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Mouse cursor customizer vs Cursor Style & Animation (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
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Cursor Style & Animation

Cursor Style & Animation

5(2)

20 active installs

Free

Updated 2 months ago
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Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Cursor Style & Animation has a higher user rating (5/5 from 2 reviews) while Mouse cursor customizer leads in active installations (1.0K+ vs 20). Both are free WordPress plugins. Mouse cursor customizer has accumulated 18K+ total downloads while Cursor Style & Animation has 269.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4/5Mouse cursor customizer
►
Cursor Style & Animation5/5
Total Reviews
5Mouse cursor customizer
◄
Cursor Style & Animation2
Active Installs
1.0K+Mouse cursor customizer
◄
Cursor Style & Animation20
Total Downloads
18K+Mouse cursor customizer
◄
Cursor Style & Animation269
Support Resolution
N/AMouse cursor customizer
Cursor Style & AnimationN/A
Last Updated
5 years agoMouse cursor customizer
►
Cursor Style & Animation2 months ago
First Released
2019Mouse cursor customizer
Cursor Style & Animation2026
Age
7 yearsMouse cursor customizer
Cursor Style & Animation3 months
WP Requires
4.8+Mouse cursor customizer
Cursor Style & Animation5.0+
PHP Requires
5.6+Mouse cursor customizer
Cursor Style & Animation7.4+
Business Model
FreeMouse cursor customizer
Cursor Style & AnimationFree
Latest Version
1.2Mouse cursor customizer
Cursor Style & Animation1.0.0

Rating Breakdown

Mouse cursor customizer

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

Cursor Style & Animation

5/5(2 reviews)
5
100%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1
0%

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

Cursor Style & Animation Reviews

No reviews yet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Mouse cursor customizer or Cursor Style & Animation more popular?
Mouse cursor customizer has 1.0K+ active installations while Cursor Style & Animation has 20. Mouse cursor customizer is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Mouse cursor customizer or Cursor Style & Animation?
Mouse cursor customizer has a 4/5 rating from 5 reviews, while Cursor Style & Animation has a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews.
Are Mouse cursor customizer and Cursor Style & Animation free?
Mouse cursor customizer is free and Cursor Style & Animation is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Mouse cursor customizer or Cursor Style & Animation?
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 Cursor Style & Animation was last updated 2 months ago.

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