# Backspace Key Restorer

> Restore backspace key navigation in one click.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/backspace-key-restorer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/backspace-key-restorer)

## Overview

- **ID:** `backspace-key-restorer`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Maxim Carney
- **Category:** web-development
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-05-15
- **First published:** 2025-05-12
- **Size:** 48 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/backspace-key-restorer/)

## Description

Backspace Key Restorer is a no-frills tool that re-enables Backspace as a browser navigation key in Firefox, following changes in newer versions.

🔄 Quick restore of classic control
🧠 Smart input detection
🔧 Easy install, no settings required
🔒 100% private

## Rankings

- #90,895 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `tabs`
- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/backspace-key-restorer)