BackNav Backspace

Reactivate Backspace Shortcut for Page Navigation with BackNav

BackNav Backspace - Enhance Page Navigation

"BackNav Backspace" is a Chrome extension that reclaims the backspace key for effortless page navigation. It allows users to navigate backward with the backspace key and forward with shift + backspace, providing a more streamlined browsing experience. Users can customize blocklists to manage specific domains and benefit from smart focus detection, ensuring that text fields are not impacted during navigation. Simplify your online journey and enhance control with BackNav Backspace.
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Extension stats

Manifest V3
Users: -
Rating: 5.00
(4)
Version: 1.0.2 (Last updated: 2025-02-24)
Creation date: 2023-11-06
Permissions:
  • alarms
  • scripting
  • storage
Host permissions:
  • <all_urls>
Size: 332.80K
Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 169,918 ▼ 169,723
Other rankings
#1617 in Accessibility ▲ 12 #121 in navigation keyword 3 ▼ 30 #185 in journey keyword 1 ▼ 107 #206 in smart tool keyword 30 ▼ 59

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
BackNav (v1.0.2)
116 5.00 (2,753)

User reviews

Works fine on brave!
by Carlos Ngugi, 2024-01-09
Elegant, efficient, and effortless. It's like Chrome got a makeover and it's stunning.
by Serge Khadka, 2023-12-12
Seamless web experience – this extension is a multitasking marvel for organized Chrome navigation.
by Dileep Hardin, 2023-12-12
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Extension safety

Risk impact

BackNav Backspace requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of BackNav Backspace. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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