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description: See other user’s cursors and their name while they type.
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# CollaborationCursor
[](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@tiptap/extension-collaboration-cursor)
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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).
Open this page in multiple browser windows to test it.
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## Installation
```bash
# with npm
npm install @tiptap/extension-collaboration-cursor
# with Yarn
yarn add @tiptap/extension-collaboration-cursor
```
This extension requires the [`Collaboration`](/api/extensions/collaboration) extension.
## Settings
### provider
A Y.js network provider, for example a [y-websocket](https://github.com/yjs/y-websocket) instance.
Default: `null`
### user
Attributes of the current user, assumes to have a name and a color, but can be used with any attribute. The values are synced with all other connected clients.
Default: `{ user: null, color: null }`
### render
A render function for the cursor, look at [the extension source code](https://github.com/ueberdosis/tiptap/blob/main/packages/extension-collaboration-cursor/) for an example.
## Commands
### user()
An object with the attributes of the current user. It expects a `name` and a `color`, but you can add additional fields, too.
```js
editor.commands.user({ name: 'Philipp Kühn', color: '#000000' })
```
## Source code
[packages/extension-collaboration-cursor/](https://github.com/ueberdosis/tiptap/blob/main/packages/extension-collaboration-cursor/)
## Usage
:::warning Public
The content of this editor is shared with other users.
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