursorlux", "description": "A customizable mouse highlighter extension to highlight your cursor and clicks!", "icons": { "16": "icon16.png", "32": "icon32.png", "48": "icon48.png", "96": "icon96.png", "128": "icon128.png" }, "action": { "default_popup": "index.html" }, "background": { "service_worker": "background.js" }, "content_scripts": [ { "js": ["foreground.js"], "css": ["foreground.css"], "matches": [""] } ], "permissions": ["storage", "scripting"], "host_permissions": [""]}
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How to download and manually install Cursorlux - Mouse Highlighter extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Cursorlux - Mouse Highlighter extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Cursorlux - Mouse Highlighter extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Cursorlux - Mouse Highlighter extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Cursorlux - Mouse Highlighter extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Cursorlux - Mouse Highlighter extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Cursorlux - Mouse Highlighter Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Cursorlux - Mouse Highlighter extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Cursorlux - Mouse Highlighter extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Cursorlux - Mouse Highlighter extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Cursorlux - Mouse Highlighter extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Cursorlux - Mouse Highlighter extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Cursorlux - Mouse Highlighter extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Cursorlux - Mouse Highlighter extension file

Select and download the Cursorlux - Mouse Highlighter extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Cursorlux - Mouse Highlighter extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Cursorlux - Mouse Highlighter extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Cursorlux - Mouse Highlighter extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Cursorlux - Mouse Highlighter extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Simon MACINEIRAS (ID: 000000637dee184a) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 12/04/2023 J'ai testé plusieurs extensions pour faire mes captures vidéos et c'est la plus simple d'utilisation. Je suis très satisfait.

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Fun zone (ID: 000000eafef8a239) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 04/19/2023 I love it. Everything is just the best! But.. please add a 'Reset Settings' button (I just messed up with this :P)

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Klysman (Ka) (ID: 000000ed354cd4ac) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 02/23/2022 Nice!!!

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Jurjen de Vries (ID: 0000009f38b8d575) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 12/28/2021 Works as expected, and best of all free open source. Thanks to the developer Joshua Daniel. Some wishes are: 1) More annotation tools such as drawing an arrow and highlight/blur parts of the web page. 2) Also functioning on elements outside the web page such as right click menu.

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Stefan Fleig (ID: 0000008318bca5a8) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 12/21/2021 (Read the updates.) Would be exactly what I need but it feels a bit weird - it works on some pages and does not on others. Doesn´t matter how often I refreshed the page - it never worked on THIS site (chrome web store) for example. On the pages where it worked I´ve tried to adjust the design settings - saved them - but nothing changed. Again I refreshed many times. Some minutes later on another Chrome window the changes became effective. So it does work but it´s a little unpredictive especially in regards to when design changes actually start to show. Update 1: just learned that it´s a google policy that such extensions won´t work on this page here and not the fault of the extension. Update 2: some minutes later even design changes start to work instantly. (not sure why this didn´t work from the start) I´ll give it 4 stars now. Would be 5 if it worked out the gates as it does now and I can understand how some people won´t wait around that long.