# Classic Backspace Shortcut

> Reintroduces legacy backspace navigation in Firefox.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `classic-backspace-shortcut`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Beguelin
- **Category:** appearance
- **Daily users:** 8
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-05-06
- **First published:** 2025-05-03
- **Size:** 48 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/classic-backspace-shortcut/)

## Description

Classic Backspace Shortcut brings back the much-loved Backspace-to-go-back behavior to modern Firefox browsers. It preserves expected behavior inside forms and input fields.

## Rankings

- #37,228 — Overall
- #82 — shortcut

## 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/classic-backspace-shortcut)