# Mouse Gesture Events

> Control your browser faster and easier with gestures using mouse movement.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `mouse-gestures`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Simpler
- **Category:** web-development,appearance
- **Daily users:** 4,704
- **Weekly downloads:** 92
- **Rating:** 3.98 / 5 (194 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.9resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2016-07-26
- **Size:** 24 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/mouse-gestures/)

## Description

**Mouse Gesture Events** is a lightweight (21 KB) Chrome extension that lets you control your browser faster and easier using intuitive mouse gestures. By holding the right mouse button and moving the mouse in specific directions, you can trigger various browser actions such as opening new tabs, closing tabs, navigating through browsing history, refreshing pages, and scrolling.

Key features include diagonal gesture support and high performance for seamless browsing. The default gestures enable efficient tab management and navigation: upwards to open new tabs, downwards to close tabs, left or right to switch tabs, and diagonal movements for refresh, restore, back, and forward commands. Additional functions include closing all other tabs, pinning/unpinning tabs, minimizing or closing the browser window, and duplicating tabs. Linux and Mac users can access the context menu with a double right click. This extension is designed to boost productivity by streamlining browser controls with simple mouse motions.

## Rankings

- #1,243 — Overall
- #135 — Web Development
- #196 — Appearance
- #4 — event
- #4 — mouse
- #21 — prevent

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `sessions`
- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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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## Review summary

Users find the add-on fast, simple, lightweight, and reliable for daily use across different languages. However, some experience functionality issues such as non-working gestures on YouTube and a right-click bug on Linux that requires a double click to activate the menu.

### Pros

- Fast and lightweight, works perfectly as expected
- Simple and easy to use
- Highly appreciated and used daily by users
- Supports multiple languages, appreciated internationally

### Cons

- Does not work properly on certain websites like youtube.com
- Issues with right-click functionality on Linux requiring double right click

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