Best alternatives to Swipe Navigation Gesture (back & forth) (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Swipe Navigation Gesture (back & forth), closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Swipe Navigation Gesture (back & forth) alternatives, compared
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Mouse Gesture Navigation
Control Chrome with mouse gestures. Right-click and drag to go back/forward, close tabs, open new tabs, and more.
352 users5.0★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago7 permissions- About 2.8× fewer users than Swipe Navigation Gesture (back & forth)
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 1)
- Listed under Tools
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Mouse Gestures - Browser Navigation by Gesture
Control your browser with mouse gestures. 100% local, no account, no tracking.
116 users5.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 3 weeks ago3 permissions- About 8.6× fewer users than Swipe Navigation Gesture (back & forth)
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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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 2.0× more users than Swipe Navigation Gesture (back & forth)
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 1)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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CrxMouse: Mouse Gestures
Boost browsing productivity with mouse gestures! Super Drag, Wheel & more for effortless navigation.
≈700K users3.5★ from 11.6K ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago14 permissions- About 700× more users than Swipe Navigation Gesture (back & forth)
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (14 vs 1)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Backspace for Navigation
Activate Backspace shortcuts to navigate in history object
≈3K users4.0★ from 129 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions- About 3.0× more users than Swipe Navigation Gesture (back & forth)
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
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Basic Gestures
Basic mouse gestures for back/forward, new/close tab and scroll to top/bottom.
≈1K users4.0★ from 21 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years1 permissions- A similar number of users to Swipe Navigation Gesture (back & forth)
- Updated less recently
- Listed under Accessibility
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Mouse Gesture Events
Control your browser faster and easier with gestures using mouse movement.
≈100K users3.9★ from 294 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years4 permissions- About 100× more users than Swipe Navigation Gesture (back & forth)
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 1)
- Listed under Accessibility
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Mouse Gesture and Wheel Action
Mouse gestures, right-click + wheel and rocker gesture to control the browser.
≈7K users4.2★ from 83 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago4 permissions- About 7.0× more users than Swipe Navigation Gesture (back & forth)
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 1)
- Listed under Accessibility
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Rocker Gestures
Allows you to navigate back and forward with your mouse button clicks (right + left = back).
916 users4.6★ from 15 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions- A similar number of users to Swipe Navigation Gesture (back & forth)
- Updated less recently
- Listed under Accessibility
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Right Click Tab Navigation
Right Click Tab Navigation
≈1K users4.5★ from 20 ratingsNot updated for 5+ years1 permissions- A similar number of users to Swipe Navigation Gesture (back & forth)
- Updated less recently
- Listed under Accessibility
Swipe Navigation Gesture (back & forth) alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Swipe Navigation Gesture (back & forth)?
By users, the most popular alternative is CrxMouse: Mouse Gestures with ≈700K users and a 3.5-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Mouse Gesture Navigation.
Which Swipe Navigation Gesture (back & forth) alternative has the best rating?
Mouse Gesture and Wheel Action has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.2 out of 5 from 83 ratings.
Is there a Swipe Navigation Gesture (back & forth) alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
swipe-back asks for 0 permissions, against 1 for Swipe Navigation Gesture (back & forth).
How many alternatives to Swipe Navigation Gesture (back & forth) are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Swipe Navigation Gesture (back & forth) on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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