Chrome extension that brings animated cursors back to the web! Supports .ani and .cur files.
Users
8,000
+1,000 in 30 days
Rating
3.7 / 5
+0.04 in 30 days
Ratings
34
+1 in 30 days
Store rank
#11K
#9,476 among extensions
Version
1.5
updated 12 Jun 2025
Users
monthly, 3 years
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:8,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 3 years
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:34 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.
About Animated Cursors Forever!
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.
Growth
Window
Users
Change
Ratings
Rating
7 days
0
+0.0%
0
0.00
30 days
+1,000
+14.3%
+1
+0.04
6 months
0
+0.0%
+2
−0.01
1 year
+1,000
+14.3%
+4
+0.08
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