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Mouse cursor customizer vs Animated Mouse Cursor Trail (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Mouse cursor customizer

Mouse cursor customizer

4(5)

1.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 5 years ago
View Mouse cursor customizer
VS
Animated Mouse Cursor Trail

Animated Mouse Cursor Trail

3.7(3)

100 active installs

Free

Updated 4 months ago
View Animated Mouse Cursor Trail

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Mouse cursor customizer has a higher user rating (4/5 from 5 reviews) and leads in active installations (1.0K+ vs 100). Both are free WordPress plugins. Mouse cursor customizer has accumulated 18K+ total downloads while Animated Mouse Cursor Trail has 10K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4/5Mouse cursor customizer
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Animated Mouse Cursor Trail3.7/5
Total Reviews
5Mouse cursor customizer
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Animated Mouse Cursor Trail3
Active Installs
1.0K+Mouse cursor customizer
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Animated Mouse Cursor Trail100
Total Downloads
18K+Mouse cursor customizer
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Animated Mouse Cursor Trail10K+
Support Resolution
N/AMouse cursor customizer
Animated Mouse Cursor TrailN/A
Last Updated
5 years agoMouse cursor customizer
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Animated Mouse Cursor Trail4 months ago
First Released
2019Mouse cursor customizer
Animated Mouse Cursor Trail2018
Age
7 yearsMouse cursor customizer
Animated Mouse Cursor Trail8 years
WP Requires
4.8+Mouse cursor customizer
Animated Mouse Cursor Trail5.5+
PHP Requires
5.6+Mouse cursor customizer
Animated Mouse Cursor Trail7.4+
Business Model
FreeMouse cursor customizer
Animated Mouse Cursor TrailFree
Latest Version
1.2Mouse cursor customizer
Animated Mouse Cursor Trail2.0

Rating Breakdown

Mouse cursor customizer

4/5(5 reviews)
5
60%
4
20%
3
0%
2
0%
1
20%

Animated Mouse Cursor Trail

3.7/5(3 reviews)
5
67%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1
33%

Recent Reviews

Mouse cursor customizer Reviews

by jakesr

Great plugin

Using Oceanwp theme and it works great! Thanks for creating this awesome plugin. Changing the mouse cursor transforms the whole website experience!

by Jacob Wonder

Stopped working

The plugin randomly stopped working Wordpress 5.7 AND 5.4

by markzoi

Nice Plugin, it can get much better

I was looking for something similar, I’m sure if you’ll add more feature this could be super great! For example let choose the CLICK area of the new cursor then add in which type of like to enable ove

Animated Mouse Cursor Trail Reviews

No reviews yet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Mouse cursor customizer or Animated Mouse Cursor Trail more popular?
Mouse cursor customizer has 1.0K+ active installations while Animated Mouse Cursor Trail has 100. Mouse cursor customizer is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Mouse cursor customizer or Animated Mouse Cursor Trail?
Mouse cursor customizer has a 4/5 rating from 5 reviews, while Animated Mouse Cursor Trail has a 3.7/5 rating from 3 reviews.
Are Mouse cursor customizer and Animated Mouse Cursor Trail free?
Mouse cursor customizer is free and Animated Mouse Cursor Trail is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Mouse cursor customizer or Animated Mouse Cursor Trail?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Mouse cursor customizer was last updated 5 years ago and Animated Mouse Cursor Trail was last updated 4 months ago.

Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Comparison and analysis by PluginSift.