GitHub Issue

[Bug]: Cursor following not working on linux

Discovered On Mar 15, 2026

Primary Metric open

### Search existing issues - [x] I have searched the existing issues ### Describe the bug Cursor following does not work on linux. Sometimes the cursor does move but it's very very random and only a little bit, i attached a video below. I am on arch using wayland on KDE. [recording-1773603130756.webm.cursor.json](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/26008232/recording-1773603130756.webm.cursor.json) https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f27df72b-e6de-41da-93ea-888d1ec9f029 ### Expected behavior I expect for the cursor to follow. ### To Reproduce Record on linux. ### Screenshots _No response_ ### OS Linux ### OS Version Arch Linux ### Other OS _No response_ ### Additional context _No response_

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stephanto-dev • Mar 15, 2026

Same here, i am using Fedora.

ferdianfariza • Mar 16, 2026

same issue, they said "Linux currently use Electron's capture path, which means the OS cursor cannot always be hidden during recording." so i think is the reason why but idk lmk if this can be fixed

webadderall • Mar 16, 2026

[fix(linux): restore cursor follow with linux bounds + hook mouse cache](https://github.com/webadderall/Recordly/commit/a648c3fecaab290be8b96d412053b9a23f1937e5)

Let me know if this changes anything

truekas • Mar 16, 2026

> [fix(linux): restore cursor follow with linux bounds + hook mouse cache](https://github.com/webadderall/Recordly/commit/a648c3fecaab290be8b96d412053b9a23f1937e5)
>
> Let me know if this changes anything

still doesn't look like it is fixed. i am on two monitors, does that change anything? i notice when i move between monitors the cursor moves a little. after submitting this comment i will try on 1 monitor

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4ffaeef8-6304-4773-8058-b5ac4545bce9

truekas • Mar 16, 2026

Still didn't work, but found something very useful. The cursor only moves when my mouse is over the recordly window. See the attached video.

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2a5113d8-ec8c-437f-b604-4cb748e56f28