Foxy Gestures

Mouse gestures for Firefox. A web extension alternative to FireGestures created by a long time FireGestures user.

Foxy Gestures is a powerful Firefox web extension inspired by FireGestures, providing customizable mouse, wheel, and chord gestures to enhance your browsing experience. It supports gestures using left, middle, or right mouse buttons along with gesture wheel controls and user-defined scripts.

Despite web extension limitations preventing integration with certain Firefox internal pages and features, Foxy Gestures offers configurable timeouts, gesture trails, customizable status text, and optional permissions that activate only when needed. Ideal for users wanting to navigate Firefox efficiently using mouse gestures with a modern, open-source web extension.

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By:: liebs
Daily users:: 19,719+ -701
Rating:: 4.21

(503) 1 new ratings
Version:: 1.2.12 (Last updated: 2021-10-18)
Version code:: 5310748
Creation date:: 2017-04-07
Risk:: High risk impact Low risk likelihood
Permissions:: browserSettings
cookies
contextualIdentities
sessions
storage
tabs
Size:: 989.66K
Email:: ma*****@liebs.ca
URLs:: Website
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Firefox Browser Add-ons
Updated:: a day ago

Ranking

# 519 ▼ 1

Other rankings

#14 in Other extensions

#32 in Appearance

#1 in rest keyword 34

#3 in future keyword 10

#4 in configure keyword 12

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User reviews

Pros

Open source nature
Has worked flawlessly for some users for years
Includes customization options for gestures

Cons

Doesn't work for several users
Reported issues with functionality
Limited support for specific gestures like 'Scroll Left' and 'Scroll Right'

Recent reviews

by Firefox user 18910117, 2025-04-19

Did not work, or even open a menu for being able to edit.

by Firefox user 18562649, 2025-04-08

by 远离中共邪教快退出党团队, 2025-03-26

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Foxy Gestures requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

Foxy Gestures has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

Medium This extension has medium user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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