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 snapshotsTracking since Apr 1, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | 872 | 4.48 | 29 | 2.0.0 |
| May 1, 2026 | 862 | 4.48 | 29 | 2.0.0 |
| May 30, 2026 | 835 | 4.48 | 29 | 2.0.0 |
| Now | 818 | 4.48 | 29 | 2.0.0 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- tabsscriptingstorage
- Host access
- https://*/*, http://*/*
Screenshots
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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