AE Cursor Rig

Product Type

Animation Rig

SOFTWARE

After Effects

LAST UPDATED

February 17, 2026

Tags

Animation Preset
Speed up your workflow with a simple mouse cursor rig for After Effects.

There are already a lot of great cursor rigs for After Effects. This one is mine.

I have a lot of cool features planned. Eventually there will be a paid "pro" or "plus" version, but there will always be a free (pay what you want) version available as well.

Current Features

  • 1 animation preset
    • 5 cursor states
    • custom effect controls for switching between states and customizing the appearance of each state
    • marker-driven clicking animation
  • 1 KBar for those who own KBar3 - The KBar has 1 button for creating the 1 included preset
  • 1 helpful README file with some instructions on installing and using the tool

Future Plans

  • example project files
  • additional animation presets that include more cursor states - maybe even creative states like paintbrush, eyedropper, and bucket icons
  • tools for creating custom cursor icons using sliders
  • user interface rigs that work with the cursor rig - buttons with automatic hover states, animated check boxes, etc.
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