# FlowMouse - Mouse Gestures

> A privacy-focused, open-source mouse gesture extension for seamless browsing. Enjoy responsive gestures and super drag support.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/flowmouse](https://chrome-stats.com/d/flowmouse)

## Overview

- **ID:** `flowmouse`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Hmily
- **Category:** appearance,tabs
- **Daily users:** 776
- **Weekly downloads:** 107
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (22 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.4
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-07
- **First published:** 2026-03-13
- **Size:** 892 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/flowmouse/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/Hmily-LCG/FlowMouse](https://github.com/Hmily-LCG/FlowMouse)

## Description

FlowMouse is an open-source, privacy-first browser extension that enables natural mouse gestures for seamless navigation. All operations run locally to protect your privacy, with zero data collection or network traffic.

Key features include 16 default gestures plus unlimited custom gestures, Super Drag actions for text, images, and links, intuitive visual customization, multi-language support, and an interactive new-user guide. The project is open-source on GitHub and welcomes reviews and contributions.

## Rankings

- #3,854 — Overall
- #371 — Tabs
- #6 — mouse
- #28 — house
- #74 — drag
- #93 — rest

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `sessions`
- `storage`
- `contextMenus`
- `search`
- `browserSettings`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## 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 was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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