Best alternatives to Cursor Tails - Animations for your mouse (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Cursor Tails, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Cursor Tails alternatives, compared
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Cute Cats Mouse Cursor
Display near your mouse cursor a random cute cat every 3 minutes.
365 users5.0★ from 1 ratingNo special permissions- About 8.2× fewer users than Cursor Tails
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 6)
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Cursor Trail
Cursor Trail allows your to personalize and enhance their cursor trail effectA cursor trail will follow your mouse cursor
≈3K users4.2★ from 24 ratingsUpdated 3 days ago2 permissions- A similar number of users to Cursor Tails
- Rated 0.9 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 6)
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Cursor Trail by Cursor-Trail.com
Cursor trail Chrome extension for custom mouse effects and animated trails. Browse, preview, and install presets at cursor-trail.com
≈1K users4.6★ from 12 ratingsUpdated 7 weeks ago1 permissions- About 3.0× fewer users than Cursor Tails
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 6)
- Listed under Entertainment
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Cute Cat & Kitten Cursor
Cute Cat & Kitten cursor for chrome. Choose your favorite custom Cute Cat cursor with this extension. For Cute Cat fans.
≈1K usersNot rated yet1 permissions- About 3.0× fewer users than Cursor Tails
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 6)
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Cursor Trail Stars
A nostalgic 90s-style star trail following your cursor.
428 users4.7★ from 3 ratings1 permissions- About 7.0× fewer users than Cursor Tails
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 6)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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Cursor Traveler: mouse move counter
Count how many moves make your mouse
≈2K users3.7★ from 13 ratingsUpdated 12 months ago4 permissions- About 1.5× fewer users than Cursor Tails
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 6)
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Rainbow Cursor for Google Docs
Swap the cursor in Google Docs with an animated caret! Great for students, writers, or anyone who wants a better editing experience.
≈3K users5.0★ from 8 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago4 permissions- A similar number of users to Cursor Tails
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 6)
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BTS BT21 Cursor
BTS BT21 cursor for chrome. Choose your favorite BTS BT21 cursor with this extension. Created for BTS BT21 fans.
≈10K users4.5★ from 32 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions- About 3.3× more users than Cursor Tails
- Rated 1.2 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 6)
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Daily Motivation - Motivational Quotes
Start every search with motivation. This extension presents you with a motivational quote every time you open a new tab.
≈10K users4.8★ from 108 ratingsUpdated 21 months agoNo special permissions- About 3.3× more users than Cursor Tails
- Rated 1.5 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 6)
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My Melody Cursor
My Melody cursor for chrome. Choose your favorite custom My Melody cursor with this extension. Created for My Melody fans.
672 users3.0★ from 2 ratings1 permissions- About 4.5× fewer users than Cursor Tails
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 6)
Cursor Tails alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Cursor Tails?
By users, the most popular alternative is BTS BT21 Cursor with ≈10K users and a 4.5-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Cute Cats Mouse Cursor.
Which Cursor Tails alternative has the best rating?
Daily Motivation - Motivational Quotes has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.8 out of 5 from 108 ratings.
Is there a Cursor Tails alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Cute Cats Mouse Cursor asks for 0 permissions, against 6 for Cursor Tails.
How many alternatives to Cursor Tails are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Cursor Tails on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.