Cursor trail

A smooth, customizable cursor trail effect for World of Warcraft that creates beautiful connected lines following your mouse movement.

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ByDarkAce
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  • May 3, 2026
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CursorTrail.zip

Supported Versions

  • 12.0.5
  • 12.0.1
  • 12.0.0
  • 11.2.7
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  • 2.5.1
  • 1.15.8
  • 1.15.7
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  • 1.15.5
  • 1.15.4
  • 1.15.3
  • 1.15.2
  • 1.15.1
  • 1.15.0
# CursorTrail

**Never lose track of your cursor again in the heat of battle!**

CursorTrail is a lightweight, highly customizable World of Warcraft addon that leaves a smooth, beautiful trail behind your mouse cursor. Whether you're in an intense raid, navigating chaotic PvP battlegrounds, or simply want to add some aesthetic flair to your UI, CursorTrail ensures you always know exactly where you are clicking.

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## ✨ Features

*   **Smooth Cursor Tracking:** Leaves a customizable, glowing trail behind your cursor as you move it across the screen.
*   **In-Game Control Panel:** A fully interactive UI panel to customize your trail on the fly!
*   **Visual Effects:**
    *   🌟 **Magical Sparkles:** Subtle, magical dust particles that fall from your cursor as you move.
    *   👻 **Shadow Trail:** A thicker, ghostly secondary trail that creates a sense of speed.
    *   💫 **Idle Aura:** A beautiful, spinning circular aura that appears around your cursor when left idle.
*   **Click Effects & Sounds:** Visual "ripples" and satisfying interface sound effects whenever you click (Left or Right click).
*   **Dynamic Colors:** Choose from solid colors, a dynamic **Rainbow Mode**, or automatically match your **Class Color**.
*   **Presets:** Comes with built-in themes like *Fire Trail*, *Electric Blue*, *Neon Green*, and more.
*   **Combat Logic:** Can be set to only appear in combat, only out of combat, or always on.

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## ⚙️ Configuration & Usage

The easiest way to configure CursorTrail is through its built-in UI panel.

**Type `/ctrail` in your chat window to open the Control Panel.**

From the Control Panel, you can:
- Enable/Disable the addon entirely.
- Toggle visual effects (Sparkles, Shadow, Aura, Pulse).
- Toggle sound effects and click ripples.
- Adjust the **Width** and **Length** of your trail using sliders.
- Apply preset themes instantly with the click of a button.

### ⌨️ Slash Commands
If you prefer using macros or chat commands, you can also type `/cursortrail` or `/ctrail` followed by:

*   `/ctrail on` / `/ctrail off` - Toggle the addon.
*   `/ctrail reset` - Restore all default settings.
*   `/ctrail combat` - Cycle through combat modes (Always / Combat Only / Out of Combat).
*   `/ctrail preset <name>` - Apply a preset (e.g., `/ctrail preset Fire Trail`).
*   `/ctrail color <colorname>` - Set a specific color (red, blue, green, etc.).

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## 🛠️ Installation
1. Download the latest version.
2. Extract the `CursorTrail` folder into your World of Warcraft `\_retail_\Interface\AddOns\` directory (or `\_classic_\` depending on your version).
3. Ensure the addon is enabled in your character selection screen.

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*For Azeroth!*