Basic Gestures

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

As of May 2026, Basic Gestures has 1,000 users and a 4.05/5 rating from 21 reviews in the Accessibility category.

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Version
1.4
Manifest V3

Permissions & access

Permissions
storage
Host access
None declared

Screenshots

Basic Gestures screenshot 1

About

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:
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Migration to Manifest V3

New in version 1.3:
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New gesture: Up => Scroll to top
New gesture: Down => Scroll to bottom
New option: Up = "Open new tab" instead of "Scroll to top"

Technical

Version
1.4
Manifest
V3
Size
13.73KiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
1
Featured
No

Metadata

ID
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Developer ID
u59b229d1a664c8a8e8c0ca4623498f4a
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Nov 8, 2016
Last Updated (Store)
Aug 19, 2022
Last Scraped
May 23, 2026
Website
Support URL
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