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title: Install Cursor Halo Overlay on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of Cursor Halo Overlay for Linux - Click-through
  X11 cursor spotlight halo, click ripples, comet trail & sound
url: https://snapcraft.io/cursor-halo-overlay
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# Cursor Halo Overlay

[Nguyen Van Thanh (thanhnv128)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/thanhnv128 "View all snaps from Nguyen Van Thanh (thanhnv128)")

* [Nguyen Van Thanh (thanhnv128)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/thanhnv128 "View all snaps from Nguyen Van Thanh (thanhnv128)")
* [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities)

latest/stable 2.0.0

Install latest/stable of Cursor Halo Overlay

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install cursor-halo-overlay
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* cursor-halo-overlay

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* Today - latest/stable

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### Websites

* [buymeacoffee.com](https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b "https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b")

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### Contact

* [buymeacoffee.com](https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b "https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/cursor-halo-overlay#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/cursor-halo-overlay#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/cursor-halo-overlay#tab-security)

#### Click-through X11 cursor spotlight halo, click ripples, comet trail & sound

A Linux X11 alternative to CursorFX. Independent open-source project, not affiliated with or
endorsed by Stardock.

FEATURES
• Visual Effects Studio: real fullscreen transparent X11 click-through overlay (XShape Input
empty mask via XShapeCombineRectangles) tracking pointer coordinates and X11 button mask
bits at 60 FPS via XQueryPointer. Renders customizable Spotlight Halo, Comet Particle Trail,
Presentation Crosshair, and Left/Middle/Right Click Expanding Ripples (Button1Mask,
Button2Mask, Button3Mask) alongside a live interactive studio preview canvas.
• Click Sound Synthesizer & Presets: pure-Python PCM WAV synthesizer generating crisp click,
soft pop, mechanical switch, and studio bell buffers (16-bit 44.1 kHz RIFF/WAVE) with live
waveform plot, runtime audio sink detection (paplay/aplay/pw-play/QSound), built-in presets
(Presentation Gold, Neon Cyan, Ruby Laser, Subtle Ring), and custom JSON presets.
• Overlay Diagnostics & Mask Monitor: live readout of pointer (x, y), raw X11 button mask bits,
overlay XID, XShape click-through status, compositor check, and XGrabKey global hotkey toggle.

SUPPORT & DONATE
• Created by Thanh Nguyen — <https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b>

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## Install Cursor Halo Overlay on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/cursor-halo-overlay/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/cursor-halo-overlay/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/cursor-halo-overlay/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/cursor-halo-overlay/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/cursor-halo-overlay/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/cursor-halo-overlay/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/cursor-halo-overlay/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/cursor-halo-overlay/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/cursor-halo-overlay/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/cursor-halo-overlay/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/cursor-halo-overlay/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/cursor-halo-overlay/ubuntu)