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Magic Cursor ✨

Magic Cursor ✨

sitharaj

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Transform your coding experience with beautiful rainbow trails, sparkle effects, and animated cursor magic! Make your VS Code come alive with stunning visual effects.
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Magic Cursor ✨

License VS Code Marketplace

Transform your coding experience with beautiful rainbow trails, sparkle effects, and animated cursor magic! 🌈

Magic Cursor Demo

✨ Features

🌈 Rainbow Trails

Watch as your cursor leaves a beautiful rainbow trail behind it! Each position shows a different color of the spectrum.

💜 Multiple Themes

Choose from 4 stunning visual styles:

  • Rainbow 🌈 - Colorful rainbow trail effect (default)
  • Neon 💜 - Purple to cyan gradient with glow
  • Aurora 💚 - Green to blue Northern Lights effect
  • Sunset 🧡 - Warm orange to pink gradient

⚡ Typing Sparkles

Every keystroke creates beautiful sparkle effects with colorful emojis (✨⭐💫🌟🔥💎⚡)

😊 Idle Animations

When you stop typing, cute animated emojis appear next to your cursor!

📦 Installation

From VS Code Marketplace

  1. Open VS Code
  2. Go to Extensions (Cmd+Shift+X / Ctrl+Shift+X)
  3. Search for "Magic Cursor"
  4. Click Install

From VSIX File

code --install-extension magic-cursor-1.0.0.vsix

⚙️ Configuration

Open Settings (Cmd+, / Ctrl+,) and search for "Magic Cursor":

Setting Description Default
magicCursor.enableTrails Enable/disable cursor trails true
magicCursor.enableParticles Enable/disable typing sparkles true
magicCursor.cursorStyle Choose trail style: rainbow, neon, aurora, sunset rainbow

🎨 Theme Showcase

Rainbow 🌈

Perfect for those who love color! Your cursor leaves a vibrant spectrum trail.

Neon 💜

Cyberpunk vibes with glowing purple-to-cyan gradients.

Aurora 💚

Inspired by the Northern Lights - peaceful greens and blues.

Sunset 🧡

Warm and cozy orange-to-pink tones.

🚀 Quick Start

  1. Install the extension
  2. Start coding - effects are enabled by default!
  3. Move your cursor with arrow keys to see trails
  4. Type to see sparkle effects
  5. Stop for 3 seconds to see idle animations

💡 Tips

  • Use rainbow theme for maximum fun
  • If effects feel distracting, try aurora for a calmer experience
  • Disable enableParticles if you only want trails without sparkles

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

  1. Fork the repository
  2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
  3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
  4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
  5. Open a Pull Request

📄 License

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.

👨‍💻 Author

Sitharaj Seenivasan

  • LinkedIn: @sitharaj88
  • GitHub: @sitharaj88

⭐ Show Your Support

If you find this extension helpful, please give it a ⭐ on GitHub!


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