Middle Click To Go Back

Go back with your middle mouse button.

As of May 2026, Middle Click To Go Back has 818 users and a 4.48/5 rating from 29 reviews in the Workflow & Planning category.

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Version
2.0.0
Manifest V3

History

3 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

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Permissions & access

Permissions
tabsscriptingstorage
Host access
https://*/*, http://*/*

Screenshots

Middle Click To Go Back screenshot 1Middle Click To Go Back screenshot 2

About

Enhance your browsing experience with the Middle Click To Go Back extension! Navigate effortlessly and customize your middle mouse button for intuitive actions.

Features:
- Click the middle mouse button on an empty space on a web page to go back in your browsing history.
- Optionally, middle-clicking closes the current tab if there is no page to go back to. You have control over this behavior.
- Default actions, such as opening links in a new tab or closing a tab with middle-click, remain unaffected. On Linux, you can also paste using the middle mouse button as always.
- Seamless compatibility tested on both Windows and Linux operating systems.

Release Notes:
- Version 2: Updated to Manifest 3.
- Version 1.8: Works on "tabless windows" too.
- Version 1.7: Optional behavior for middle-click to close the current tab.
- Version 1.6.3.3: Bug fixes.
- Version 1.6.3: Improved stability by changing the onclick event to mouseup.
- Version 1.6.2: Optional feature no longer closes the browser.
- Version 1.6.1: Added options to enable/disable the feature.
- Version 1.6: Middle-click closes the current tab if no page to go back.
- Version 1.5: Now works seamlessly on Windows.
- Version 1.4: Improved responsiveness and stability.
- Version 1.3.1: Added "all_frames": true to the manifest and introduced icons.

For Firefox users, check out our extension on Mozilla Add-ons:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5938

Explore a more intuitive browsing experience with Middle Click To Go Back!

Technical

Version
2.0.0
Manifest
V3
Size
15.21KiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
1
Featured
No

Metadata

ID
amgokbkbhplbkpjlknhglinkhghamagm
Developer ID
u57326e9ddc86b74250c749081f91acb6
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Dec 16, 2009
Last Updated (Store)
Dec 20, 2023
Last Scraped
May 30, 2026
Website
Support URL
Privacy Policy

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