Cursorful: Chrome Plugin to Record Screen Videos Following Your Mouse

General Introduction

Cursorful is a powerful browser extension designed for creating engaging screen recording videos. It makes it easy to create professional quality videos with automatic zooming and panning. Whether it's an instructional video, a product demo, or a team communication, Cursorful helps users get their message across efficiently. The tool supports multi-platform use, including Windows, macOS, and Linux, and offers native offline rendering to ensure video security and privacy.Cursorful offers a free plan that requires no registration to use, with more advanced features coming in the future.

Function List

• Auto Zoom and Pan: Automatically adjusts video zoom and pan based on mouse clicks to highlight key content.
• Edit Zoom Properties: Add, remove, and adjust zoom position, depth, and time in the editor timeline.
• Preset and customized backgrounds: Select a preset background or upload a customized background to enhance the visual effect of your video.
• Hide Browser Toolbar: Hide the browser toolbar with one click to keep the video interface tidy.
• Multiple video export ratios: Support a variety of video ratio export, adapt to the needs of different platforms.
• Local offline rendering: Video is rendered locally to ensure data security.
• Cross-platform support: Works with Chrome, Edge, and Brave browsers and supports Windows, macOS, and Linux systems.

Using Help

Installation process

1. Open Chrome and visit Cursorful Extension PageThe
2. Click the "Add to Chrome" button and follow the prompts to complete the installation.
3. Once the installation is complete, the Cursorful icon will appear in the upper right corner of your browser, click on the icon to get started.

Guidelines for use

1. Start recording: Click on the Cursorful icon in the upper right corner of your browser and select "Start Recording".
2. Auto Zoom and Pan: During recording, Cursorful automatically adjusts the video zoom and pan based on mouse clicks to emphasize key points.
3. Edit Video: Once the recording is complete, go to the editor page where you can add, remove and adjust the zoom position, depth and time in the timeline.
4. Select Background: Enhance your video visuals by choosing a preset background or uploading a custom background in the editor.
5. Hide Toolbar: Choose to hide the browser toolbar in the recording settings to keep the video interface tidy.
6. Export VideoAfter editing, select the ratio of exported video (e.g. vertical or horizontal screen) and click "Export" button, the video will be saved locally.
7. Local offline rendering: Videos are rendered locally to ensure data security. Users can choose whether to upload to the Cursorful cloud (coming soon).

Advanced features (coming soon)

• Camera and microphone support: Add camera footage and microphone audio during recording.
• Save projects to files and the cloud: Save the recorded project to a local file or to the cloud for subsequent editing.
• Video cropping and splicing: Crop and splice video clips in the editor to create more elaborate video content.
• Share the link: Generate video sharing links for easy team collaboration and sharing.
• Recording System Audio: Record system audio on Windows systems to enhance video.