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Best alternatives to Go Back With Backspace (2026)

6 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Go Back With Backspace, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Go Back With Backspace: reviews, users and permissionsBest Functionality & UI extensions

Go Back With Backspace today

≈300K users3.9★ from 1.4K ratingsNot updated for 2+ years5 permissions

Go Back With Backspace alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Backspace to go Back

    Restores browser behavior of navigating to previous page when pressing the Backspace key.

    ≈100K users4.0★ from 560 ratingsNot updated for 3+ yearsNo special permissions
    • About 3.0× fewer users than Go Back With Backspace
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 5)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
    Backspace to go Back alternativesCompare side by side
  2. 2

    BackNav Backspace

    Reactivate Backspace Shortcut for Page Navigation with BackNav

    ≈10K users5.0★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 21 months ago4 permissions
    • About 30× fewer users than Go Back With Backspace
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 5)
    • Listed under Accessibility
    BackNav Backspace alternativesCompare side by side
  3. 3

    Enable Backspace

    Enable backspace navigation with just one click!

    ≈4K users3.0★ from 7 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago1 permissions
    • About 75× fewer users than Go Back With Backspace
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 5)
    • Listed under Tools
    Enable Backspace alternativesCompare side by side
  4. 4

    Backspace for Navigation

    Activate Backspace shortcuts to navigate in history object

    ≈3K users4.0★ from 129 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions
    • About 100× fewer users than Go Back With Backspace
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 5)
    Backspace for Navigation alternativesCompare side by side
  5. 5

    Leftside Back

    Allows you to navigate back by just hitting the mouse on the left or right side of your screen.

    998 users4.5★ from 20 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years3 permissions
    • About 301× fewer users than Go Back With Backspace
    • Rated 0.7 stars higher
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 5)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
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  6. 6

    swipe-back

    Go back to previous page by swiping left with two fingers on a trackpad.

    ≈2K users4.4★ from 30 ratingsNot updated for 4+ yearsNo special permissions
    • About 150× fewer users than Go Back With Backspace
    • Rated 0.5 stars higher
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 5)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Go Back With Backspace alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Go Back With Backspace?

By users, the most popular alternative is Backspace to go Back with ≈100K users and a 4.0-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Backspace to go Back.

Which Go Back With Backspace alternative has the best rating?

Backspace for Navigation has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.0 out of 5 from 129 ratings.

Is there a Go Back With Backspace alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Backspace to go Back asks for 0 permissions, against 5 for Go Back With Backspace.

How many alternatives to Go Back With Backspace are there?

We list 6 close alternatives to Go Back With Backspace on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.