How to install cursors into snaps
Updated on: 27.10.2025
A common problem with snaps is this:
You installed a custom cursor but snap apps only display the default one.
The solution
You won't be able to install all of your custom cursors but assuming they're on snapcraft, all you have to do is download a content snap.
This guide assumes you're using Catppuccin and have already installed it into your system by unzipping the theme into $HOME/.icons and you have a working custom cursor.
After you download it, simply logout.
From my testing it works anywhere, even in my own snaps.
From now on you can swap between the cursor themes without logging out. As mentioned already, this solution won't support every available cursor theme in existence. However the most common ones are covered and if you wanted to dive deeper into snap, you could learn how to build your own.
It's not ideal but it's a supported solution that works.