Custom cursor animated effects trail

Question

There is this great addon for WoW that allows you to add FX to the cursor and they create a trail effect that allows you to easily find the cursor, this trail and effect can come in a variety of FXs, mostly it looks like from the game itself. http://mods.curse.com/addons/wow/cursor

The addon is just for example purposes, but

Can the same thing be done for cursors in Windows 10? If so how? To clarify, I want a custom effect like in the addon, not just a simple trail.

Solution

Mouse cursor animated effects trail

• Start "Mouse"

  

• Select "Pointer Options"

• Enable "Display pointer trails"

• Press "OK"

  

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I'm looking for a way to customize this effect with different animations

You could consider CursorFX from Stardock:

Create stunning animated Windows mouse cursors for your PC with CursorFX.

Easily apply skins, shadows, motion trails and sounds to your cursors. CursorFX comes complete with over 12 unique cursors.

Key Features

• Customize over 12 anti-aliased 32-bit cursors
• Create your own cursors
• Animated cursors and special effects
• Sound effects for your mouse clicks

Customize

Quickly change the size, color or drop shadow of any cursor from the settings menu. Personalize your mouse clicks with cool sounds effects. Add a unique visual style to your cursors by applying different combinations of special effects and motion trails that are included with CursorFX.

Thousands of additional custom cursors are available for download from our community at WinCustomize.com

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Disclaimer

I am not affiliated with Stardock in any way, I am just an end user of their software.

Comments

[RenaissanceProgrammer]

I'm looking for a way to customize this effect with different animations and things, the trail itself is copies of the pointer, there's no option for custom effects here.

[DavidPostill]

@RenaissanceProgrammer Then please edit your question to make that clear.

[DavidPostill]

@RenaissanceProgrammer Answer updated with one possibility.

[RenaissanceProgrammer]

thanks, it's a good answer but my first concern would be does CursorFX work with games? Many games override the OS cursor, I want to retain the trail in games, it's the primary reason for this is to be able to see the mouse via this eye-catching custom animation trail in any program.

[DavidPostill]

@RenaissanceProgrammer I've no idea - I don't play games. However, if the game is providing its own cursor then CursorFX probably won't help.

[RenaissanceProgrammer]

i wonder if it would be possible to write a custom app to do it then, is cursorfx based on C++?

[DavidPostill]

@RenaissanceProgrammer I've no idea.