Backspace for Navigation

Activate Backspace shortcuts to navigate in history object

What is Backspace for Navigation?

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By: https://www.simplyblock.io

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Users: 3,000+

Rating: 4.31 (130)

Version: 3.2.0 (Last updated: 2024-07-22)

Creation date: 2016-12-27

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

tabs
storage

Size: 59.60K

Email: *****@noctarius.com

URLs: Website

Ranking

# 15955 ▼ 19

Other rankings

#593 in Functionality & UI ▼ 4 #15 in navigation keyword 10 ▲ 1

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Extension summary

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The original extension to bring back the Backspace key shortcut as navigation for history.back() (backspace) and history.forward() (shift+backspace). Supports blacklisting of pages, recognizes input fields and works on Linux, OSX and Windows.

Version 3.2.0 integrates the missing migration of exceptions from versions <3.x.x

User reviews

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Pros

Restores backspace functionality effectively.
Works around unwanted 'go back' behavior in Flash applets with an exclude list.
User support is evident despite some issues, as some users give high ratings.

Cons

High CPU usage causing performance issues.
Does not work on Windows, only OS X and Linux.
Not functioning properly after recent Chrome updates.

Most mentioned

High CPU usage and performance issues.
Extension not working after updates.
Functionality limitations on certain operating systems.

Recent reviews

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