# Eight Mouse Gestures

> Ease your web surfing! Just by straight mouse gestures, you can open recently closed tab, open a link in a new tab (new window or private window), go back and forth in history, scroll to the top or bottom of a page, close a tab and reload a page.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/eight-mouse-gestures](https://chrome-stats.com/d/eight-mouse-gestures)

## Overview

- **ID:** `eight-mouse-gestures`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Marc Bourrez
- **Category:** tabs
- **Daily users:** 14
- **Rating:** 4.43 / 5 (7 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.3resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-26
- **First published:** 2018-11-28
- **Size:** 16 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/eight-mouse-gestures/)
- **Website:** [https://framagit.org/BourMarc/mouse-shortcurts-for-firefox](https://framagit.org/BourMarc/mouse-shortcurts-for-firefox)

## Description

Eight Mouse Gestures is a Firefox add-on that allows you to navigate the web with ease. By using simple mouse gestures, you can open tabs, navigate through history, scroll to the top or bottom of a page, and perform other actions quickly and effortlessly.

## Rankings

- #28,472 — Overall
- #44 — mouse

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `sessions`
- `tabs`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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/eight-mouse-gestures)