tiptap/docs/src/docPages/api/extensions/collaboration-cursor.md

# CollaborationCursor
This extension adds information about all connected users (like their name and a specified color), their current cursor position and their text selection (if there’s one).

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::: warning Use with Collaboration
This extension requires the [`Collaboration`](/api/extensions/collaboration) extension.
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## Installation
```bash
# with npm
npm install @tiptap/extension-collaboration-cursor

# with Yarn
yarn add @tiptap/extension-collaboration-cursor
```

## Settings
| Option   | Type       | Default                       | Description                                                                                                                                                                         |
| -------- | ---------- | ----------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| provider | `Object`   | `null`                        | A Y.js network connection, for example a [y-websocket](https://github.com/yjs/y-websocket) instance.                                                                                |
| user     | `Object`   | `{ user: null, color: null }` | Attributes of the current user, assumes to have a name and a color, but can be used with any attribute.                                                                             |
| render   | `Function` | …                             | A render function for the cursor, look at [the extension source code](https://github.com/ueberdosis/tiptap-next/blob/main/packages/extension-collaboration-cursor/) for an example. |

## Commands
| Command | Parameters | Description                                                                                      |
| ------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| user    | attributes | An object with the attributes of the current user, by default it expects a `name` and a `color`. |

## Source code
[packages/extension-collaboration-cursor/](https://github.com/ueberdosis/tiptap-next/blob/main/packages/extension-collaboration-cursor/)

## Usage
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The content of this editor is shared with other users.
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<demo name="Extensions/CollaborationCursor" highlight="11,38-44" />