Go Back With Backspace icon

Go Back With Backspace

by alex313031 · thorium.rocks · Workflow & Planning
Established publisherManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

Re-enables the backspace key as a back navigation button (except when writing text).

Users
894
+97 in 30 days
Rating
3.7 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
3
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#33K
#28K among extensions
Version
3.0.2
updated 20 Jun 2023

Users

monthly, 3 years
101,5053,000Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 894 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
023Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 3 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 Go Back With Backspace

Chromium/Chrome extension which re-enables the backspace key as a back navigation button (except when writing text). – It is a fork of https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/go-back-with-backspace/eekailopagacbcdloonjhbiecobagjci updated to Manifest V3, with small CSS and icon fixes. - Alex313031

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+16+1.8%00.00
30 days+97+12.2%00.00
6 months−10−1.1%00.00
1 year−104−10.4%00.00

Version history

2 versions recorded
3.0.219 Jun 2023
3.0.19 Mar 2023

Details

Category
Workflow & Planning
First seen
9 Mar 2023
Size
372 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
thorium.rocks
Support
github.com
Extension ID
pgmlidkcpfcjeeenlbkfmagkeclinnkh

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 3, likelihood 1
Permissions
managementscriptingstoragetabs
Site access
<all_urls>
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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