# Joystick

> Control your browser using the on-screen joystick for touch-screen devices (e.g. tablets).

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `joystick`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** em\_te
- **Category:** appearance,other,tabs
- **Daily users:** 21
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 1.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.1.2resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2018-05-31
- **Size:** 17 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/joystick/)
- **Website:** [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=3040393](http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=3040393)

## Description

Joystick is a Firefox add-on that enables you to control your browser using an on-screen joystick specifically designed for touch-screen devices such as tablets. Toggle the joystick sidebar to reveal the joystick and customize its four directions to perform various actions like opening new tabs, focusing on different tabs, navigating history, muting tabs, and more. You can also touch anywhere near the joystick to perform the same actions. The add-on also provides the option to change the theme color to black and allows you to add multiple joysticks. Some permissions are required for certain functionalities. Make browsing more convenient and intuitive with Joystick!

## Rankings

- #24,068 — Overall
- #198 — touch

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `<all_urls>`
- `tabs`
- `storage`
- `sessions`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- 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/joystick)