Cursor Tails - Animations for your mouse

Adding funny effects whenever you move your mouse. This extension make your mouse moving create fun effects.

Cursor Tails is a playful Chrome extension that decorates your browser with colorful, fancy objects trailing behind your mouse cursor. As you move your mouse across any standard webpage, lively and dynamic effects follow your cursor, creating a fun and visually engaging browsing experience.

To use Cursor Tails, simply install the extension, click its icon on the extensions bar, and select your preferred animation style. The effects will activate instantly on most websites (http:// or https:// URLs). You can pause or resume the animations anytime via the extension popup. Note that the extension does not run on special Chrome pages like chrome:// or the Chrome Web Store.

Cursor Tails is open source and welcomes contributions on GitHub, making it a community-driven project for adding a whimsical touch to everyday browsing.

Manifest V3 Extension
By:
jacobkim9881
Users:
2,000 -1,000
Rating:
2.95
(21)
Version:
0.4.2.1 Last updated: 2023-03-16
Creation date:
2020-11-26
Risk:
Moderate risk impact Low risk likelihood
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • declarativeContent
  • contextMenus
  • storage
  • scripting
Host permissions:
  • https://*/*
Size:
345.00KB
Email:
ja*****@gmail.com
URLs:
Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Chrome Web Store
Data ingested on:
2025-07-06

User reviews

Users find the extension fun and enjoyable, especially the cursor particle effects. However, it only works on HTTPS/HTTP websites, which caused confusion and led to negative feedback. Some users experienced lag, and others found it initially unresponsive. Clearer instructions could improve user experience.
Pros
  • Fun and entertaining cursor animations.
  • Works on websites with HTTPS or HTTP protocols.
  • Adds a nice particle effect to the cursor.
  • Easy to use once understood the correct usage.
Cons
  • Does not work on all websites, only those starting with HTTPS or HTTP.
  • Some users found it laggy.
  • Initial confusion on how to activate the tails led users to think it doesn't work.
  • Multiple users reported that selecting effects had no visible result.
Recent reviews
good boy
by pe*****, 2025-04-18

it did not work
by El*****, 2024-12-12

its not working
by Ha*****, 2024-11-02
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Extension safety

Risk impact
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Cursor Tails - Animations for your mouse 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 Chrome extension may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Chrome extension reputation on Chrome Web Store, the amount of time the Chrome extension has been around, and other signals about the Chrome extension. 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 Chrome extension.

Cursor Tails - Animations for your mouse has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details
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