Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to 'Hack' the user cursor
'Hack' the User Cursor is a small experiment that lets you control another user's cursor on your screen. Launched in 2017, it's designed as a fun, interactive tool for anyone interested in playful browser experiments.… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. 'Hack' the user cursor launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Cursor for iOS▲611Build with coding agents from anywhere
Jun 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Work with a powerful coding assistant anywhere
2025 · its alternatives →
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Cursor 2.0▲957Our first coding model and new interface for agents
Oct 2025 · cursor.com · its alternatives →
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2021 · attejuvonen.fi · its alternatives →
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wink-cursor▲255A lightweight smiley cursor with "winks" on click
Dec 2025 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →
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Visual Editor▲504Edit web apps visually in the Cursor Browser
Dec 2025 · cursor.com · its alternatives →
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I’ve been experimenting with embedding an Claude Code/Cursor-style coding agent directly into the browser. At a high level, the agent generates and maintains userscripts and CSS that are re-applied on page load. Rather than just editing DOM via JS in console the agent is treating the page, and the DOM as a file. The models are often trained in RL sandboxes with full access to the filesystem and bash, so they are really good at using it. So to make the agent behave well, I've simulated this environment. The whole state of a page and scripts is implemented as a virtual filesystem hacked…
Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, Francesco from Cua here. I hacked this project together last weekend, inspired by the Codex Computer-Use release and lessons learned from deploying GUI-operating agents for our customers. The main problem: when a UI automation process controls a desktop app today, it usually takes over the human’s session. Your cursor moves, keyboard focus gets stolen, windows jump to the front, and you have to stop working until the agent is done. That is why we have historically avoided encouraging users to run these processes directly on their host machine, instead relying on VMs or GUI containers…
Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Generate, edit, lint & test your API workflow in one place
2025 · app.getelva.ai · its alternatives →
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Nomouse▲2282017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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We design and develop custom software solutions and websites for your business with a strong focus on usability, quality, and aesthetics.
2020 · emvi.com · its alternatives →
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CursorFlow▲122Visualize your cursor tracks and keystrokes on macOS
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Learn advanced Cursor techniques step-by-step
2025 · enlightby.ai · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, I'm Andrew, one of the creators of Void. I made this open source version of Cursor where you can get all of Cursor's core features but in a fully-customizable IDE (ctrl+k, ctrl+L). We love Cursor but there are so many other features we want to build, like allowing AI to edit multiple files at once, or giving AI better understanding of your file system. Void is the open-source, fully customizable tool we've been wanting. The hard part: we're building Void as a fork of vscode. The repo has great documentation for extensions, but going deeper gets pretty involved. All of the code is…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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cursor party▲79Hi HN, I challenged myself to build a multiplayer game in just 1 hour. My goal was to experience the distributed processing capabilities of Elixir and Phoenix LiveView firsthand by creating a simple web app. It allows everyone to see each other's cursors in real-time and fight a boss together. This is currently a beta version, and I plan to ship new features every week. It's deployed on Koyeb. I'd love to hear your feedback on the performance!
May 2026 · cursorparty.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Shuffle▲260Hi! We noticed that our users extensively use Shuffle (a visual editor for developers) in conjunction with Cursor. That's why we built the Shuffle CLI, a lightweight tool that creates a seamless bridge between Shuffle and Cursor. With this CLI, you can: * Sync your visual components from Shuffle directly into Cursor projects * Automatically generate clean, editable code from your designs * Keep your design and dev workflows tightly integrated without copy-pasting or re-exporting We built this to reduce the friction between prototyping and production. If you're using Cursor as your IDE and…
2021 · shuffle.dev · its alternatives →
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I created an extension which adds a custom pet to your editor (Cursor/ VS Code/ Windsurf compatible). https://github.com/blairjordan/codachi As you type, your pet hatches, acquires XP and evolves. A playing card is generated when your pet evolves. All pixel art is original and hand/ mouse drawn.
2025 · its alternatives →
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Mighty Cursor▲147Talk to your cursor, get instant answers right where you are
2025 · mightycursor.com · its alternatives →
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