# Hidden Navigation Menu

> A high-performance sidebar navigation that stays hidden until mouse hover, designed for Kiosk mode. Works on Raspberry Pi too!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/hidden-navigation-menu](https://chrome-stats.com/d/hidden-navigation-menu)

## Overview

- **ID:** `hidden-navigation-menu`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Ben G
- **Category:** appearance,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 3
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Version:** 1.9
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-07
- **First published:** 2026-02-22
- **Size:** 17 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/hidden-navigation-menu/)

## Description

The Hidden Navigation Menu is a minimalist, hover-activated sidebar designed specifically for Firefox Kiosk Mode and full-screen digital displays. It restores essential navigation controls that are typically lost in locked-down environments.

The Kiosk Advantage
Invisible UI: Stays hidden behind a 5px "trigger zone" to keep content full-screen; appears only when a user interacts with the left edge.

Restored Navigation: Adds Home, Back, Forward, and Refresh buttons to browsers running in --kiosk mode.

A pin toggle button is now avilable that toggles the menu locked open or hover to open.

v1.9 > The is an options window that allowes you to use a url as the home page, this is avilable for some systems that block access to browser settings.

Zero-Maintenance Branding: Automatically detects the website's theme color and adjusts its border to match, ensuring a seamless, native look.

Shadow DOM Isolation: Encapsulated code ensures the menu works perfectly on any website without being broken by the site's own styling.

Technical Profile
Manifest V3: Fully compliant with the latest security standards.

Privacy First: Operates 100% offline with zero data collection, satisfying strict enterprise and public-use requirements.

## Rankings

- #55,828 — Overall
- #24 — navigation
- #113 — menu
- #153 — mention

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `browserSettings`
- `storage`

### Host permissions

- `http://*/*`
- `https://*/*`
- `file://*/*`

### 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/hidden-navigation-menu)