40 cursor effects · React + GSAP · MIT License

Cursorsthat feelalive.

A curated collection of 40 production-ready cursor experiments. Drop any one into your React or Next.js project with a single import.

40
Cursor effects
3
Render modes
~4kb
Per cursor
MIT
License
Flair TrailMagneticInk BleedParticle BurstGhost TrailSpotlightRippleText TrailSmearConstellationShockwaveDNA HelixNeon GlowSmokeWormholeTypewriterAuroraShatterLiquid MercuryShadow CloneFireflyVineRaindropPollenLava LampGlitchMatrix RainCircuit TracePixel TrailHologramConfettiBubble WrapCrayonStardustStringBladeVoidLightningCometMirrorFlair TrailMagneticInk BleedParticle BurstGhost TrailSpotlightRippleText TrailSmearConstellationShockwaveDNA HelixNeon GlowSmokeWormholeTypewriterAuroraShatterLiquid MercuryShadow CloneFireflyVineRaindropPollenLava LampGlitchMatrix RainCircuit TracePixel TrailHologramConfettiBubble WrapCrayonStardustStringBladeVoidLightningCometMirror

Get started

One install. Forty effects.

Works with Next.js App Router, Vite, and any React 18+ project.

$ npm install cursor-kitCopy

Usage

Drop in, done.

page.tsx
import { ConstellationCursor } from 'cursor-kit';

export default function Page() {
  return (
    <>
      <ConstellationCursor />
      <h1>Your page content</h1>
    </>
  );
}

Zero config

Import and use. No setup, no providers.

🌲

Tree-shakeable

Only the cursors you import ship to users.

🧹

Auto cleanup

All event listeners removed on unmount.

🎨

Fully customisable

Every constant is exposed at the top of each file.

The collection

All 40 cursors

DOMCanvasCSS
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01

Flair Trail

DOM

Images scatter behind your cursor path

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02

Magnetic

DOM

Elements pull the cursor into orbit

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03

Ink Bleed

DOM

Organic blobs bloom like ink on paper

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04

Particle Burst

DOM

Velocity-biased dot explosions

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05

Ghost Trail

DOM

Echoes of your cursor linger behind

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06

Spotlight

CSS

Your cursor reveals content in the dark

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07

Ripple

DOM

Every click sends rings across the page

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08

Text Trail

DOM

Words dissolve in your wake

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09

Smear

Canvas

Paintbrush strokes that dry and fade

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10

Constellation

Canvas

Stars connect where you slow down

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11

Shockwave

Canvas

Force field pushes a grid of particles

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12

DNA Helix

DOM

Two strands weave perpendicular to motion

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13

Neon Glow

Canvas

Light tubes burn and fade as you draw

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14

Smoke

DOM

Soft wisps curl upward from your path

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15

Wormhole

Canvas

A vortex opens and swallows nearby dots

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16

Typewriter

DOM

Characters stamp as you sweep across

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17

Aurora

Canvas

Wide ribbons of shifting colour trail you

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18

Shatter

DOM

Click to crack the screen into shards

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19

Liquid Mercury

Canvas

Metallic blobs merge and dissipate

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20

Shadow Clone

DOM

Five cursors fly in V-formation

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21

Firefly

Canvas

Bioluminescent sparks drift toward your cursor

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22

Vine

Canvas

A living vine grows and sprouts leaves

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23

Raindrop

Canvas

Drops fall and ripple where your trail lands

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24

Pollen

DOM

Pastel pollen motes drift on cursor wind

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25

Lava Lamp

Canvas

Metaball blobs merge like molten lava

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26

Glitch

DOM

RGB scanline artifacts flicker in your wake

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27

Matrix Rain

DOM

Neon glyph columns rain from your path

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28

Circuit Trace

Canvas

PCB-like traces route along a snapped grid

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29

Pixel Trail

DOM

Retro pixel stamps pop and dissolve behind you

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30

Hologram

Canvas

Interference rings and scanlines pulse at cursor

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31

Confetti

DOM

Clicks burst colorful confetti explosions

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32

Bubble Wrap

DOM

Bubbles inflate then pop along your trail

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33

Crayon

Canvas

Waxy crayon strokes blend with paper texture

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34

Stardust

DOM

Metallic star dust sparkles and fades away

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35

String

Canvas

A physics string whips and hangs from cursor

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36

Blade

DOM

Velocity slashes cut luminous strokes through space

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37

Void

Canvas

A dark void burns holes that slowly heal

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38

Lightning

Canvas

Electric arcs jump across recent cursor points

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39

Comet

Canvas

A glowing comet head drags a long tail

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40

Mirror

DOM

A mirrored ghost cursor reflects across center