Go Back With Backspace

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

As of May 2026, Go Back With Backspace has 926 users and a 3.67/5 rating from 3 reviews in the Workflow & Planning category.

alex313031 Workflow & Planning

Chrome Web Store ↗.crx

Users+3.9%

926

926

Rating0%

3.67

3 reviews

Reviews0%

3

Version

3.0.2

Manifest V3

History

2 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 25, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 25, 2026	891	3.67	3	3.0.2
May 22, 2026	888	3.67	3	3.0.2
Now	926	3.67	3	3.0.2

Permissions & access

Permissions: managementscriptingstoragetabs
Host access: <all_urls>

Screenshots

Go Back With Backspace screenshot 1

Go Back With Backspace screenshot 2

About

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

Technical

Version: 3.0.2
Manifest: V3
Size: 372KiB
Min Chrome: 91
Languages: 1
Featured: No

Metadata

ID: pgmlidkcpfcjeeenlbkfmagkeclinnkh
Developer ID: u26f6f4b8f4d7636ae93b9ae7b690f94d
Developer Email: [email protected]
Created: Mar 10, 2023
Last Updated (Store): Jun 20, 2023
Last Scraped: May 22, 2026
Website: https://thorium.rocks/
Support URL: https://github.com/Alex313031/Chromium-Backspace/issues
Privacy Policy: https://thorium.rocks/COC.html

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