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Basic Gestures

by BPS · Accessibility
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Basic mouse gestures for back/forward, new/close tab and scroll to top/bottom.

Users
1,000
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
21
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#25K
#20K among extensions
Version
1.4
updated 19 Aug 2022

Users

monthly, 3 years
3001,1502,000Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 1,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
51321Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 21 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Basic Gestures

This simple extension adds basic mouse gestures for back/forward, new/close tab and scroll to top/bottom. Hold down right mouse button, move mouse and then release button to execute one of the following commands. Left => Back Right => Forward Up => Scroll to top or Open new tab (can be changed in the preferences) Down => Scroll to bottom Down + Right => Close current tab Right + Down => Close current tab Linux and Mac users: Press right mouse button twice to open context menu. New in version 1.4: ------------------------------- Migration to Manifest V3 New in version 1.3: ------------------------------- New gesture: Up => Scroll to top New gesture: Down => Scroll to bottom New option: Up = "Open new tab" instead of "Scroll to top"

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days0+0.0%00.00
6 months0+0.0%00.00
1 year0+0.0%+2−0.06

Version history

3 versions recorded
1.419 Aug 2022
1.329 Dec 2020
1.28 Nov 2016

Details

Category
Accessibility
First seen
8 Nov 2016
Size
14 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
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Permissions and risk

Low riskimpact 2, likelihood 1
Permissions
storage

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