Hand cursor not shown on clickable links in 2025.1.2 (works in 2024.1.7)

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In IntelliJ IDEA 2025.1.2, the hand cursor is not shown when hovering over clickable links or other interactive elements in the IDE’s embedded browser (JCEF preview).

This worked correctly in 2024.1.7, but in 2025.1.2 all CSS cursor styles are ignored and default to the standard cursor. This completely kills the UX for web previews and plugin UIs that depend on expected hover feedback.

Expected Result – The cursor changes to a hand pointer (as it did in 2024.1.7).
Actual Result – The cursor does not change — it remains the default arrow.

This appears to be a regression in JCEF cursor handling. Similar behavior is reported here : CSS cursor styles not working in browser preview (IDEA 2025.1.2) · Issue #31 · JetBrains/jcef · GitHub

Environment

  • IntelliJ IDEA 2025.1.2 (Community)
  • OS: MAC
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Hello. Does anybody have any Idea on this. Any help would be appreciated.

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I would say this is a bug in the IDE. You should open an issue on Youtrack.

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Yes. I have opened an issue in youtrack - https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IJPL-205430/Hand-cursor-not-shown-on-clickable-links-in-2025.1.2-works-in-2024.1.7