How to Change Your Cursor on Opera GX (Free & Animated)
Opera GX runs Chrome extensions, so changing your cursor is quick, free and reversible. Here’s exactly how.
Yes, you can change the Opera GX cursor
Opera GX is built on Chromium — the same engine as Chrome — so it runs Chrome extensions. That means you can change your Opera GX cursor with a free browser extension: no system files, nothing to download beyond the extension, and it restyles your pointer inside the browser rather than across your whole computer.
How to change your cursor on Opera GX
It takes under a minute:
- In Opera GX, add “Install Chrome Extensions” from the Opera add-ons if prompted, then open the Chrome Web Store.
- Add Cursor Customiser and pin it to your toolbar.
- Open the popup and tap any cursor — it applies instantly across your tabs.
- Drag the size slider, or toggle trails and click effects to match your GX theme.
Match your cursor to your GX setup
Opera GX is all about a personalised look, and your pointer is part of that. Pick a neon, gaming or crosshair-style cursor to sit alongside your GX colours, or build a matching normal-plus-hover pair in the constructor. It’s purely visual — it never touches game performance or FPS. For the full feature list, see the custom cursor for Opera GX page.
How to change back
Open the popup and toggle it off, or hit “Back to default cursor”, and your normal Opera GX pointer returns instantly and cleanly. Nothing is left behind.
The short version
Because Opera GX runs Chrome extensions, changing your cursor is as simple as adding one. Cursor Customiser is free, animated at 60fps and applies in a click — no ads inside the extension, no account.