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

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

#### 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>

### 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/install/cursor-halo-overlay/elementary#report-snap-modal)

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[See more information about cursor-halo-overlay ›](https://snapcraft.io/cursor-halo-overlay)

## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install Cursor Halo Overlay

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open *Terminal* from the Applications launcher and type the following:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install Cursor Halo Overlay

To install Cursor Halo Overlay, simply use the following command:

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

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