Middle Click To Go Back

Go back with your middle mouse button.

What is Middle Click To Go Back?

"Middle Click To Go Back" is a Chrome extension that revolutionizes your browsing by utilizing the middle mouse button to navigate backward through your browsing history. Click on an empty page area to go back, and optionally close tabs when there's nowhere to go. This tool preserves standard middle-click functions and is compatible with Windows and Linux.

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Extension stats

By: keremonal

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Users: 981 ▲ 16

Rating: 4.50 (30)

Version: 2.0.0 (Last updated: 2023-12-20)

Creation date: 2013-02-07

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

tabs
scripting
storage

Host permissions:

https://*/*
http://*/*

Size: 15.57K

Email: ke*****@yahoo.com

Ranking

# 29643 ▲ 182

Other rankings

#26039 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 13 #130 in mouse keyword 40 ▼ 2

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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Enhance your browsing experience with the Middle Click To Go Back extension! Navigate effortlessly and customize your middle mouse button for intuitive actions.

Features:

Click the middle mouse button on an empty space on a web page to go back in your browsing history.
Optionally, middle-clicking closes the current tab if there is no page to go back to. You have control over this behavior.
Default actions, such as opening links in a new tab or closing a tab with middle-click, remain unaffected. On Linux, you can also paste using the middle mouse button as always.
Seamless compatibility tested on both Windows and Linux operating systems.

Release Notes:

Version 2: Updated to Manifest 3.
Version 1.8: Works on "tabless windows" too.
Version 1.7: Optional behavior for middle-click to close the current tab.
Version 1.6.3.3: Bug fixes.
Version 1.6.3: Improved stability by changing the onclick event to mouseup.
Version 1.6.2: Optional feature no longer closes the browser.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Works as intended once Chrome is restarted
Essential for users without dedicated mouse buttons for back/forward
Increases efficiency and operating speed
Useful for users of specific apps like Babylon Dictionary
Compatible with previous Firefox add-on experience

Cons

Doesn't work consistently for some users
Issues on Mac systems reported
Lacks an option to temporarily disable for other functions
Relying on extensions increases Chrome's memory usage
Some features that were previously default in Chrome are now missing

Most mentioned

Needs Chrome restart to work
Essential for browsing without a dedicated mouse
Consistent with Firefox experience
Desire for additional features like hotkeys

Recent reviews

is there a problem recently. it works sometimes but sometimes not

ismail Karamik, 2024-01-11

did not work at first then i came to reviews thought hmmm bunch of 5 star let me close chrome and reopen it yep you need to restart chrome for it to work i literally couldnt find a wireless mouse at target earlier today that had back and forward buttons welp this works!